Kevin (age 6) skiing with his uncle Andrew and brother Andrew (age 9).
Kevin's first snowboard, a Burton kid’s prototype board sent by Jake Burton, a friend of the Pearce family.
Kevin enters his first contest (slopestyle), Whaleback, NH.
On a family vacation out West.
Competes in Surge Event at Stratton Mountain, VT. Wins Boarder-X and makes the finals on March 13. 4th in halfpipe on March 6.
Wins 14-under division of Swatch-Palmer Boardercross, Killington, VT.
Gets his first big win at the US Grand Prix Slopestyle, Mount Bachelor, OR.
For the second year in a row, Kevin wins the US Grand Prix Slopestyle, Mount Bachelor, OR.
3rd at US Open Quarterpipe, Stratton Mountain, VT.
2nd at World Superpipe Championships, Park City, UT.
Claims first TTR victory in Slopestyle with a win at the New Zealand Open, Snowpark, New Zealand.
2nd, Paul Mitchell Progression Session Quarterpipe, Breckenridge, CO.
3rd, O’Neill Evolution Quarterpipe, Davos, Switzerland
3rd, Honda Session Slopestyle and 2nd, Rail Jam, Vail, Colorado
Wins Toyota Big Air, Sapporo, Japan.
Wins Nissan X-Trail Nippon Open Slopestyle, ALTS Bandai, Japan.
Wins Oakley Artic Challenge Quarterpipe, Oslo, Norway.
Finishes 2nd overall in the Burton Global Open Series year end rankings.
2nd, Abominable Snow Jam Halfpipe, Mount Hood, Oregon
Wins Nokia Air & Style Big Air with a Cab 1260, Munich, Germany.
2nd. Nissan X-Trail Jam Quarterpipe, Tokyo, Japan.
Wins European Open Halfpipe, Laax, Switzerland.
First athlete to compete in three X Game events in a day. 2nd in Slopestyle, 2nd in Big Air, and 3rd in Halfpipe, Aspen, CO.
Wins Billabong Air & Style Quarterpipe, Innsbruck, Austria.
Wins Oakley Artic Challenge Quarterpipe, Oslo, Norway.
3rd US Open Halfpipe, Stratton Mountain, VT.
Crowned the overall Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Champion.
Wins European Open Halfpipe, Laax, Switzerland.
2nd X Games Halfpipe, Aspen, CO.
3rd Dew Tour Halfpipe, Mount Snow, VT.
2nd US Open Halfpipe, Stratton Mountain, VT.
Sustains a traumatic brain injury while attempting a Cab double cork in the halfpipe, Park City, Utah. NY Times article here.
Update on Kevin's condition here.
Update on Kevin's condition here.
Update on Kevin's condition here.
Update on Kevin's condition here.
On the cover of Transworld, a frontside alley-oop over Jack Mitrani, shot by Adam Moran at Northstar-at-Tahoe, CA.
Discharged from Craig Hospital, Denver, CO. Article here.
Returns home to Norwich, VT after spending three months in recovery at Craig Hospital in Denver, CO.
Welcome Home Party for Kevin in Vermont. Article here.
Nominated for a Teen Choice award In the Male Action Sports category.
Reaches 50,000 friends on Facebook.
Follow Kevin on Facebook.
Featured in People Magazine.
Interviewed on the TODAY show with his mother Pia Pearce.
Kevin's Lifestyle Ad appears in the September issue of Snowboarder Magazine.
Kevin's Action Ad appears in Transworlds September issue.
Interviewed by VT TV station WCAX.
Cover and feature story with Sports Illustrated.
Interviewed by NBC about his injury, his recovery, and his role announcing at the Dew Tour in Breckridge.
Featured in a New York Times article about his recovery and return to the X-Games.
"Road To Recovery" interview with Snowboard magazine.
Featured in an article in Outside magazine.
Featured in an article and makes the cover of Australia's Pop magazine.
Received Victory Award from the National Rehabilitation Hospital in recognition of his courage in overcoming his injury and his advocacy for brain-injury awareness.
Interviewed by the Washington Post.
Kevin Pearce rides again with frends, sponsors and fans in Breckenridge, CO, 712 days after his traumatic brain injury.
ESPN.com article.
Denver Post article.
Photo by Jack Dempsey/AP.
The Crash Reel is eye-popping, yet intimate, documentary directed by Academy Award nominated Lucy Walker. It uses years of vérité footage to expose the excitement, appeal, and the high stakes of participating in extreme-action sports.
Sundance web site.
assistant: pam lessard web site: diana shannon
photos: cole barash, adam moran
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