Notable Alpine Snowboarders
- Siegfried Grabner - multiple champion in ISF and FIS Series, Olympic bronze medalist and 16 years (by 2010) in professional Snowboarding, most importantly producer of SG Snowboards supporting his own SG Pro Team, the only international Brand "PRO TEAM" left in alpine snowboarding.
- Jasey-Jay Anderson - The reigning Olympic Champion and World Champion in Men's PGS. The first Alpine snowboarder to win an Olympic title on home soil (Men's parallel GS at Vancouver 2010).
- Nicolien Sauerbreij - The reigning Olympic Champion and World Champion in Women's PGS. The first ever Dutch athlete to win a medal in an Olympic snow event (Women's parallel GS at Vancouver 2010).
- Philipp Schoch - The first snowboarder ever to defend his Olympic title (winning the PGS in 2002 and 2006).
- Chris Klug - The only person to win an Olympic medal after receiving an organ transplantation.
- Karine Ruby - Two time Olympic medallist (Gold in the Giant Slalom in 1998 and silver in the PGS in 2002).
- Ross Rebagliati - First ever Olympic champion in snowboarding.
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