Anna Gasser (born 16 August 1991) is an Austrian snowboarder, competing in slopestyle and big air. She lives in Millstatt.[3][4] She is the 2018 and 2022 Olympic Champion in Big air.
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| Born | 16 August 1991[1] Villach, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Slopestyle, Big air | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gasser qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics and showed the best result in the qualification round, directly qualifying for the final.[5][6] In 2017 Gasser won Gold in the Big air event at the Snowboard World Championships in Spain.[7] Gasser also had a successful 2017 X Games performance winning gold in Slopestyle [8] and bronze in Big air in Hafjell,[9] and silver for Big air in Aspen.[10]
Career
editGasser first began snowboarding at age 18. After graduating high school, she moved to the United States to train at Mammoth Mountain, despite not knowing English well. Gasser worked as a babysitter to save enough money to afford the move to the United States to train all winter.[11] She started to compete in snowboarding in the 2010/2011 season, at age 21.[3] Before competing in slopestyle, Gasser was part of the Austrian National Gymnastics Team, but quit at age 15 because she did not like the demanding training schedule. She said she preferred snowboarding because "no one tells you what to do", and that her previous gymnastics training allowed her to transition easily into doing snowboard tricks in the air.[12][13][11] At FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2013 Gasser finished 18th. Her best World Cup result and the only podium finish before the 2014 Olympics was the third-place finish in Stoneham on 19 January 2014.[6]
In November 2013, Gasser became the first female snowboarder to perform a Cab Double Cork 900 kicker, a double salto backwards with a half-turn.[14][15][16]
Gasser won 3 X Games medals in the 2017 season.[10][8][9] She also won gold in slopestyle at the Burton US Open[17] and Gold at the snowboarding World Championships receiving a score of 100.[7]
In 2018 Gasser became the first woman to land a cab triple underflip.[18]
At the 2023 World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, Gasser won the gold in the big air event.[19]
2014 Winter Olympics
editGasser qualified first for the slopestyle final event. However, she fell in both runs for the final event and was classified tenth. Aimee Fuller who was a British competitor who had been eliminated earlier, joined the BBC Sport team for the final of her event, which included Gasser.[20] Fuller and the other members of the commentary team, Ed Leigh and Tim Warwood were criticised for their reaction when Gasser fell during her final run. The incident drew more than 300 complaints.[20][21]
2018 Winter Olympics
editAnna Gasser won gold in the inaugural Big air event with a total score of 185 points. She also competed in the women's slopestyle final, where she finished 15th.
2022 Winter Olympics
editShe successfully defended her Olympic Big air title by landing a Cab Double Cork 1260 in her final run.[22]
References
edit- ^ "Anna Gasser". fis-ski.com. FIS. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Anna Gasser". worldsnowboardtour.com. TTR Pro Snowboarding. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Anna Gasser". World Snowboard Tour. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "Profile at the website of Austrian Olympic Committee" (in German). Austrian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "Snowboard – Derungs and Gasser star, GB's Jones misses out in slopestyle". Reuters. 6 February 2014. Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ a b Anna Gasser at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- ^ a b "'She's got 100!' Anna Gasser wins spectacular Big Air title". BBC Sport. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Anna Gasser wins Women's Snowboard Slopestyle gold". X Games. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Anna Gasser wins Women's Snowboard Big Air bronze". X Games. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Anna Gasser wins Women's Snowboard Big Air silver". X Games. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ a b Goodwin, Michael (28 October 2020). "Triple Threat: The Anna Gasser Interview". Snowboarder. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Anna Gasser's official X Games athlete biography". X Games. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Anna Gasser Biography". Olympics. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ Kennedy, Tristan (7 November 2013). "Anna Gasser Makes History with First Women's Double Cork on a Kicker". Whitelines. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "Snowboarderin Anna Gasser: Die erste Frau, die den "Double Cork 900" schafft" (in German). Spiegel Online. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "Anna Gasser Milk Teeth Interview". Pyramid Magazine. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ Wernhart, Tommi. "See Anna Gasser reach new levels in snowboarding". Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Snowboarder Anna Gasser makes history by becoming first woman to land a cab triple underflip - BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Austrian Snowboarder Anna Gasser Adds Big Air World Championship Glory to Growing Title Haul in Bakuriani, Georgia". Eurosport. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ a b Heritage, Stuart (11 February 2014). "The BBC Sochi team delivered BEAUTIFUL! SOLID! COMMENTARY!". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ^ "Olympic snowboarding commentary draws complaints". BBC News. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ^ "Anna Gasser secures gold again in snowboarding big air at Beijing Olympics". ESPN. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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