Hannah Teter - 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit - SI.com
If you were wondering what Hannah Teter has been up to recently.. she has definitely not been hiding!
The former Shaun White of the girl world, has been stripping off her thermals for sports illustrated- a special edition on Olympic participators.
The obvious debate comes to mind. Is this the right move for female riders such as Hannah? In a recent interview with shredbetties.com, when asked her hopes for this Olympics, she is quoted as wanting to: 'be a positive role model for kids.' Although, looking gorgeous in the shots, and showing the feminine form of a snowboarders figure- lovely jubbly- it really doesn't help the female industry's plight to be taken seriously.
Flashback a few years ago and Hannah Teter was the one to watch in the pipe- the up and coming talent. Taking the gold in 2006 in Turin. Her name is one of the few mainstreamly recognised from the snowboard world.
Since then, whilst other riders have been hitting the icy training pipe hard and progressing the competition to a whole new level,-Teter has just returned to the competitive trail after a few years 'career gap' to do humanitarian deeds. Snowboarding since age 8, taking a few year off is probably not a bad idea. But can she still keep up with the likes of Gretchen Bleiler, Kelly Clark or Torah Bright? Taking another bronze in the 2010 Winter X Games- she was never going for gold... and it didn't ever appear like she had a shot at it...
Maybe instead of stripping down for the camera she should be concentrating on the upcoming Olympics and gaining back the respect of the industry. Otherwise she might not be the female equivalent of Shaun White... but the Anna Kornikova of snowboarding.
The former Shaun White of the girl world, has been stripping off her thermals for sports illustrated- a special edition on Olympic participators.
The obvious debate comes to mind. Is this the right move for female riders such as Hannah? In a recent interview with shredbetties.com, when asked her hopes for this Olympics, she is quoted as wanting to: 'be a positive role model for kids.' Although, looking gorgeous in the shots, and showing the feminine form of a snowboarders figure- lovely jubbly- it really doesn't help the female industry's plight to be taken seriously.
Flashback a few years ago and Hannah Teter was the one to watch in the pipe- the up and coming talent. Taking the gold in 2006 in Turin. Her name is one of the few mainstreamly recognised from the snowboard world.
Since then, whilst other riders have been hitting the icy training pipe hard and progressing the competition to a whole new level,-Teter has just returned to the competitive trail after a few years 'career gap' to do humanitarian deeds. Snowboarding since age 8, taking a few year off is probably not a bad idea. But can she still keep up with the likes of Gretchen Bleiler, Kelly Clark or Torah Bright? Taking another bronze in the 2010 Winter X Games- she was never going for gold... and it didn't ever appear like she had a shot at it...
Maybe instead of stripping down for the camera she should be concentrating on the upcoming Olympics and gaining back the respect of the industry. Otherwise she might not be the female equivalent of Shaun White... but the Anna Kornikova of snowboarding.
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