Athlete Bios: Snowboard Halfpipe

Michele Taggart (USA)
Birthday: May 6,1970
Birthplace: Salem,OR
Home base: Salem
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 130

Taggart may be the most versatile snowboarder in recent years, with both alpine and freestyle victories. Taggart is now concentrating on halfpipe. A comeback in the making, taggart broke her leg last December and was back by season's end, taking 5th at the ISF World Championships.

Results:


World Championships:
1 '95 ISF-GS Davos,SUI
5 '97 ISF-HP Heavenly,CA

World Cup Top 5:
1 '96 ISF-HP Laax,SUI
2 '96 ISF-HP Les Deux Alpes, FRA
2 '95 ISF-SG Mt Ste Anne, QUE
3 '96 ISF-HP Val d'Isere, FRA
3 '96 ISF-HP Fieberbrunn, AUT
3 '96 ISF-GS Rustsu, JPN
3 '95 ISF-GS Ischgl, AUT
3 '95 ISF-GS Oze Tukura, JPN
4 '96 ISF-SG Val d'Isere, FRA
4 '96 ISF-GS N.-Minami, JPN
4 '96 ISF-HP Davos, SUI
5 '97 SBX Kaprun, AUT
5 '96 ISF-HP Leysin, SUI
5 '96 ISF-HP N.-Minami, JPN
5 '96 ISF-HP Rusutsu, JPN
5 '96 ISF-HP Okemo Mtn, VT