INTERVIEW: Torah Bright
by George Crosland
Torah Bright is one of
the top female shredders right now and still so young that she can have
a long, bright career in front of her. She comes from a town in
Australia just south of Canberra, the capitol of Down Under. There are
some resorts there where they manage to grab some snow from the clouds
a few months a year but it is not the ideal place to learn to rip. Not
only does Torah rip but she is blessed with outstanding looks and a
glowing personality. She was so happy when I talked to her. Well, she
was about to win the ticket to ride overall but she had a happiness
that seemed genuine not just of the moment. Also, she was very nice and
willing to talk and hang out with the fans. Sorry to say, no real
reasons to hate on her just cuz you may be jealous.
Some results include:
TTR 2007 over all champ, US Open pipe 2006 – 1st, World
Superpipe 2006 – 1st, Vans Tahoe Cup 2006 – 1st, 2006 Olympics,
superpipe – 5th, Arctic Challenge 2005 – 1st, Nippon Open 2005
You have to imagine all her answers have a nice little Aussie accent.
SR: What was your best run today (2007 Chicken Jam Slope)?
TB:
Back 5, switch back 1, front 3, cab 7, I skipped all the rails. Well I
didn’t skip them but they aren’t worth talking about (laughs)
SR: What is your favorite part of the day?
TB: I reckon lunchtime is a good part of the day
SR: Long winter?
TB: Very long winter! This is the last event till the summertime.
SR: Now that snowboarding season is kind of winding down for the season do you get sad at all?
TB:
Everyone gets saaad. When snowboard season’s over it is kind of a
relief though, your like, ahhh. Your body can rest, your mind can rest,
and you have a little break and fire up for next winter.
SR: Until you head down to the southern hemisphere, your home.
TB: Yea
SR: Speaking of Australia, how
do you get as good as you at snowboarding in Australia? I mean Thredbo
(laughter) is not the worst but it is not the sickest
TB: (laughing) You just don’t know where to go
SR: Prolly true
TB:
Well the key is coming from down there is that we can learn how to
snowboard but that’s about it. Ever since my second year snowboarding
I’ve been oversees traveling and spending quite a bit of time over
here. Nine months out of the year I am over here, in Europe and Asia,
so that’s why
SR: Do you think growing up down under made you more motivated
TB: No, I think…I don’t know being Australian…it’s like
SR: Australian are just a little crazy?
TB: yea, we have that reputation, but no not me (laughs)
SR: No funny business?
TB: No!
SR: So did the Olympic experience (2006, 5th place in pipe) change your life?
TB: It definitely made it more stressful and annoying
SR: Annoying, really?
TB:
Yea, you think you just do the events for a few weeks but you have to
deal with it all year, like countries Olympic federation. It’s a
nightmare pretty much but the actual experience of being at the
Olympics was incredible
SR: So everything leading up to it was kind of a pain?
TB: Oh – mega pain, like for one full winter
SR: After it was over did you feel a release of stress?
TB: A little bit but the Olympics were midseason so we had the rest of
the season to go on with. After that disappointment there for me, you
know, you just pick your self up and try again. Then I ended up having
an awesome season after that
SR: Well you were ruling late last year. How about your dog?
TB: Oh, he is the best! His name is Rufio.
SR: Where did you get him?
TB: I got him at a pet store in Orem Utah. My Poma-pooch, named Rufio with a tie, he’s all business (laughter)
SR: Thanks
TB: Sure thing
