Shayne "Pizzle" Pospisil (born May 15, 1985) is an American all-around snowboarder. He is best known for his successes in the sport of snowboarding.
Early years
Pospisil trained at the Okemo Mountain School, also known as the Snowboard Academy. Pospisil has trained on many different terrains across the United States.
Snowboarding career
Pospisil has competed against some of the biggest names in snowboarding including Travis Rice, Bjorn Leines, and Shaun White. His biggest accomplishment was at the, arguably the biggest urban snowboard event in North America. He beat the competition, performing a frontside 900, a backside 900, and a combination finale to capture the top prize in front of 20,000 people in New York City's East River Park.
He admires extreme athletes like Kelly Slater, Danny Kass and Tony Hawk, who have helped put their respective sports on the map, and he credits most of his success to the dedication of his family. While Shayne can thank snowboarding for his recent success and notoriety, he is quick to mention that his first love lies with surfing. He was a competitive surfer before he began competing in snowboarding.