Kendall Brown

Kendall Brown (born 15 August 1989 in Dunedin, New Zealand[1]), is a halfpipe snowboarder based in Wanaka, New Zealand. At age 16 years old,[2] at the 2006 Winter Olympics she finished 25th. At the 2010 Winter Olympics she finished 15th,[1] after dislocating her shoulder twice in the semi-finals.[3]

For the United States college basketball player, see Kendall Brown (basketball).

Career

She started snowboarding aged 11.[2] She uses a goofy stance, i.e. leads with the right foot.

Sponsorships

Brown has a sponsorship with Roxy, the women's brand of the Australian surfing company Quiksilver.[4]

References
  1. "Kendall Brown | Winter Olympics New Zealand". Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  2. Cook, Marjorie (13 February 2010). "Winter Olympics: Profile: Kendall Brown, Snowboarder". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  3. "NZ snowboarder Brown dislocates shoulder in semi-finals – Video". 3 News. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). akamai.burton.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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