Ryan Stassel
{{short description|American snowboarder (born 1992)}}
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Ryan Stassel (born October 23, 1992) is an American snowboarder.{{cite web |last=Bragg |first=Beth |url=http://www.adn.com/2014/02/06/3309570/stassel-misses-finals-gets-second.html |title=Stassel to ride in loaded slopestyle semifinal | Olympics |publisher=ADN.com |accessdate=2014-02-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140206134157/http://www.adn.com/2014/02/06/3309570/stassel-misses-finals-gets-second.html |archivedate=February 6, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}
Career
Stassel, other wise known as "razzle dazzle", grew up snowboarding at Hilltop Ski Area, in recent years he began competing internationally. In January 2014, he was selected as one of the players for Winter Olympics of the U.S. slopestyle snowboard team. Stassel regarded it as "I never thought this would truly happen."{{cite web |last=Bragg |first=Beth |url=http://www.adn.com/2014/01/20/3283390/alaska-snowboarder-stassel-makes.html |title=Alaska snowboarder Stassel makes Olympic team | Sports |publisher=ADN.com |accessdate=2014-02-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223091905/http://www.adn.com/2014/01/20/3283390/alaska-snowboarder-stassel-makes.html |archivedate=February 23, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}
2014 Winter Olympics
Stassel finished at 14th spot in the 2014 Olympic slopestyle snowboard competition.{{cite web|url=http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20140207/ryan-stassels-clutch-performance-misses-shot-olympic-gold |title=Ryan Stassel puts it all on the line at Olympic games, but misses finals |publisher=Alaska Dispatch |date=2014-02-07 |accessdate=2014-02-08}}
See also
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Category:American male snowboarders
Category:Olympic snowboarders for the United States
Category:Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Category:Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Anchorage, Alaska
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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