Torah Bright exists in a category all of her own. A snow lover since birth, Torah was skiing at age 2 and by 11, she had broken into the snowboarding scene. Torah joined the Roxy team in 1999 and has gone on to dominate competitions around the world, including the TTR World Tour, Global Open Series, FIS World Cups, Winter X Games, and of course, podium finishes at two Winter Olympics, taking home the gold in 2010 and silver medal in 2014. She splits her time between her home in Salt Lake City, her training ground of New Zealand, and her homeland of Australia.
In 2011, Torah focused on backcountry riding and added big powder jumps, steep lines, and snowmobile rallying to her already formidable arsenal. And in 2013, she dropped back into the contest scene with force - this time attacking half pipe, slope style and snowboard cross. After a successful start to her 2014 season with a Dew Tour win, Torah went on to become the first and only person in the world to qualify and compete in three snowboard events at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, taking home a silver medal in half pipe in the process.
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Torah Bright shone on the dance floor with her Viennese Waltz last night, scoring 30 points
Week on week Torah's hard work has paid off, consistently impressing the judges with her commitment to each dance style.
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Guess who has done it again!?!?
That’s right…5x ASP Women’s World Tour Champion & ROXY team rider, Stephanie Gilmore was voted #1 on ESPN’s list of the top 50 female athletes in action sports!
Stephanie Gilmore came out swinging in 2014. After a lackluster, injury-plagued season that saw her slide down the ASP ratings to an uncharacteristic fifth in 2013, Stephanie proved she’s just as much a competitive threat as ever, dominating the ROXY Pro Gold Coast to take the first event of the new year. She is currently tied for 1st place on the Women’s World Championship Tour with Carissa Moore.
Transcending surfing, Gilmore is also an ESPY winner, as well as a Laureus World Sports Award recipient.
Roxy stands out as the true heart of the mountain and the wave, with 3 athletes clenching positions in ESPN’s top 50. Olympic gold medalist snowboarder Torah Bright was ranked #9 and Sally Fitzgibbons, an ASP world championship contender, rounded out the list at #31.
Congrats to Stephanie, Torah and Sally on this incredible achievement for women in action sports! Check out ESPN’s full list of the top female action sports athletes HERE.
All of our Roxy athletes inspire us, but this winter two riders in particular have really been moving mountains. 19-year-old freeskier Dara Howell only just recently joined the Roxy team, and she has not wasted any time getting down to business. Four years ago Dara was inspired to start freeskiing when she saw a photo of Sarah Burke. Sarah was a pioneer of her sport, and while she passed away in January 2012, skiers like Dara have done a great job of furthering the progression that Sarah established. In the last year Dara was on the podium at 5 World Cup events and won 2 X-Games Bronze medals. But Dara really made her mark when earlier this month at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games she won the Gold Medal in the first ever Olympics ski slopestyle event. In a fitting move, Dara dedicated the award to Sarah, both for the groundbreaking skier that she was and for all she did to get freeskiing admitted into the Olympics.
Like Dara, Torah Bright also spent the last year breaking boundaries. In January of 2013, this 2010 Olympic halfpipe Gold Medalist decided to tackle 3 snowboard disciplines: halfpipe, slopestyle and snowboard cross. While she’d been riding halfpipe and slopestyle for years, she was a completely inexperienced in snowboard cross. She worked hard all year training and competing in as many events as she could. Many said she couldn’t do it, that she was spreading herself too thin, but Torah proved them wrong. Over the course of the year she won the Dew Tour halfpipe, a World Cup halfpipe, received 3rd in the World Championships of slopestyle, and placed in the top ten at a World Cup snowboard cross event. In January of this year all her hard work paid off when she became the first and only person ever to qualify for 3 Olympic snowboard disciplines. Torah put on a grand performance at the 2014 Sochi Games, placing 7th in slopestyle, holding her own on the snow cross course, and winning a Silver Medal in the halfpipe event.
Congratulations Torah and Dara and thank you for all that you do, you lift us up with your courage and show us that anything is possible!
After 13 years with Roxy, multiple X-Games medals, World Titles, and a 2010 Olympic Gold Medal, Torah Bright continues to amaze us. This winter Torah is taking on her biggest challenge yet, one that has never been attempted by any snowboarder ever before. Watch the video to learn more about her epic journey, and join Roxy in cheering Torah on along the way. #ROXYsnow
Catch up with the ROXY team on their Winter adventures in Mammoth Lakes, California. Check out Torah Bright, Bruna Schmitz, Kelia Moniz and Maria Kuzma in this season's hottest snow gear! Available now.
Passion and commitment. Creativity and power. Torah Bright and Roxy. In designing her new head-to-toe line of signature gear, Torah made sure that each piece is a reflection of herself. From hardgoods to outerwear to accessories, she has created a line that pushes style and performance to unimagined heights.
Roxy Team Rider, 25-year old Torah Bright received The Medal of the Order of Australia on Australia Day 26th January 2012 for service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
The Medal of the Order of Australia is awarded to individuals nominated by the community whose achievements are deemed 'worthy of recognition' by the Order of Australia Council.
The Cooma local heard the news whilst in Salt Lake City, where she currently resides: "I am hugely honoured to be receiving this Medal of Honour! I know there are many people deserving and perhaps more deserving than I to receive this award. I am so thrilled and overwhelmed with joy for this, thank you!” says Torah. Also a former TTR Tour World Champion, Torah has been signed to Roxy since the aged of 13. A globally recognized athlete, she was the first Roxy rider to launch her own signature collection, the Roxy Bright Edition in 2009. She is also a two-time Winter X Games gold medallist in the snowboard half pipe.
‘Roxy Bright Edition’ Autumn Winter 2012 women’s outerwear and hard goods collection will be available in store from February 2012. Highlight pieces include Torah Bright Down Jacket, made with ultra soft and light embossed fabric with quilting detail, Torah Bright Liberty Jacket with stylish fur trim and Torah Bright Gloves, 100% leather with rib knit cuff detail. Keep an eye out for Torah in the 2012 X Games on now in Aspen and the World Snowboarding Championships in Oslo next month, 10– 19th February 2012.
