Edina Snowboarder Defeats Olympian for U.S. Nationals Medal

Emma Crosby, an Edina resident and junior at Edina High School, recently defeated an Olympian to bring home the silver medal at the 2012 Snowboard Nationals in Copper Mountain, CO.

Crosby, 16, won the silver medal in the Open Class Rail Jam event, which included Olympic Snowboardcross and Slopestyle rider Faye Gulini. Gulini is also a member of the world championship team.

"It's not every day you get to say you beat an Olympic Athlete, so I was pretty excited to compete against and then beat Faye Gulini," Crosby said. "Faye asked me if I was competing in Boardercross (which is her specialty) and I was a little embarrassed to say, 'No, Faye, that category is all yours,' so I just said, ‘Not this year.'"

2013 was Crosby's fourth year competing at U.S. Nationals and her second year in the Open Class. She also competed in Slopestyle, finishing 14th overall in the event.

Crosby also recently competed internationally at both Canadian Nationals and snowboarding's Rev Tour. She is a member of Minnesota's G Team and regularly practices at Hyland Hills. She is sponsored by K2 Summit Boardshop and Dragon Goggles.

Outside of snowboarding, Crosby is also active on the varsity soccer team at EHS.

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