Keir Dillon (born June 1, 1977) is a
professional
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snowboarder specializing in
Halfpipe
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Overview
The structure resembles a cross-section of a swimming pool, essentially t ...
.
Career
Dillon has been a competitive snowboarder since 1997; his current home mountain is
Ponto Beach, California but originally, he grew up riding the east coast of Pennsylvania and New York. He has accumulated two bronze medals at the
Winter X Games
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, took back-to-back gold at the World Superpipe championships in 04/05, and has secured second and third place at the United States Open. He missed the 2006 season with a torn
labrum in his left shoulder.
Dillon is a member of the Frends Crew (spelled without the "i" to emphasize the collective nature of the group) made up of snowboarders
Mason Aguirre,
Kevin Pearce,
Danny Davis,
Scotty Lago
Scotty Lago (born November 12, 1987) is an American snowboarder. He is the 2004 world half-pipe champion and winner of a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Career
Lago has been riding since 1996. He is sponsored by Hudsen Collective, ION ...
,
Jack Mitrani
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Places
* Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community
* Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community
* Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas
People and fictional characters
* Jack (given name), a male given name, inclu ...
and
Luke Mitrani
Luke Mitrani (born July 20, 1990, in New York City) is a former professional snowboarder and a musician.
He has 3 albums and has a love for live performances. Luke placed 1st in the halfpipe at the 2011 Winter Dew Tour with the highest score in ...
. Frends is group of riders who turned their initial friendship into a formal alliance in 2007 to move the sport away from its recent competitive and business focus and return the sport to its
grass roots
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, collegial beginnings.
His sponsors include Amp Beverages and
Nike 6.0.
Films
;
VICTIMS (1994)
: VHS produced by Eastern Edge and Apocalypse Snowboards. Featuring Kier Dillion, Ryan Mrachek, Noah Brandon, Seth Neary, Jason King, Todd Richards, and Peter Line. Footage from Killington VT, Mt. Hood, and the US Open at Stratton.
;
Snow Blind
: Behind-the-scenes figures talk about the history and philosophy behind snowboarding, as well as showing off some of their most spectacular moves on the powder.
; AU: A Snowboarding Film (2006)
: Follow the US Olympic Snowboard team around the world as they compete to qualify for the fast-approaching 2006 Winter Olympics.
; For Right or Wrong (2006)
: "For Right or Wrong" takes an inside look at what it's like to snowboard for a living and combines action and documentary-style footage about riders' lives on and off the hill.
; Stand & Deliver
; Pulse
Stunt work
; Stolen Good (2002) (stunt performer)
: "Stolen Good" traces the lives of three friends whose personal entanglements are almost as unpredictable as the sport they've grown to love, snowboarding.
Competitive achievements
X-Games
* 3rd, Winter 2004 (Snowboard Superpipe)
* 3rd, Winter 2002 (Snowboard Superpipe)
Various competition results/information taken from EXPN
Kier Dillon Bio
EXPN Bio Page. Retrieved April 7, 2008
References
External links
Official Site of Professional Snowboarder Keir DillonFuel TV Keir Dillon First HandKeir Dillon's go211.com pageYouTube Keir Dillon profileKeir Dillon NASA.gov Commercial
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1977 births
Living people
American male snowboarders