Get to know Joey
// Birthdate: 8/23/2002 // Hometown: Southbury, CT // Height: 5’6” // Weight: 145 lbs. // Stance: Regular // Education: Okemo Mountain School // Favorite Trick: Haakon Flip
// Hobbies: Skateboarding, Baseball, Fishing, Cliff Jumping and Video Games //
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2022-23 U.S. Pro Halfpipe Team Member // Top American performer at the 2020 Burton US Open, placing 5th // Finished 5th at X Games 2021 // Finished 7th at the 2022 Mammouth Grand Prix // Placed 8th at 2019 USASA National Championships in Halfpipe Open Class // Advanced to finals of the 2021 LAAX Open finishing 12th and the #2 American //
ON THE RISE
Only 19 years old, Okesson has already made a name for himself in the international snowboarding world // Originally selected as an alternate for the 2020 Burton US Open, he ended up placing 5th in the competition // Youngest member of the Men’s US Pro Halfpipe Team, joining an elite company of athletes who jumped directly to the US Pro Snowboard Team //
A FAMILY AFFAIR
Okesson grew up snowboarding in the northeast with his family // His younger brother, Tommy (14), is following in his footsteps and is already a National Champion in his age group // Tommy attributes much of his snowboarding prowess to learning from Joey // Both brothers competed at the 2020 Burton US Open with Tommy finishing 9th in the Junior Jam //
