Annie Fast

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Freelance Writer, Producer and Editor at Freelance

Editorial & Communications in action/outdoor sports. Paris 2024 Editor @olympics Ski & Winter Recreation Communications & Content @traveloregon

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Articles

Wild lines and big sends

1 month ago | redbull.com | Annie Fast

Progression took centre stage in the fifth year of the Natural Selection Tour, where snowboarding’s biggest names went head-to-head alongside hungry rookies eager to make their mark. A heavy reset of new snow coated the feature-packed Montana Bowl in the backcountry adjacent to Revelstoke Mountain Resort, setting the perfect stage for it to all go down.
Travis Rice’s Natural Selection Tour raises the competition bar once again

1 month ago | redbull.com | Annie Fast

Progression took center stage in the fifth year of the Natural Selection Tour, where snowboarding’s biggest names went head-to-head alongside hungry rookies eager to make their mark. A heavy reset of new snow coated the feature-packed Montana Bowl in the backcountry adjacent to Revelstoke Mountain Resort, setting the perfect stage for it to all go down.
Travis Rice : ses 5 highlights sur le Natural Selection Tour

1 month ago | redbull.com | Annie Fast

C'est enfin reparti : le Natural Selection Tour 2025 est sur le point de commencer ! La cinquième année du NST a déjà été lancée avec les YETI Natural Selection Duels. Douze riders, athlètes olympiques, icônes du sport comme jeunes talents émergents se sont rencontrés pour se livrer à des duels torrides dans le froid aux quatre coins du monde : en Suisse, au Colorado, en Californie, au Wyoming, au Canada et au Japon.
Travis Rice breaks down 2025's Natural Selection Tour and his top 5 moments

1 month ago | redbull.com | Annie Fast

Oh, it’s on – it’s the return of the Natural Selection Tour 2025. The fifth year of the NST has already kicked off with the YETI Natural Selection Duels. Twelve riders, ranging from Olympians to icons of the sport to hungry up-and-coming talent, have met to literally duel it out in venues worldwide – Switzerland, Colorado, California, Wyoming, British Columbia and Japan. Twelve riders enter, and only six advance – Natural Selection at its finest.
Travis Rice: Seine 5 Highlights der Natural Selection Tour

1 month ago | redbull.com | Annie Fast

Es geht endlich wieder los: Die Natural Selection Tour 2025 steht bevor! Das fünfte Jahr der NST wurde bereits mit den YETI Natural Selection Duels eingeläutet. Zwölf Fahrer:innen, angefangen von Olympionik:innen über unsterbliche Ikonen des Sports bis hin zu aufstrebenden Talenten, haben sich getroffen, um sich auf der ganzen Welt heiße Duelle in der Kälte zu liefern - in der Schweiz, Colorado, Kalifornien, Wyoming, British Columbia und Japan.
Travis Rice breaks down 2025's Natural Selection Tour and his top 5 moments

1 month ago | redbull.com | Annie Fast

Oh, it’s on – it’s the return of the Natural Selection Tour 2025. The fifth year of the NST has already kicked off with the YETI Natural Selection Duels. Twelve riders, ranging from Olympians to icons of the sport to hungry up-and-coming talent, have met to literally duel it out in venues worldwide – Switzerland, Colorado, California, Wyoming, British Columbia and Japan. Twelve riders enter, and only six advance – Natural Selection at its finest.
Team USA’s Madeline Schaffrick returns to the halfpipe spotlight after a decade-long hiatus

Jan 16, 2025 | olympics.com | Annie Fast

Madeline "Maddy" Schaffrick is back in action — and back on the podium — after a ten-year break from competitive snowboarding. Now 30 years old, Schaffrick has rejoined the U.S. Snowboard Pro Halfpipe Team, a homecoming of sorts for the seasoned athlete. In a promising sign, Schaffrick earned a career-best finish on her World Cup return, taking third at the Secret Garden in the People's Republic of China. Schaffrick’s snowboarding journey is both deep and complex.
Snowboard: Bea Kim, gran promesa de halfpipe y rival de Queralt Castellet en la Copa del Mundo

Oct 4, 2024 | olympics.com | Annie Fast

La snowboarder estadounidense Bea Kim tuvo una temporada 2023-24 increíble. Con solo 17 años, logró su primer podio en la Copa del Mundo de halfpipe con un segundo puesto en el Laax Open. Después quedó cuarta en su debut en los X Games, y acabó tercera en la clasificación de la Copa del Mundo. Antes del comienzo de su segunda temporada como parte del equipo de Estados Unidos de snowboard, Olympics.com habló con Kim.
Meet halfpipe snowboarder Bea Kim, Team USA's 17-year-old, number-three ranked World Cup rider

Sep 27, 2024 | olympics.com | Annie Fast

U.S. Snowboard team halfpipe rider Bea Kim had an incredible 2023-24 season. The 17-year-old earned her first World Cup podium at the Laax Open, taking second place. She followed with fourth place at her X Games debut and finished her season third in the overall World Cup standings. We caught up with the high school senior ahead of her second season as a U.S. Team pro.
Olympic champion Lindsey Jacobellis will be in the start gate as qualifying for Milano Cortina 2026 begins

Sep 26, 2024 | olympics.com | Annie Fast

Double Olympic gold medallist Lindsey Jacobellis—it still feels great to say it. The five-time Olympian earned a pair of gold medals at the Olympic Games Beijing 2022 in the individual and team snowboard cross events, which when added to the silver medal she won at Olympic Games Turin 2006, brought her current tally to two gold medals and one silver in snowboard cross at the Olympic Games. You could write a whole book about the time between winning the gold and the silver.