Wakesurf and Wakeskate
Name Bri Chmel
Titles: 2007 World Wakesurfing Champion
Age 23
DOB February 14, 1984 - V-day
Place of Birth Sedro Wooley, WA
Height 5'1"
Weight 120
Current Residence Winter Park , FL; Hood River, OR; La Ventana, MX
Education 2002 graduate of Bellingham High School with a GPA of 3.95, accepted into the architecture programs at 4 top universities. One year student at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. One year student at the Art Institute of Portland, OR. Currently in school in Orlando, FL. In the process of starting a business in California
1st wakeskate experience On lake Jessamine in Orlando, FL
1st wakesurf experience At boardstock in 2006
Years Wakeskating 2
Time Surfing 10 months
Sponsors Liquid Force/Maven, Calibrated Wakesurfing, Da Kine, Black Flys eyewear, H2O Audio, Southeast Correct Craft, SRH
Other Athletic Accomplishments USASA (USA Snowboard Assos.) 2000 6th place overall and 5th place boardercross in the USA, 1998 Olympic Development Program (ODP) soccer state team- top 18 players in WA state
Traveling Extensive Visits to over 28 countries: USA, Mexico, Canada, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Cuba, England, France, Denmark, Scotland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy 4x, Greece, Australia 3x, Indonesia (Bali, Singapore), Cook Islands, Fiji, Thailand 6x, Vietnam, Japan, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos
Hobbies cooking, music, nice cars, cheap shopping, downtown, video editing
Color Gold, pink, lime green, black, white
Favorite Food sushi
Favorite Drink Guanabana Juice, sugar-free Red Bull
Thanks To my parents, my boyfriend Dustin Dameron, my friends in Florida- Raquel, Wiss, Lydia, Hamish, Sam, Tyler, Trey, Chase. To all my sponsors- Kathleen Penny, Mike Armstrong, Chris Parnell, Kristy Petroff, Bud Llamas, Bill Morrissey, and Chris Gilbert.. And finally my kite friends around the world.. you are my roots~
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