Danny Kass
Personal information
Born (1982-09-21) September 21, 1982
Pompton Plains, New Jersey[1]
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[1]
Weight145 lb (66 kg)[1]
Websitehttp://www.grenadegloves.com
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2002 Salt Lake City Halfpipe
Silver medal – second place2006 Torino Halfpipe
X Games
Gold medal – first place2001 Halfpipe
Silver medal – second place2003 Halfpipe
Silver medal – second place2004 Slopestyle
Silver medal – second place2004 Halfpipe
Silver medal – second place2005 Slopestyle
Bronze medal – third place2005 Superpipe

Daniel "Danny" Kass (born September 21, 1982) is an American professional snowboarder who has competed at the Olympic level. In Snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics, Kass won Silver in Men's Halfpipe.

Career

Kass was born in Pompton Plains, New Jersey,[2] and began snowboarding in the area at the age of twelve. His home slopes are what are now known as Hidden Valley and Mountain Creek ski resorts, both located in the mountains of Vernon Township and Highland Lakes. After several years of shredding around the Mid-Atlantic States, Kass entered the Okemo Mountain School in Vermont. In 2001, Danny broke out into what has become one of the most successful contest streaks in snowboarding with four US Open Championships, seven Winter X Games medals and two Olympic silver medals.

During the winter of 2006, Kass fought his way back from a slow start in the US Grand Prix Circuit to qualify for the Olympics in Torino for the second time in a row. Kass took home another silver medal with back-to-back 1080s and his signature smooth style. Kass and his brother Matt Kass were the founders of Grenade Gloves, which specializes in snowboarding gloves, accessories, and other extreme sporting gear.

Kass is one of the stars of The Adventures of Danny and The Dingo on Fuel TV. He also has a podcast with Luke "The Dingo" Trembath on the Monster Energy's YouTube channel, called Unleashed.[3]

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20120701191747/http://www.yobeat.com/2012/02/22/matt-kasss-hump-day/

  1. 1 2 3 "Danny Kass". teamusa.org. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ "NBC Olympics and "Apprentice" Announce First-Ever Online Voting to Cast for Apprentice Six". NBC. February 9, 2006. Retrieved April 14, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Unleashed Podcast | Monster Energy". YouTube.

The Adventures of Danny and The Dingo at FUEL.TV

The Adventures of Danny and The Dingo at IMDB.COM


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