When slopestyle snowboarder Silje Norendal called from Breckenridge, Colorado, last week, she had just completed the 2014 Dew Tour, marking the beginning of what will be, for her, a long, competition-filled winter. Over the next few months, all eyes will be on the 21-year-old Norwegian—attention garnered as much for her bombshell good looks as for her prowess for backside 540s and switch backside 180s. Such seamless tricks made her a fierce competitor at the Sochi Olympics and have set her up to be the woman to beat this January at the X-Games in Aspen, where Norendal will defend her gold medal.
Read More