BIOGRAPHY
The hometown of many a winter sports prodigy, Steamboat Springs has yet again produced a professional snowboarder in Taylor Gold. With the ideal Olympic last name, Gold's solid foundation landed him a spot on the FIS World Championships team in 2011 in Spain. Add to that his silver medal in halfpipe at the Junior World Championships at the end of the season, and Gold is now a member of the U.S. Snowboarding rookie squad. Sidelined by injuries for most of 2012, Gold is looking ahead to tearing it up next season.

TAYLOR SAYS
This past season began very progressively with learning a handful of new tricks. Unfortunately, a couple injuries prevented me from using them in competition. Looking ahead, I’m excited to land them in competition and continue to ride and have fun with my friends.

FIRST TRACKS
Steamboat Springs was reason enough for Gold to spend his time honing the techniques of riding. But it wasn't until seeing the sport during the 2002 Olympics that he decided he wanted to be a snowboarder. He was seven.

OFF THE SNOW
When he's not on the snow, Gold loves to jump on the trampoline, skateboard, and play the guitar.