Open Source Lifestyles
By Armand Whyte, OSL
Torah Bright, snowboard halfpipe
Torah Bright
Torah Bright was born December 27, 1986 in Cooma, New South Wales, Australia.
She is a professional halfpipe snowboarder. Bright turned pro at the age of 14.
She was a star of the MTV Canada series 'Summer Sessions'.
She finished fifth at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. She won gold in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics in the halfpipe
Torah Bright, snowboard
Torah Bright was born December 27, 1986 in Cooma, Australia.
Career facts: Bright turned pro at age 14. She finished fifth in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. First place at the 2007 World Super Pipe Championships in Park City, Utah.
In Vancouver, she won gold in the halfpipe. Bright became the fourth Australian to win a Winter Olympics Gold medal.
Did you know? Torah Bright is a Mormon.
X Games injury: Bright suffered a concussion while training for the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado. She withdrew from the X Games competition. But the injury is not serious enough to stop her competing at the Vancouver Olympics.
Vancouver Olympics I'm not any less anxious than the last Olympics, but it is nice just knowing how the entire event works this time around. It's really all about the experience so I will be going to all the ceremonies and trying to see as many events as I can. As for being ready for my event, I know what run I want to do and how I would like to do it, so it's a matter of how things all fall into place on the day of the competition.
