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Tina Basich (born June 29, 1969) is an American snowboarder, originally from Sacramento, California.
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Tina Basich (born June 29, 1969) is an American snowboarder, originally from Sacramento, California.
Basich began snowboarding in 1986, when the sport was still new. She is noted for winning a variety of competitions from the 1980s onward, and for helping in the design of outerwear and snowboards for women, including one of the first women's pro-models for SIMS Snowboards.
In the late 1990s, Basich dated musician Dave Grohl for a couple of years. Basich ended the relationship after discovering his infidelity. [1]
Basich, Tina; Gasperini, Kathleen (September 20, 2003). Pretty Good for a Girl: The Autobiography of a Snowboarding Pioneer. Dey Street Books. ISBN 978-0060532208.{{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)
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Shred Betties Interview with Tina Basich, 2008-05-23, retrieved 2008-06-06
ESPN Tina Basich Athlete Bio, 2007, retrieved 2008-06-06
Powderroom Interview with Tina Basich , retrieved 2008-06-06
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