Zeb Powell
{{Short description|American snowboarder}}
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| birth_place = Charlotte, North Carolina
| occupation = {{hlist|Snowboarder}}
| years_active = 2014–present{{Cite web |url=https://www.redbull.com/us-en/athlete/zeb-powell |title=Zeb Powell |access-date=1 March 2023 |website=redbull.com}}
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| country = United States
| sport = Snowboarding
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Zeb Powell (born January 18, 2000{{Cite web |url=https://www.redbull.com/us-en/athlete/zeb-powell |title=Zeb Powell |access-date=1 March 2023 |website=redbull.com}}) is an American professional snowboarder based out of North Carolina.{{Cite web |last=Bruton |first=Michelle |date=2021-04-09 |title=East Coaster Zeb Powell Is Moving Snowboarding Forward—On And Off The Mountain |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michellebruton/2021/04/09/east-coaster-zeb-powell-is-progressing-snowboarding-on-and-off-the-mountain/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Forbes |language=en}} He is best known for his unforgivingly unique style that won him gold in the 2020 Winter X Games Knuckle Huck. Being the first black snowboarder to win gold in X Games history{{Cite web |date=2020-09-25 |title=Greetings From Planet Zebulon—The Zeb Powell Interview |url=https://www.snowboarder.com/featured/greetings-from-planet-zebulon-the-zeb-powell-interview/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=SNOWBOARDER Magazine |language=en-US}} Powell partnered with Hoods to Woods, an organization aiming to help black kids have a chance to have a place in snowboarding.{{Cite news |last=Venutolo-Mantovani |first=Michael |date=2021-04-21 |title=Zeb Powell Is Looking for the 'Next Me' |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/sports/zeb-powell-snowboarding.html |access-date=2022-06-10 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |title=Hoods to Woods Foundation |url=https://www.hoodstowoodsfoundation.org}}
Early life
Powell was born in Charlotte, North Carolina,{{Cite web|url=https://slushthemagazine.com/blogs/features/nothing-is-farfetched-anymore-the-zeb-powell-interview|title=Nothing is Farfetched Anymore – The Zeb Powell Interview|publisher=Slush Magazine|date=2023-05-09|access-date=2024-12-10}} and raised by adoptive parents Carl Powell and Valerie Powell in Waynesville.{{Cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Josh |date=2023-01-25 |title=Snowboarding isn't new to North Carolina, but younger riders are putting it on the map |url=https://www.wunc.org/sports/2023-01-25/snowboarding-north-carolina-younger-riders-map |access-date=2024-01-15 |work=WUNC North Carolina Public Radio}}{{Cite web |title=Who Are Zeb Powell Parents? Age Wikipedia Net Worth And Instagram |url=https://pimiso.com//zeb-powell-parents-age-wikipedia-net-worth-and-instagram |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=pimiso.com}} His father Carl runs a chip mill and his mother Valerie is an assistant teacher. Zeb did not enjoy snowboarding at a young age due to an instructor forcing him to ride in regular stance, opposed to goofy. This did not stop Zeb as he quickly mastered his skills and won his first competition, Red Bull All Snow, at the age of 15.{{Cite web |date=2016-03-18 |title=Red Bull All-Snow at Carinthia Parks - 2016 |url=https://www.snowboarder.com/videos/red-bull-snow-carinthia-parks-2016/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=SNOWBOARDER Magazine }}
On the Mountain
The following is a list of accolades earned by Zeb Powell in various snowboarding competitions and events:
- X Games 2020 Knuckle Huck - 1st place{{Cite web |title=Zeb Powell wins Wendy's Snowboard Knuckle Huck |url=http://www.xgames.com/video/28572089/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=X Games}}
- X Games 2022 Knuckle Huck - 4th place{{Cite web |title=Aspen 2022 Snowboard Knuckle Huck |url=http://www.xgames.com/xgames/events/2022/aspen/results/32479988/snowboard_knuckle_huck |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=X Games |archive-date=2022-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124183434/http://www.xgames.com/xgames/events/2022/aspen/results/32479988/snowboard_knuckle_huck |url-status=dead }}
- X Games 2024 Knuckle Huck - 2nd place{{Cite web |title=THAYERS MEN'S SNOWBOARD KNUCKLE HUCK |url=https://www.xgames.com/events/x-games-aspen-2024/competitions/mens-snowboard-knuckle-huck |website=X Games}}
- X Games 2025 Knuckle Huck - 4th place {{Cite web |title=WINTER X GAMES 2025: FULL RESULTS,MEDAL WINNERS AND BEST TRICK HIGHLIGHTS |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10152214-winter-x-games-2025-full-results-medal-winners-and-best-trick-highlights |website=bleacherreport}}
- Red Bull All Snow 2016 at Carinthia Parks - 1st place
Off the Mountain
References
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External links
- {{FIS snowboarder|200229}}
- {{X Games profile|new_id=zeb-powell}}
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Category:American male snowboarders