Heather Johnson
I'd rather be wakeboarding.
YearBorn:
1987
Country:
UnitedStates
Sponsors:O'Neill, Hyperlite, Performance Ski and Surf, Orlando, Watersports Complex, andThe Projects
Residesin: Orlando, FL
Nicknames:Heather J, HJ
Stance:Goofy
LocalWake Spot: Orlando Watersports Complex, The Projects
FavoriteWake Spot: This one's hard. It's a tie!!!
Music:Pretty much everything. It depends on my mood and what I'm feeling
Movies:Wedding Crashers, Adam Sandler movies, The Butterfly Affect, The Notebook...andmany many more! I love movies!
FavoriteWakeboarders: Keith Lidberg, Pat Panakos, Keith Lyman
CraziestInjury: In 03, I finally saved up enough money to visit Mike Ferraros wakeboardschool, where I realized instantly that I loved wakeboarding. The second day ofriding, I landed wrong on a wakejump andtwisted my ankle fracturing the bones across the top of my foot. I wasdefinitely bummed about, hurting myself, but after 6 months of being in a castand in rehab I was back on the water loving it!
Interests:Working, shopping (especially thrifting), tanning (trying to fix jacket andbinding tans), and Myspaceing haha...
Evertried snowboarding? No, not yet... I think I would love it in the park! (rails)But I love being in the sun and in the water so I don't know about the cold!
Whatabout surfing? I grew up in Hawaii and it's sad to say that I never tried it!!Sharks have always scared me!! But I will definitely try it one day!
Food:Right now I'm stuck on General Tso's Chicken! So good!
FavoriteManuvers: 12 Honkies, Counterfeit This, Metronome, Genetics, The Buttereffect
Whatmakes you stand out: I just ride because I love it and don't get stressed out.The way things
end up,is how it ends up. I just try my hardest and keep it fun.
Traveledto: Germany, Russia, Spain, Hungary, Phillipines, Austria, Japan
DreamDate: Johnny Depp
Musicbefore a session: Rap and hip hop. The beats make me really get motivated toride
Dreamsession: Out with a bunch of friends on a hot sunny day with no wind. Just uson the lake with a loaded up boat with endless gas, having fun trying andlearning tricks together!
Musthave O'Neill: Women's Gooru Lifevest
Anyfilms? Not at the moment! I just finished filming for The Chickflick andstatement earlier in the year!
Goals:To do my best and keep it fun!
CurrentFocus: Getting healthier and stronger, trying and learning new tricks, andriding as much as I can!
Couldn'tlive without: Wakeboarding!
Achievements:
CareerTitles Won:
2006USA Cable National Champion
2005USA Cable Wakeboard National Champion
2005Air Nautique WWA Wakeboard National Champion
2005Pan Am Champion
2005WWC Wakeboard World Champion
2005Malibu USA Wakeboard Champion
2004Malibu USA Wakeboard Champion
CareerHonors Won:
2006World Cable Wakeboarder of the year
2006Riders Choice Awards: first women to be nominated for Rookie of theyear
2006Crowned Queen of the "King of Spring" for overall performance scoresin sliders, wakeskate, and wakeboard
2005Crowned Queen of the "King of Spring" for overall performance scoresin sliders, wakeskate, and wakeboard
September2005 USA Water-Ski Female Athlete of the Month
2005USA Wakeboard Female Cable Athlete of the Year
2005USA Wakeboard Female Wakeboard Athlete of the Year
2005Wakeboard Athlete of the Year (The Water Skier Editor's Choice
Award)
Boat2006
2ndPlace (Women's)- "Spring King"- FLordia
1stPlace (Women's)- Board Up Miami- Flordia
1stPlace (Women's)- Cablestock- Texas
Cable2006
1stPlace (Women's)- Cablestock- Texas
1stPlace (Women's)- The Cable Classic- Kansas
1stPlace (Women's)- Cable Wakeboard National Tournament- Flordia
CableWorld Team Honors 2006
SilverMedalist (Jr. Women)- 2006 Cable Worlds- Austria