13 Facts About Torstein Horgmo

Torstein Horgmo was born on 18 February 1987 and is a Norwegian professional snowboarder.

Torstein Horgmo grew up in Trondheim, Norway, before eventually moving to Oslo.

Torstein Horgmo first began snowboarding when he was twelve years old, prior to which he had only skied.

Torstein Horgmo is a DC Shoes rider with many sponsors including Oakley, Inc.

Torstein Horgmo started his company, AWSM brand, along with fellow rider Andreas Wiig.

Torstein Horgmo has been seen riding with Mark McMorris many times.

Torstein Horgmo is often featured in a YouTube channel called "ShredBots," which was started with McMorris and Eero Ettala.

Torstein Horgmo won a gold medal in Snowboard Big Air at the 2008 Winter X Games XII in Aspen, Colorado, after first beating Travis Rice in the finals, and Kevin Pearce in the semifinal.

Torstein Horgmo won gold in the slopestyle final at the 2009 Winter Dew Tour, beating Shaun White, who won the Slopestyle Final in Breckenridge, Colorado.

At the 2009 Winter X Games XIII, Torstein Horgmo was defeated in Big Air by friend and teammate Travis Rice.

Torstein Horgmo performed switch backside 1260's, but was defeated by Rice's backside double rodeo 1080.

Torstein Horgmo finished in second place, narrowly losing to Mark McMorris.

In competitions following Torstein Horgmo was able to win slopestyle gold and silver in the Burton European and US Opens respectively.