Background
Clark, Kelly was born on July 26, 1983 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
Clark, Kelly was born on July 26, 1983 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
Kelly Clark trained for competitive snowboarding at Mount Snow Academy in Vermont and graduated in spring 2001.
She ended up placing fourth behind fellow Americans Hannah Teter and Gretchen Bleiler, as well as Norwegian Kjersti Buaas. In the TTR World Tour 2007/2008 season, she recorded eight podium finishes out of 12 contest entries, with five of those as TTR Titles including the 6Star Burton European Open, the 5Star Chevrolet Grand Prix and the 6Star season-ending Roxy Chicken Jam United States. Clark is a Christian. She now rides with a sticker on her snowboard proclaiming, "Jesus, I cannot hide my love."
Highlights of Swatch TTR 2009/2010 Season
1st – Halfpipe – 5Star Burton New Zealand Open (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour))
1st – Halfpipe – 6Star Burton United States Open (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour))
1st – Halfpipe – 6Star Roxy Chicken Jam United States (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour))
3rd – Halfpipe – 5Star Burton New Zealand Open (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour))
1st – Halfpipe – 6Star Burton European Open (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour))
1st – Halfpipe – 5Star Nissan X-Trail Asian Open (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour))
2nd – Halfpipe – 6Star Burton United States Open (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour))
1st – Halfpipe – 6Star Roxy Chicken Jam (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour))
Victories on the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour (status: July 2010)
Career Highlights
2010 Winter X Games – Superpipe – 1st Place
2009 Winter Dew Tour – Dew Cup – 1st Place
2008 Chevy Grand Prix – Tamarack – Halfpipe – 1st Place
2008 Winter X Games – Halfpipe – 2nd Place
2007 New Zealand Open – Quarterpipe – 1st Place
2007 New Zealand Open – Halfpipe – 2nd Place
2007 Burton Abominable Snow Jam – Overall – 2nd Place
2007 Burton Abominable Snow Jam – Halfpipe – 2nd Place
2006 United States Grand Prix – Halfpipe – 1st Place
2006 Burton New Zealand Open – Quarterpipe – 1st Place
2006 Burton New Zealand Open – Superpipe – 1st Place
2006 Chevrolet Grand Prix – Halfpipe – 2nd Place
2005 FIS World Cup – Halfpipe – 1st Place
2005 Grand Prix #3- Halfpipe – 2nd Place.
She started snowboarding when she was 7 years old, and began competing in 1999, became a member of the United States Snowboard team in 2000.