FULL NAME:
Rosalind Heather Matthews Groenewoud
AGE:
17
RESIDES:
Calgary, Alberta
HOME MOUNTAIN:
Castle Mountain & COP
SPONSORS:
O-RAGE!!!! Rossignol, Kombi, Electric Visual, Swix
Roz is passionate about purple but she's also passionate about skiing. This will mark Roz' first full year with the Orage team and we're excited to welcome her aboard. Last winter Roz had a great competitive season and podiumed at the US Open and managed to remain the top ranked female pipe skier in Canada when she captured the Canadian Nationals yet again. Keep your eyes open for Roz this coming winter.
Finish the sentence:
This season I worked particularly hard at 9s in the pipe and sw7s off jumps but had the best time forerunning the Squaw Valley Ski Tour with rocket airs.
My closest friends would say I ski too much.
If I could change one thing in the ski industry today it would be the general attitude towards female skiers.
My favourite trick on skis would have to be going big in beautiful half pipes.
Something I do everyday is smile.
Skiing means being super stoked on being alive.
My personality is a bit reserved and this allows me to be sincere with people I know and people I don’t.
Cigarette smoke, homophobia and lying really piss me off.
When I think of summer, I think of how much I hate water ramps and how much I love glacier skiing, lemonade, outdoor music festivals and spandex shorts.
When I was 9 years old I dreamed I would find the cure for cancer, climb Mt. Everest, write a novel, form an all girl rock band and be a doctor for whales and dolphins.
Three things I would do if I were the leader of my respective country...
1. Follow the Swedish social and political system as was present during the 70s
2. Fund athletes and artists more than corporations
3. Implement a comprehensive environmental plan
First thing that comes to mind:
Cossack: Adolescent girls
Glacier skiing: Momentum
Hot Pockets: EW!
The Rainbow: Purple
Motorcycles: Want a lime green one
Jobs: Oh those beautiful mini coopers in the Italian Job
Pants: Skirts
Bottled water: The town of Guitig: a filthy village that supplies Ecuador with its “aguita con gas”
Kendama: JP and Michelle
Contests: Adrenaline
Closing Remarks:
Shout-outs to everyone who has inspired and pushed me over the years: Davie Borkenhagen, Dave Stevenson, Adrian Taggart, Leanna Orr, Dania Assaly Sarah Burke (and all the other women pushing the sport), Trennon Paynter!!, , Mike Riddle and Matt Hayward, to name just a few.
Namaste!