Torah Bright- (Snowboarding--Halfpipe) – Australia
In November 2009, Torah Bright won the halfpipe event at the World Cup in Switzerland. Bright also won the superpipe event at the Toyota Championships of the Winter Dew Tour in February. She then won gold at the Olympic Winter Games in the halfpipe. In March, Bright won silver in the women's snowboard superpipe at Winter X-Games Europe. In April 2010, Bright was a joint recipient of the Ski & Snowboard Australia Athlete of the Year. She also won Best Female Action Sports Athlete at the 2010 ESPY's in July.