RSN Resort TV has tapped renowned freeskiers Sarah Burke and Chris Davenport to co-host the summer episodes of the networks marquee morning program, RSN Outdoors.
“We're absolutely thrilled to have Chris and Sarah as our new summer hosts,” said Towle Tompkins, RSNs director of TV operations. The best part is that they bring their own outdoor experiences with them, and that will add a ton of credibility to the RSN Outdoors presentation.”
Sarah Burke has been called “one of the most influential skiers of the past 35 years” by Powder magazine. Her superpipe expertise has earned her ten career US Open medals in womens freestyle; Winter X-Games medals in 2005, 2006, with back-to-back gold in 2007 and 2008; and the ESPN Best Action Sports Athlete 2007 award (the first skier to win an ESPY). When she was 19, Sarah won first place in the 2001 US Freeskiing Open in the halfpipe and second place in slopestyle, and from there came to dominate her corner of the sport – she is the first woman to land a 720, a 900, and a 1080 in competition. Sarah has been profiled by Powder, FHM, and ESPN; and she also regularly stars in ski movies by Matchstick Productions and Warren Miller.
Chris Davenport is one of the world's most accomplished big mountain skiers. A former Alpine downhill racer, Chris made his mark in the freeskiing community when he won the 1996 World Extreme Skiing Championships. In 2000, he landed on the podium in each Freeskiing World Tour event he participated in, and concluded the season by winning his second World Championship at the 2001 Red Bull Snow Thrill. In addition to cohosting RSN Outdoors, Chris is a contributor to several ski publications, a reporter and color commentator for ESPN and ABC Sports, and has been featured in more than a dozen feature ski films, including those from Warren Miller Entertainment and Matchstick Productions. Chris is also an avid mountaineer, with ascents of summits around the globe under his belt.
