Meghan TIERNEY
United States of AmericaEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Snowboard |
Women's Snowboard Cross | 12 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 17 | Women's Boardercross | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| World Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 12 | Snowboard Cross Ladies | 2021 | Idre Fjäll, SWE |
| 24 | Snowboard Cross Ladies | 2019 | Park City, USA |
| World Cup Rankings | |
|---|---|
| Season | Snowboard Cross |
| 2021/2022 | 23 |
| 2020/2021 | 16 |
| 2019/2020 | 28 |
| 2018/2019 | 29 |
| 2017/2018 | 27 |
| 2015/2016 | 24 |
| 2014/2015 | 16 |
| World Cup - Best Achievements | |
|---|---|
| Season | Snowboard Cross |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 6th |
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 12th |
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 11th |
| 2018/2019 | 1 x 23rd |
| 2017/2018 | 1 x 7th |
| 2015/2016 | 1 x 12th |
| 2014/2015 | 1 x 10th |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location |
| 6 | Snowboard Cross | 2021/2022 | Cervinia, ITA |
| 18 | Snowboard Cross | 2021/2022 | Secret Garden, CHN |
| 28 | Snowboard Cross | 2021/2022 | Montafon, AUT |
Pitbull, nickname she received from her family because she is fearless as she flies through the course making aggressive, monster jumps and challenges the top snowboarders in the world. (eu.app.com, 16 Feb 2018)
Motorbiking, spending time with friends.
Athlete
Father, Chris. Mother, Sandy. Brothers, Chris and Daniel. Sister, Makayla.
English
International Snowboard Training Center
Peter Foley (USA)
Older brother Christopher (Snowboard): Competed in FIS events (halfpipe and slopestyle) from 2008 to 2015, has one slopestyle World Cup start in 2013.
Older sister Makayla (Snowboard): Competed in FIS events (halfpipe, slopestyle and snowboard cross) from 2009 to 2012.
2013 Nor-Am Cup in Copper (Snowboard Cross - 3rd)
2015 World Cup in Veysonnaz (Snowboard Cross - 15th)
November 2016: Back injury during a training camp with the US team in Austria. She fractured her L3 vertebrae and was forced to miss the rest of 2016/17 season (eu.app.com, 25 Jan 2018). She came back in 2017/18 season competing in the first qualifier for the Olympic team in Argentina 10 months later. (Play Like a Girl Podcast, YouTube, 14 Nov 2018)
2015
She started snowboarding at age 10. Her family moved to Edwards, Colorado to allow her and her siblings to further their snowboarding training. She attended the Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy for her first two years of high school before transferring to the International Snowboard Training Center. "I couldn’t have done it without them, especially my parents and siblings. My parents gave up so much so we could do this, moving out to Colorado for everyone, and my brother taught me a lot. I’m just really thankful." (eu.app.com, 25 Jan 2018)
"I was the last one of my siblings to get into snowboarding. I was awful and definitely the slowest to learn but I was so determined and I was so competitive with my siblings. Once I got into competing when I was younger, I knew that was what I wanted to do." (Play Like a Girl Podcast, YouTube, 14 Nov 2018)
2006 Olympic snowboard cross silver medallist, five-time world champion and teammate Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) is her idol and former instructor as she taught her jumps at an early age. (eu.app.com, 25 Jan 2018).
Olympic champion gymnast Simon Biles (USA), "because her dedication is so inspiring." (Play Like a Girl Podcast, YouTube, 14 Nov 2018)
"We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort." Quote by Jesse Owens. (Play Like a Girl Podcast, YouTube, 14 Nov 2018)
