Ryan Stassel

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Ryan Stassel
Personal information
Born (1992-10-23) October 23, 1992 (age 31)
Anchorage, Alaska
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight275 lb (125 kg)
Sport
Country United States
Sport Snowboarding
Medal record
Men's Snowboarding
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Kreischberg Slopestyle

Ryan Stassel (born October 23, 1992) is an American snowboarder. [1]

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Career

Stassel, other wise known as "razzle dazzle", grew up snowboarding at Hilltop Ski Area, in recent years he began competing internationally. In January 2014, he was selected as one of the players for Winter Olympics of the U.S. slopestyle snowboard team. Stassel regarded it as "I never thought this would truly happen." [2]

2014 Winter Olympics

Stassel finished at 14th spot in the 2014 Olympic slopestyle snowboard competition. [3]

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References

  1. Bragg, Beth. "Stassel to ride in loaded slopestyle semifinal | Olympics". ADN.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  2. Bragg, Beth. "Alaska snowboarder Stassel makes Olympic team | Sports". ADN.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  3. "Ryan Stassel puts it all on the line at Olympic games, but misses finals". Alaska Dispatch. February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.