By Craig Medred
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association made it official Monday.
Chythlook-Sifsof will compete in boardercross, an event in which groups of snowboarders race wildly down a steep course in a barely controlled pack.
January 27, 2010
Alaska Native snowboarder in Olympics
Alaska's first Native Olympian
By Craig MedredSnowboarder Callan Chythlook-Sifsof--who got her start being towed by her brother behind a snowmachine across the wild, windswept and snow-covered hills of remote Southwest Alaska--is going to the Olympics next month.
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association made it official Monday.
Chythlook-Sifsof will compete in boardercross, an event in which groups of snowboarders race wildly down a steep course in a barely controlled pack. And:Part Yupik and part Inupiat, Chythlook-Sifsof appears to be the first Alaska Native ever to make it to the Olympics. Comment: For more on Natives in the Olympics, see Three Native Olympic Gold Medalists and Huron Swimmer in Olympics.
By Craig Medred
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association made it official Monday.
Chythlook-Sifsof will compete in boardercross, an event in which groups of snowboarders race wildly down a steep course in a barely controlled pack.
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