Hannah Teter won gold in her 2006 Olympic halfpipe debut and immediately did something with it. She started Hannah's Gold maple syrup, which benefits an impoverished village in Kenya. Fast-forward four years and her follow-up Olympic performance added silver to her collection.

She took a step back from the competition scene in 2011, making only one appearance at the Burton U.S. Open, where she took second. She then rocketed back in 2012 with bronze at X Games in Aspen.

In 2013 Teter soared to second at the Burton U.S. Open, fourth and fifth at X Games Tignes and Aspen, and managed to take fourth in the World Snowboarding Tour’s halfpipe ranking, a four-spot improvement from last season. Fully immersed in the competition circuit, Teter has proven she is ready for Sochi.

HANNAH SAYS
My season this year was pretty good. I was really happy with the second place at the U.S. Open and coming out healthy and injury free. I will be training really hard all summer, chasing the snow and halfpipes. I feel better than ever and physically strong, so now it’s about mentally preparing and learning some new tricks.

FIRST TRACKS 
In a family with three snowboarding brothers, the hand-me-down boarding habit was inevitable. Hannah started riding at age eight and took her first lesson at Okemo, her home mountain.

OFF THE SNOW
The bright-eyed rider lives in Tahoe, but spends a lot of time surfing in Costa Rica. Hannah’s philanthropic initiatives are unparalleled in the action sports world. Her charity Hannah’s Gold sells maple syrup to fund an impoverished village in Kenya. It has raised nearly $200,000 for the cause. Her line of underwear, Sweet Cheeks – Panties with a Purpose, raises funds for the charity partner Children International, which helps aid children living in extreme poverty.