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Season kicks off nicely for Jake Terry
No comments · Posted by Lauren in Billabong, Brands, Snowboarding, Winter 2011-12
So, winter is gradually kicking off in the Northern Hemisphere albeit with limited snow in Europe yet absolutely loads to start off the season in the US and Canada. By all accounts the European Alps should be in for a relatively large dump of the white stuff this weekend…
Jake at the O'Neill Rail & DJ Battle in Ice Mountain, Belgium
This season we will be closely following our grom rider Jake Terry (who is also sponsored by Billabong, Dakine and is part of the Flows International Micron Team) and already he’s got off to an awesome start on the competition circuit. Last year saw Jake bagging victories at the British Championships in Laax and The Oakley Grom Games and we hope that this year will be a super successful one once again.
Jake has featured on the podium more than once already since the summer in both the Burton Hi5 Tour, taking 3rd place (behind a sixteen and seventeen year old) at his home dome Hemel Hempstead and in the O’Neill Rail & DJ Battle where he got 3rd in the U16 category.
Jake loving the rails at the O'Neill Rail Battle
This season promises to be an even busier one than last for the thirteen year old who is heading to Laax next week to compete in a half-pipe comp. Then it’s here, there and everywhere for the rest of the winter, next stop Davos for training and then to Livingo for the Protest Rookie Fest.
Good luck Jake!
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Another Podium Place for Jake Terry
No comments · Posted by Lauren in Billabong, Snowboarding
Another road trip on for Two Seasons and Billabong sponsored snowboarder Jake Terry last weekend saw him travel to Ice Mountain, Komen, Belgium, for the O’Neill Crazy Dayzz.
Jake (left) got 2nd place
O’Neill Crazy Dayzz is a great comp with around seventy to eighty competitors, Jake was in a tough category (under 16’s) and had his work cut out to impress the judges. He struggled to find the speed for the kicker (the snow was running slow, it was 26° outside) and knuckled the landing a few times, so he just stuck to straight air grabs and a few 180s, but stepped up his rail skills when it mattered.
Jake was one of the 5 to get into the 3 run finals. He had two solid clean runs but on the 3rd he knuckled the landing hurting his heel. Waiting for what seemed like ages for the prize giving, Jake didn’t think he had done enough, but after announcing 5th and 4th place and not hearing his name, he knew he had a podium! Jake bagged himself 2nd place and an armful of goodies from the sponsors. Thanks to the Haystack crew for building a sick park.
Jake is attending Windells Snowboard Camp
The trip didn’t go without its problems as amongst other things, the Terry crew got to Folkestone for the train and at customs realized that the passports were in the kitchen drawer – whoops! Oh well, it was worth the stress in the end – Jake got another awesome result.
Jake is heading out to Mt Hood. Oregon, USA with the Flow Micron Team for the infamous Windells Snowboard Camp where he will train with his fellow Flow team mates and be given some massive help by some of the Flow Pro team. It will be an epic trip for our young star. Enjoy Jake, we can’t wait to see the pics!
