The Washed Up Cup at the US Open brought back the original, rowdy, free-for-all feeling of the early US Opens. A timed race, the Washed Up Cup blended banked turns, gates, and a jump all into one course. To enter, one had to be washed up, that is, not having a sponsor for the last six years and had participated in a previous US Open
Amy Purdy has lived and breathed snowboarding for most of her life, but when she lost both of her legs as a teenager and her slope-shredding days seemed over, she pushed herself to keep going. She became a world-champion adaptive snowboarder and an inspiration to others.
“If somebody would’ve told me that I was going to lose my legs at the age of 19, I would’ve thought there’s absolutely no way I’d be able to handle  … More
