U.S. Snowboarding has announced its team for the 2011 World Championships in La Molina, Spain, according to . Leading the team of 21 athletes are three Olympians: , Olympic gold medalist in 2006 and 2010 and World Champion in 2005; , Olympic silver medalist in 2006 and two-time World Champion; and , six-time X Games gold medalist and bronze medalist at the 2007 World Championships.
The 2011 World Championships will run from January 15 through January 22. For more information and a calendar of events, check out the . The International Ski Federation (FIS) oversees Olympic and many non-Olympic ski sports and was founded in 1924 in Chamonix, France.
For a some sound advice from another Olympic snowboarder, check out Gretchen Bleiler's .
— Will Grant