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"The buzz about Lindsey Jacobellis, 24; Hannah Teter, 23; Kelly Clark, 27; and Gretchen Bleiler, 28, had already started months before the 2010 Winter Olympics were set to begin in Vancouver, British Columbia, on February 12. The question everyone is asking isn&amp;amp;#8217;t if these women will make the team and medal, but what color hardware will go around each rider&amp;amp;#8217;s neck. In the half-pipe, 2002 gold medalist Clark is set to go up against both Teter (who won the gold in 2006) and Bleiler (who&amp;amp;#8217;s sure to do her signature move&amp;amp;#8212;a backflip with one and a half spins aptly named The Crippler 540). As for Jacobellis? She&amp;amp;#8217;s on a mission to nab the gold in snowboard cross&amp;amp;#8212;an obstacle-course-style downhill race&amp;amp;#8212;after winning silver in 2006. What these ladies do off the mountain is awe-inspiring too. Fashionista-at-heart Bleiler designs a line of gear for Oakley, doing everything from picking colors to choosing zipper pulls. Jacobellis is also a creative type: She recently hand-knit 101 hats (she has the calluses to prove it!) and donated the proceeds to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Clark is studying nonprofit business (&amp;amp;#8220;It&amp;amp;#8217;s what I&amp;amp;#8217;d like to go into after my snowboarding career is done,&amp;amp;#8221; she says), and Teter donates her prize money to support the people of Kirindon, an impoverished village in Kenya. Perhaps what&amp;amp;#8217;s most striking about these four athletes is that they&amp;amp;#8217;ll be cheering one another on, despite competing in some of the same events. &amp;amp;#8220;We&amp;amp;#8217;re like family,&amp;amp;#8221; says Teter. &amp;amp;#8220;The concept of bettering yourself at the disadvantage of others is out the door, and the new one is to help one another while helping yourself.&amp;amp;#8221; Spoken like a champion! Next: See what they wear to work&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt; Gretchen Bleiler She&amp;amp;#8217;s the only married gal in the group (Clark was a bridesmaid). &amp;amp;#8220;I was never the type of girl who had her wedding planned since she was six,&amp;amp;#8221; says Bleiler. &amp;amp;#8220;But it turned into this fairy tale. I rode in on a horse!&amp;amp;#8221; Hoodie, pants, Bleiler&amp;amp;#8217;s Signature Series for Oakley; T-shirt, American Apparel; boots, K2 Snowboarding. On cheeks: Zinka Colored Nosecoat in Green, $6, zinka.com. Kelly Clark &amp;amp;#8220;I&amp;amp;#8217;m a total book nerd,&amp;amp;#8221; says Clark, who always brings at least three reads with her when she travels (which is pretty much constantly, since she competes all over the world). Her other carry-on? &amp;amp;#8220;My mini guitar that fits in the overhead.&amp;amp;#8221; Hoodie, thermal, pants, Burton; goggles, Giro. On cheeks: Zinka Colored Nosecoat in Pink, $6, zinka.com. Clockwise from top left: Gretchen, Hannah, Lindsey, Kelly Hannah Teter Three of Teter&amp;amp;#8217;s four brothers (she&amp;amp;#8217;s the only girl in her family) are in the boarding biz: Elijah&amp;amp;#8217;s a pro snowboarder, ex-pro Abe is her coach and Amen is her agent. One reason Teter loves her sport: &amp;amp;#8220;Snowboarding is about having fun, pushing one another creatively and not putting anyone down along the way.&amp;amp;#8221; Hoodie, pants, boots, hat, Burton; T-shirt, Coldwater Creek; goggles, Anon Optics (Teter&amp;amp;#8217;s design). Lindsey Jacobellis The speed demon is considered one of the fastest women in the sport. &amp;amp;#8220;I have a couple good crashes a year,&amp;amp;#8221; she says. &amp;amp;#8220;I&amp;amp;#8217;ve had some pretty bad concussions!&amp;amp;#8221; (Perhaps that&amp;amp;#8217;s why she likes to design her own helmets? Those things are her BFFs.) Hoodie, pants, Under Armour; goggles, Bolle; hat, Jacobellis&amp;amp;#8217; own hand-knit Hats 4 Hounds. Stylist: Michela Buratti; hair: Miok for Cutler NYC; makeup: Tracy Murphy at Jed Root Inc.; manicures: Elle at artistsbytimothypriano.com."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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