Danny Kass

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Men's snowboarding
Medal record
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Olympic Games
Silver	2006 Torino	Halfpipe
Silver	2002 Salt Lake City	Halfpipe
X Games
Gold	2001	Halfpipe
Silver	2003	Halfpipe
Silver	2004	Slopestyle
Silver	2004	Halfpipe
Silver	2005	Slopestyle
Bronze	2005	Superpipe

Daniel Kass (born September 21, 1982) is a professional snowboarder from Vernon, New Jersey. He is known for his death-defying spins and flips in the half-pipe as well as his punk image. He was the first rider to successfully land back to back 1080s in competition, at the 2002 US Open, starting off what can best be described as a "firestorm" of halfpipe progression within the top tiers of the snowboard community. His signature trick, the Backside Rodeo or Kassarole, is one of the most difficult and impressive inverted spins that can be done on a snowboard.

His achievements include silver medals in both the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2006 Winter Olympics, three US Open golds, several medals in the X Games, and much more. Together, with his brother Matt Kass and several friends, he formed the company Grenade Gloves [1], which began making snowboard gloves and soon expanded into the snowboard outerwear and goggle market. Many of Danny's original riding crew are also professional snowboarders and are also sponsored by Grenade. Danny currently lives in Mammoth Lakes, CA.

Sponsors: Grenade Gloves, Fatigue Project, Grenade Goggles, Gnu Snowboards, Vans Boots, The Office, Protec Helmets, Propaganda Snow, Boost Mobile, Jacks Garage