Chanelle Sladics

Sladics was born and raised in Newport Beach, California.[http://www.latimes.com/tn-dpt-0411-sladics-gallery-20130411-photogallery.html "Photo Gallery: Chanelle Sladics visits Newport El"]. L.A. Times, She started skateboarding and waterskiing at the age of two and a half and at the age of four she began soccer and joined a swim team. At the age of seven, she started to play roller hockey.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnowboardtour.com/riders/chanelle-sladics/|title=Chanelle Sladics|work=World Snowboard Tour}}

After a two year recovery from an injury, she took up snowboarding. After two lessons she was sponsored to enter a slopestyle pro/am event. She took second place in the event.{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/action/athlete/_/id/6082/chanelle-sladics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100219200707/http://espn.go.com/action/athlete/_/id/6082/chanelle-sladics|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 19, 2010|title=Chanelle Sladics|work=X Games}} She withdrew from club soccer and joined USASA (United States of America Snowboard Association) the following season.

Sladics competed on weekends at Big Bear Mountain in Southern California. She won a gold medal at the USASA Junior World Championships in New Zealand and earned a spot at the X Games. In 2004, Sladics was featured on MTV's extreme sport feature show, The Triple Threat. Following her participation on the show, she competed in surf, snow, and skate competitions around the world.{{cite web|url=http://www.westboundboarder.com/2010/01/featured-female-chanelle-sladics-a-triple-threat-in-board-sports/|title=Featured Female: Chanelle Sladics, A "Triple Threat" in Board Sports » Westbound Boarder|work=westboundboarder.com}} She won first place in the Queen of the Mountain Rail contest and second place in Queen of the Mountain Slopestyle.

In 2005 Sladics placed third in the Abominable Snowjam Slopestyle competition, and second in the Grand Prix Mt. Bachelor Slopestyle. In 2006 she took two second place spots at the Abominable Snow Jam and came won the Boardfest Rail Jam.

In 2007, Sladics won a Bronze Medal in the slopestyle competition in the Winter X Games.{{cite web|url=http://www.allisports.com/alli/athlete/chanelle-sladics|title=Chanelle Sladics|work=allisports.com}} She achieved first place finishes in the Boardfest Triple Threat Even and the Boardfest Rail Jam. In 2008 she placed third at the Supergirl Rail Jam, second at the Roxy Chicken Jam Slopestyle[http://www.worldsnowboardguide.com/news/story/20080401ttr.cfm "Jamie Anderson wins the Chicken Jam & TTR Crown"]. World Snowboard Guide, 01 April 2008 and third in the Vans Tahoe Cup Slopestyle.

Sladics spent the 2008 snowboard season filming with Oakley's Women's film, Uniquely. More than one million copies of the film were distributed.{{how|date=May 2017}} In 2009, she appeared in Runaway Film's See What I See. That year Sladics hosted MTV2’s Skills and Thrills: Alli's All-Star and True Players and Alli Athletes to Watch; she also won two competitions and took prizes in four others.

In 2012 and 2013 she served as an on-air reporter for ESPN for the X Games Aspen and X Games Tignes. In 2013 she was filmed in a race with a McLaren 12C Spider as part of a promotion for the new automobile model.[http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/mclaren-automotive-12c-spider-rhys-millen-vs-chanelle-sladics-video/ "McLaren Automotive 12C Spider: Rhys Millen vs. Chanelle Sladics - Video"]. MotorSport, 2013-03-21[http://www.gq-magazin.de/auto-technik/autos/werbespots-mensch-gegen-maschine "Mensch gegen Maschine"]. GQ Magazine, That year she organized a Women's Empowerment Week in Fiji.[http://ca.complex.com/sports/2013/01/the-20-hottest-female-professional-snowboarders/ "The 20 Hottest Female Professional Snowboarders"]. Complex, Peter Hoare, Jan 12, 2013ho

In 2013, Sladics created an all-women pro snowboarding slopestyle competition in the US called The Super Girl SnowPro Community Cup. This event showcases women's snowboarding alongside art, music, yoga, eco workshops, and other female-inspired activities.{{cite web|url=http://snowboarding.transworld.net/1000200105/news/community-cup-and-supergirl-snow-pro/|title=Community Cup & SuperGirl Snow Pro - TransWorld SNOWboarding|date=3 April 2013|work=Transworld Snowboarding}}

In 2017 Sladics is the co-proprietor of the company Simply Straws.[http://www.holisticfashionista.com/lifestyle-guide/all/interview-chanelle-sladics-simply-straws "FEATURED INTERVIEW: CHANELLE SLADICS (PROFESSIONAL SNOWBOARDER, ACTIVIST & CO-FOUNDER OF SIMPLY STRAWS)"]. The Holistic Fashionista, Interview by Angel Quintana Issue #35

In July 2010, Sladics was part of a group that partnered with "Keep-A-Breast" and "My Little Footprint" to construct a greenhouse from recycled plastic bottles and bamboo. After the greenhouse was complete, they donated it to a local Bartiooche School to help educate them on gardening and green practices.{{cite web|url=http://business.transworld.net/126729/news/pro-snowboarder-chanelle-sladics-named-environmental-ambassador-for-ritual-wellness/|title=Pro Snowboarder Chanelle Sladics Named Environmental Ambassador For Ritual Wellness|work=transworld.net}} She contributes to the Action Sports Environmental Coalition (ASEC) and Protecting Our Playground-NATURE! Sladics is an ambassador for Protect our Winters and a member of the Women's Sports Foundation.{{cite web|url=http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/en/home/athletes/our-athletes/chanelle-sladics|title=Chanelle Sladics - Women's Sports Foundation|work=Women's Sports Foundation}} In October 2010, Sladics shot a PSA{{clarify|date=May 2017}} for Product RED, Dell, and Threadless.com to promote an online competition to raise funds to eliminate AIDS in Africa.

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