Jack Coyne makes first World Cup appearance at snowboarding Grand Prix in Copper

By John LaConte COPPER MOUNTAIN — Months of training, anticipation and building excitement, all to drop into the halfpipe and fall on your butt a couple of times.
It’s a rite of passage 16-year-old Jack Coyne endured with a smile on Thursday, Dec. 6, at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix competition and FIS World Cup.
It was Coyne’s first-ever Grand Prix appearance, and he dressed for the occasion, wearing a thrift store Christmas sweater.
“It’s pretty awesome to be here, I’m …read more

Via:: Vail Daily Newspaper