Named USSA's 2010 Int'l Coach of the Year


Mike Jankowski
2010 US Olympic Head Coach
Snowboard Halfpipe

Coached the Team to 4 Medals
in 2010 Vancouver Olympics
and 4 Medals in 2006 Torino Olympics





Mike  Jankowski - Live from Vancouver

Tracy talks with Mike Jankowski (@coachjanks), head coach of the U.S. Snowboarding Halfpipe team.


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Xtremesport4u.com one website with everything you need to know ...
... on top of that podium," U.S. Snowboarding Halfpipe Head Coach Mike Jankowski said. "While it's not an Olympic medal, it's a hard-fought win for Kelly."

After Securing Bronze, American Snowboarder Doesn't Hold Back
New York Times
Lago's coach, Mike Jankowski, described his pupil as a "snowboarder's snowboarder," a favorite of men who spend their lives twisting and turning down these ...
White's showstopper caps second Olympic gold
The Associated Press
His second Olympic halfpipe gold medal already won, White turned to US Snowboarding coach Mike Jankowski and told him, "I can't snowboard right now. ...
New York Times
Halfpipe Competition Loaded With Anticipation
New York Times
The US halfpipe, coach Mike Jankowski, even named his dog after Vito. (Do you see any resemblance?) The other automatic finalists include the sport's top ...
Who ya calling cocky
Daily Telegraph
Wordsworth's opposite Mike Jankowski declined to bite back when approached last night, but couldn't fathom the motivation behind the 11th-hour verballing. ...
Team USA Reaches New Heights on Golden Boy's Snowboard
FanHouse
US coach Mike Jankowski said he watched as White celebrated, shout and go a little crazy, and then they huddled together and pondered the elephantine Double ...

US women's snowboarding team eyes medal sweep at Olympics
USA Today
"Obviously, having such a strong, deep team makes you feel confident," head US halfpipe coach Mike Jankowski says. "I think cautiously optimistic would be a ...
White takes Olympic gold ... with a McTwist
ESPN
"He had to take a moment to collect himself, take several breaths to let out some screams and shouts and really celebrate," US coach Mike Jankowski said. ...
Olympic medal hopefuls from US Snowboard team training in Aspen
Ski Channel
Mike Jankowski, head Coach for the US Snowboard Team, "The Winter X Games halfpipe at Buttermilk always delivers great moments. We saw some of the best runs ...


Gretchen Bleiler has crossover appeal - Los Angeles Times ...

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Morning practice was finishing Thursday at Buttermilk Mountain and Olympian Gretchen Bleiler was taking off her board at the bottom of the pipe, chatting with Mike Jankowski, the U.S Olympic head halfpipe coach. ...


U.S. Olympic Team Finalized | Transworld Business
... are sitting right here, and we're going to go into Vancouver with the strongest team ever," said U.S. Snowboarding Halfpipe Head Coach Mike Jankowski. ...


For Snowboarding Olympic Hopefuls, It All Comes Down to Park City
First Tracks
... of riding that's been going on and the intensity that's increasing, the competition is tight," US Snowboarding Halfpipe Head Coach Mike Jankowski said. ...


Final Grand Prix Olympic Qualifier This Weekend | Snowboard Reviews
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U.S. Snowboarding Halfpipe Head Coach Mike Jankowski said, "He isn't a wild card in there, he's a top ranked rider, and I'm not just talking about his silver medal. He won the US Open pipe last winter, got injured, and now he's all ...


Olympic athletes, coaches see X Games as preview to Vancouver
Denver Post
... so it gets you to train keeping your nerves in check and really throwing down your best run," US Olympic snowboard team coach Mike Jankowski said. ...


White sets bar high
Salt Lake Tribune
... Hannah Teter and Gretchen Bleiler on the women's side to help comprise what coach Mike Jankowski called the "strongest team ever. ...


US squad 'strongest ever'
Deseret News
"I have nothing but the utmost confidence in what these athletes are going to deliver at the Olympics," said US head coach Mike Jankowski after six members ...


Pipe Qualis Go Off at X Games
Digital Sports Daily
... all about the momentum and confidence that the riders are building as we head to Vancouver," US Snowboarding Halfpipe Head Coach Mike Jankowski said. ...


Truckee's Davis set the snowboard world on fire

Tahoe Daily Tribune
... best snowboarding run we've ever seen obviously in regards to the nature of the tricks during the run," said US Snowboarding Team coach Mike Jankowski. ...

U.S. Snowboarding team coach Bud Keene talks shop - ESPN
But Mike Jankowski, my old assistant coach, had succeeded me as head coach. Having a meaningful development program was something we have always pushed for ...
Clark, White, Open Grand Prix With Wins: Action Sports Events News
It takes big clean explosive progressive runs just like the ones that were thrown down today," U.S. Snowboarding Halfpipe Head Coach Mike Jankowski said. ...
Five-Ring Circus - White and Clark win first Grand Prix stop - ESPN
... and these riders have been putting their hearts and souls into preparing for this season," said Mike Jankowski, head coach of the U.S. halfpipe team. ...
Davis wins Dew Tour halfpipe - Universal Sports
... run that featured two double cork 1080s followed switch backside rodeo at the end of his run" said U.S. Snowboarding Halfpipe Head Coach Mike Jankowski. ...
Mike Jankowski, Hannah Teter - US Snowboarding Grand Prix Ladies ...
COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO - DECEMBER 10: US Snowboarding Halfpipe Head Coach Mike Jankowski (L) talks with Hannah Teter prior to the US Snowboarding Grand Prix

Clark, White, Open US Snowboarding Grand Prix With Wins
First Tracks - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
US Snowboarding Halfpipe Head Coach Mike Jankowski was obviously pleased with the results. "Shaun, Louie, Gretchen and Kelly set the bar for the upcoming ...
Shaun White and Kelly Clark Win at Snowboarding Grand Prix
New York Times - New York,NY,USA
"The best riders always shine on days like this," said Mike Jankowski, the American halfpipe coach. "That's why they're the best." The contest was the first ...
Grand Prix 01 - Copper Mountain
ESPN Action Sports - USA
... and these riders have been putting their hearts and souls into preparing for this season," said Mike Jankowski, head coach of the US halfpipe team. ...
US Olympic Snowboarding Preview | Transworld Snowboarding
After poring over some documents at the USSA web site, we hit up U.S. Team's Head Halfpipe Coach Mike Jankowski to help break it down a bit. 

2009 U.S. SNOWBOARDING GRAND PRIX | COPPER REPORT | SNOWBOARDING
Dec 8, 2009 ... "Louie stomped both of his runs and they were super clean," said U.S. Snowboarding Halfpipe Head Coach Mike Jankowski. ...


11/5/09 - Transworld Snowboarding.com - Article about Kevin Pearce

http://snowboarding.transworld.net/features/the-first-step-on-the-road-to-the-olympics/

 


9/18/09 - TeamUSA.org - Article about Louie Vito on Dancing With the Stars

http://teamusa.org/news/article/16084



9/09 - Transworld Snowboarding.com - Article about 2010 Olympic qualification process:

http://snowboarding.transworld.net/photos/events/the-olympics-are-coming/



7/09 - KGW Portland, OR NBC affiliate - Olympians at Mt. Hood For Snowboard Camp

http://www.kgw.com/sports/59348737.html


6/15/09 - Jankowski named Head Halfpipe Coach
Contributed by John Centi

http://www.snowrev.com/News/All/Jankowski_named_Head_Halfpipe_Coach

2/23/09 - Sports Illustrated - Good and Ugly (Austin Murphy) - With a year to go before the Vancouver Games, halfpiper extraordinaire Shaun White and his fellow riders put on a show at Cypress Mountain, despite a slew of glitches at the Olympic venue http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1152002/index.htm

 


5/2/09 - New York Times - Riders Are Alone at Buttermilk Halfpipe, Together

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/sports/othersports/03snowboarding.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=mike%20jankowski&st=cse

 


1/25/08 - New York Times - At X Games, One-Upmanship Is a Trend in High Places

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/25/sports/othersports/25xgames.html?scp=3&sq=jankowski%20snowboarding&st=cse

 


2/06 - Popular Mechanics - The Science Behind the Olympics article

http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/sports/2285836.html?page=4