With a wife and a 9-month-old baby here to watch him compete, Ross Powers hardly fit the stereotype of a snowboarder.

His prime sponsor, Burton, also sponsors many top Olympic hopefuls, including Shannon Dunn and Ross Powers.

"Yeah, for sure," Ross Powers, the gold medal winner, replied politely.

Along with Ross Powers and Danny Kass, the trio completed the first sweep for the United States since 1956.

There is also a picture of Ross Powers, who won an Olympic gold medal in 2002 in snowboarding's half-pipe, after his 1998 bronze medal.

"I think the X Games have really evolved," Ross Powers, the Olympic gold-medal snowboarder, said.

Ross Powers, a 1080 pioneer, was second.

The Burton Viking Boot was good enough for Ross Powers, an Olympic bronze- medalist snowboarder.

In 2006, his 46.8 points bested Ross Powers' previous record of 46.1 from 2002.

Ross Powers of South Loudenderry, Vt., took the bronze.