Keir Dillon
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Keir Dillon professional snowboarder specializing in Halfpipe. With his smooth style and big airs, he is considered by many to be one of the world's best riders.
, took back to back gold at the World Superpipe championships in 04/05, and has secured second and third place at the U.S. Open. He missed the 2006 season with a torn labrum in his left shoulder.
Dillon is a member of the Frends Crew (spelled without the "i" to emphasize the collective nature of the group) made up of snowboarders Mason Aguirre
, Kevin Pearce
, Danny Davis, Scotty Lago
, Jack Mitrani and Luke Mitrani
. Frends is group of riders who turned their initial friendship into a formal alliance in 2007 to move the sport away from its recent competitive and business focus and return the sport to its grass roots
, collegial beginnings.
His sponsors include Amp Beverages and Nike 6.0.
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Originally from East Stroudsburg, PA.
He has a younger brother named Shen who also is a great snowboarder.
AU: A Snowboarding Film (2006)
For Right or Wrong (2006)
Stand & Deliver
Pulse
Various competition results/information taken from EXPN
Career
Dillon has been a competitive snowboarder since 1997; his current home mountain is Ponto Beach, California but originally he grew up riding the east coast of PA and NY. He has accumulated two bronze medals at the winter X GamesX Games
The X Games is a commercial annual sports event, controlled and arranged by US sports broadcaster ESPN, which focuses on action sports. The inaugural X Games was held in the summer of 1995 in Rhode Island....
, took back to back gold at the World Superpipe championships in 04/05, and has secured second and third place at the U.S. Open. He missed the 2006 season with a torn labrum in his left shoulder.
Dillon is a member of the Frends Crew (spelled without the "i" to emphasize the collective nature of the group) made up of snowboarders Mason Aguirre
Mason Aguirre
Mason Singer Aguirre is an American snowboarder. He competes in halfpipe, slopestyle and superpipe, but consistently places higher in halfpipe and superpipe competitions.-Career:...
, Kevin Pearce
Kevin Pearce (snowboarder)
Kevin Pearce is an American snowboarder. He was born in Hanover, New Hampshire, and raised in Hartland, Vermont before moving with his parents to Norwich, Vermont.-Career:...
, Danny Davis, Scotty Lago
Scotty Lago
Scotty Lago is an American snowboarder. He is the 2004 World quarterpipe champion and winner of a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics.-Career:...
, Jack Mitrani and Luke Mitrani
Luke Mitrani
Luke Mitrani is a professional snowboarder.Luke placed 1st in the halfpipe at the 2011 Winter Dew Tour with the highest score in Dew Tour history, 97.00.He also placed 2nd at the U.S Snowboarding Grand Prix in 2010....
. Frends is group of riders who turned their initial friendship into a formal alliance in 2007 to move the sport away from its recent competitive and business focus and return the sport to its grass roots
Grass Roots
Grass Roots is an Australian television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation between 2000 and 2003.The series is set around the fictional Arcadia Waters Council near Sydney, and was primarily a satirical look at the machinations of local government...
, collegial beginnings.
His sponsors include Amp Beverages and Nike 6.0.
Personal life
He is married with a young daughter, London, and resides in San Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
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Originally from East Stroudsburg, PA.
He has a younger brother named Shen who also is a great snowboarder.
Films
Snow BlindSnow Blind (film)
Snow Blind is a 2006 documentary film about the history, culture, and lifestyle of snowboarding. Shot over the season of 2004-2005, the film covers the origins of snowboarding, the evolution of it into an Olympic sport and the passionate participants, thrill seekers and competitors.The film was...
- Behind-the-scenes figures talk about the history and philosophy behind snowboarding, as well as showing off some of their most spectacular moves on the powder.
AU: A Snowboarding Film (2006)
- Follow the US Olympic Snowboard team around the world as they compete to qualify for the fast approaching 2006 Winter Olympics.
For Right or Wrong (2006)
- "For Right or Wrong" takes an inside look at what it's like to snowboard for a living and combines action and documentary-style footage about riders' lives on and off the hill.
Stand & Deliver
Pulse
Stunt work
Stolen Good (2002)(stunt performer)- "Stolen Good" traces the lives of three friends whose personal entanglements are almost as unpredictable as the sport they've grown to love, snowboarding.
Competitive achievements
- 2nd, 2006 Nippon Open (Superpipe), Bandai, Japan
- 3rd, 2006 Chevy Grand Prix 1-20 (Halfpipe), Mountain Creek, New Jersey
- 1st, 2005 Middle Earth Superpipe (Halfpipe), Snow Park, New Zealand
- 3rd, 2005 New Zealand Open (Halfpipe), Wanaka, New Zealand
- 1st, 2005 World Superpipe Championships (Halfpipe), Park City, Utah
- 3rd, 2005 Grand Prix #3 (Halfpipe), Mountain Creek, New Jersey
- 3rd, 2005 Vans Cup (Halfpipe), Northstar-at-Tahoe, California
- 2nd, 2005 European Open (Halfpipe), Laax, Sweden
- 3rd, 2004 Middle Earth Superpipe Championships (Halfpipe), Snow Park, New Zealand
- 3rd, 2004 U.S. Open (Halfpipe), Stratton, Vermont
- 1st, 2004 World Superpipe Championships (Halfpipe), Park City, Utah
- 1st, 2002 U.S. Grand Prix #1 02/03 (Halfpipe), Park City, Utah
- 2nd, 2002 Ripzone Invitational (Halfpipe), Blackcomb, BC Canada
- 2nd, 2002 U.S. Open (Quarterpipe), Stratton, Vermont
- 3rd, 2002 U.S. Open (Halfpipe), Stratton, Vermont
- 2nd, 2002 Grand Prix #4 (Halfpipe), Breckenridge, Colorado
X-Games
- 3rd, Winter 2004 (Snowboard Superpipe)
- 3rd, Winter 2002 (Snowboard Superpipe)
Various competition results/information taken from EXPN