Eddie Pells

AP National Writer
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Mar 19th, 2021
In this March 8, 2012, file photo, Jake Burton Carpenter, the creator of Burton Snowboards, center, speaks during a bill signing with Gov. Peter Shumlin, to the right of Burton, in Stowe, Vt. Shumlin signed a bill making skiing and snowboarding the official state sports of Vermont. Carpenter, the innovator who brought the snowboard to the masses and helped turn the sport into a billion-dollar business, has died after a recurring bout with cancer. He was 65. Officials from the company he founded, Burton Snowboards, told The Associated Press of his death Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019.
Snowboarding's Jake Burton Carpenter Dies at 65
For all his financial success, folks were always more likely to run into Carpenter wearing a snowsuit than a sportscoat.
Nov 21st, 2019
In this Aug. 23, 2015 file photo, United States' Joe Kovacs competes in the final of the men's shot put at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing. Kovacs is among those using state-of-the-art technology at the track team’s training center in California. Kovacs won the gold medal at world championships last year and is hoping to win one at the Olympics next week.
Technology in U.S. Track & Field
One of the many tech tools is called 'Track Man,' a computerized tracking device that traces trajectory.
Aug 8th, 2016