Abby Champagne earned her first USASA National Championships title in PSL Tuesday.
Racing for the Open Class riders wrapped up on Tuesday at the USASA National Snowboard Championships at Copper Mountain Resort with slalom competition taking to the perfectly prepared Copperopolis slope, where Abby Champagne won her first career National Championships title and Robbie Burns made it two-for-two after taking the giant slalom win on Monday.
The second day of snowboard competition at the 2019 USASA Nationals Championships was filled with blue skies and history making moments in every age group from Ruggies to Methuselahs. Here are just a few:
Forty-nine year old Lynn Ott takes home her first National Title in PGS at Copper Mountain as part of the 30th Anniversary USASA Nationals.
Day two of competition at the 2019 USASA National Snowboard Championships at Copper Mountain Resort dawned sunny and cold and - save for the occasional wind gust - perfect for another full day of competition at the world’s biggest and best celebration of snowboarding.
Monday’s competition line-up was highlighted by giant slalom racing in the Open Class group, where two long-time USASA competitors earned their first Nationals titles, as Lynn Ott and Robbie Burns were both able to achieved a goal they had been chasing through a dozen (or more) Nationals showings by taking the 2019 PGS gold medals.
At 49-years-old, Ott is a force both on and off the slope, proving that age ain’t nothing but a number with her performance on Monday, while also working tirelessly behind the scenes as the head of the US Snowboard Racing Team, the number one support organization for alpine snowboarding in the States since USSA halted funding for the racers.
Seven-year-old Chinese phenom, Patti Zhou, made waves at the first day of the 2019 USASA National Championships taking home National titles in both halfpipe and rail jam. In Columbia Halfpipe finals, Zhou landed back-to-back 540s, impressing the judges who gave her the highest score of day with 99. When nightfall hit, she took to the Hard Rock Riviera Maya Rail Jam to earn her second gold medal of Nationals competition.
The first day of competition at the 30th anniversary of the USASA National Snowboard Championships went down on Sunday at Copper Mountain Resort, where a typically jam-packed day of riding saw action across all six Nationals venues.
The top-tier Open Class riders highlighted the day over on the boardercross course, where a strong field duked it out on the tricky Copper track and Anna Miller and Cole Johnson took top honors in the respective women’s and men’s fields.
Last season’s third-overall rider on the Nor-Am circuit, 22-year-old Miller came into competition in Copper fresh off her first full season on the World Cup tour, and on Sunday her rise to the upper echelon of the SBX world was on full display as she put on a dominant performance.
Over 1,400 USASA members from 40 states marched in the Parade of Athletes as part of USASA's 30th Annual Snowboarding National Championships Opening Ceremonies.
The 2019 USASA National Snowboard Championships are set to take to the slopes of Colorado’s Copper Mountain Resort this weekend to begin five jam-packed days of competition, as well over 1000 of the nation’s best amateur riders have gathered to square off in halfpipe, slopestyle, slalom, giant slalom, snowboard cross, and rail jam competitions.
While the USASA National Championships already holds the distinction as the largest such snow-sports event in the world, the 2019 iteration of the event is made extra special by the fact that this season we celebrate 30 years as an organization. And, with the USASA’s dedication to growing snowboarding at a grassroots level by facilitating competitions, fostering a community amongst our members, and helping to build the next generation of leaders and champions, the next 30 years are looking bright.
To view current National Championship Invites please go to the National Championship Invitations page on the dates shown on the schedule below. The National Invitations page will go live on March 6th at 12:00 pm MST.
All invitations expire on the date / time specified when you login in to your account. You must register and pay for the invitation before it expires in order to save your spot.
To confirm and hold your spot, you must register online by the date noted when you log in to your account. If you do not register by the registration deadline, your spot will be given to the next qualified athlete. If you do not plan to go, please login and decline the invitation so that we can free up your spot for another athlete.
Go to https://www.usasa.org and click Login. Once logged in you will see the discipline(s) for which you are currently invited.
Invitation Legend
Here's an example of what you'll see when you have an invitation(s) and you login to your account at www.usasa.org
Here's what you'll see on the National Championship Invitations list https://usasa.org/nationals/national-championship-invitations
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You are waiting for an invitation |
| Pending | You have an invitation to an event waiting for you in your account |
| Accepted | You have accepted your invitation to an event at the USASA National Championship |
| Declined | You have declined your invitation to an event or it has past the deadline and expired |
Once you have accepted and paid, you will receive an email confirming your registration. You can also check the websites National Championship Invitations list and you should see each event you registered for with the word Accept.
If you have any questions about what you are or should be qualified for, PLEASE contact your Series Director.
You must view the National Championships invite list here https://usasa.org/nationals/national-championship-invitations to see if you have qualified. The list will be updated based on the schedule below.
There are no email invitations sent out! We will send reminders if you do not accept however you must log in and check your status. Do not wait for an email reminder to accept your invitation.
Invitation Schedule
| March 6th, 2019 - 12:00 pm (MST) | Go Live with first round of Q & PQ invitations ONLY - valid through EOD March 10th, 2019 |
| March 11th, 2019 - 12:00 pm (MST) | 1st round of National Ranking invitations valid for 48 hrs |
| March 13th, 2019 - 12:00 pm (MST) | 2nd round of National Ranking invitations valid for 48 hrs |
| March 15th, 2019 - 12:00 pm (MST) | 3rd round of National Ranking invitations valid for 48 hrs |
| March 17th, 2019 - 12:00 pm (MST) | 4th round of National Ranking invitations valid for 48 hrs |
| March 19th, 2019 - 12:00 pm (MST) | 5th round of National Ranking invitations valid for 48 hrs |
| March 21st, 2019 - 12:00 pm (MST) | 6th round of National Ranking invitations valid for 48 hrs |
| March 23rd, 2019 - 12:00 pm (MST) | 7th round of National Ranking invitations valid for 48 hrs |
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