Syracuse.com - Local snowboarder headed to boardercross nationals in Colorado

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Following her gold medal at this year's Empire State Games in Lake Placid, Elaine Supp was ranked third in the nation among pro-class, female racers.

Elaine Supp has been competing in boardercross competitions for three years and is headed to the nationals in the women's pro division set for April 4 at Copper Mountain in Colorado.

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Boardercross competitor Elaine Supp, of Fayetteville, has been named the Catskill Mountain Series 2013 regional champion and is headed to the nationals early next month.

"I just found out I was awarded a small scholarship from the USASA (United States of America Snowboard Association) to help get me there," she said.

The 30-year-old snowboarder has been competing in regional and national boardercross competitions for three years. Her sport involves speeding down a steep snow course riddled with obstacles while trying to beat three to four other racers to the finish line.

Supp is a competitor to be reckoned with. Earlier this year, in a regional boardercross competition at Windham Mountain in the Catskills, she hit a big jump and landed on her face, breaking her nose. Others would have called it a day.

Not Supp. She stopped the bleeding and was determined to continue -- and she did, winning her race.

Last month, she won a gold medal at the Empire State Games in Lake Placid. Following that victory, she was ranked third in the nation among pro-class female racers.

The 2013 USASA Championships are scheduled for April 4 at Copper Mountain in Colorado.

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