GILLIAN ANDREWSHENKO

PREVIOUS TEAM RIDER NEXT TEAM RIDER

PLACE OF ORIGIN:

Winnipeg, Mb.

DATE OF BIRTH:

June 30

CURRENT RESIDENCE:

Whistler

YEARS RIDING:

Almost ten

STANCE:

Goofy

FAVOURITE PLACE TO RIDE:

Whis Park

GOALS

Qualify for the 2014 Olympics (Slopestyle), film some hammer video parts and get some sweet photos along the way...

INSPIRATIONS:

Jess Kimura, Bethany Hamilton

SPONSORS:

Powder Room, Endeavor, IS Eyewear, Flux, Dakine, Airhole, Empire

DESCRIBE HOW YOU FIRST GOT INTERESTED IN SNOWBOARDING:

I wanted to be a surfer, like the girls in the Roxy ads, but I was from Manitoba so snowboarding was the most feasible option. I also really like the Wildcats.

What keeps you snowboarding today?

It's so fun, I like scaring and challenging myself everyday.

What do you get up to when you aren’t snowboarding?

I love to bike ride, run, read, crosswords, work at Starbucks, things like that.

Describe the perfect day:

I live it once...wake up with an early morning surf and then head up the the mountains and snowboard, with my best bud of course; so amazing.

Have you had any injuries or situations that have made you re-think your lifestyle?

I tore my ACL and had knee surgery one year. I was pretty poor at the time so it was a major financial strain. It made me wonder whether snowboarding was worth a lot of the sacrifices one has to make to be successful in the industry, but the day I got back out there I realized it totally is!

Contests and freeriding…describe likes and dislikes of both:

I am a competitive person. Contests keep me learning new tricks and challenging myself in the park. I also think that being successful in high profile contests such as the Olympics opens up accessibility to a broader demographic. If you stand for something and really want to make a difference, it can give you the opportunity. Freeriding...well it's free and there is nothing better than that!

Where do you want to be in 10 years?

I would love to have a successful snowboarding career to look back on, be a music therapist and have amazing family and friends surrounding me.

Last but not least…

Last movie:

Donny Darko

Last meal:

Quinoa salad

Last website:

gmail.com

Last pizza:

Pepperoni

Last book:

A Million Little Pieces

Last TV show:

Boardwalk Empire

Last party:

Lost Boys Premier

Last car:

Chevrolet Tracker

Last phone call:

Mom

Last words:

Later Dudes.