BIOGRAPHY:
An east coaster through and through (he wears a Yankees jersey under his jacket at every competition), Bryan Zemba showed his mental toughness at the 2010 U.S. Freestyle Selection competition. After taking a DNF on the first day of competition, Zemba returned the next day to take the victory and went on to take second in the final duals contest. However, due to his first DNF, he just missed out on a U.S. Team spot. Undeterred, Zemba battled through an up-and-down NorAm season, finally putting all the pieces together at the 2011 Junior Freestyle World Championships as he took the dual moguls title with a string of five consecutive clean runs. His Junior Worlds Gold scored Zemba his spot on the U.S. Team as well as the USSA’s United Eastern Division MVP award.
BRYAN SAYS:
Making the U.S. Ski Team is the dream of many freestyle skiers. Having the dream now be reality is awesome! It never fails to bring a smile to my face. Next year, I hope to compete on the World Cup level. Once I reach success on the World Cup level I hope to win World Cups, win a National Championship, and go to the “O-Show”, 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. On the NorAm tour, I had an up-and-down season, my highlights being placing 10th and 14th at the Park City NorAm and 6th at the Killington NorAm. Throughout the entire NorAm circuit, I struggled to put a quality run together. That all changed though once I arrived at the 2011 Freestyle Ski Junior World Championships in Jyvaskyla, Finland. While in Finland, I skied my way to the Junior World Championship title in dual moguls, skiing five top-to-bottom quality runs along the way.
FIRST TRACKS:
Bryan began skiing when he was two years old at local east coast resorts - Hunter, Killington, etc. When he was eight years old, after his parents simply couldn’t keep up with him anymore, they enrolled him at the weekend freestyle program at the Killington Winter Sports Club. He's been competing ever since, and made the move to Vermont when he was in seventh grade, the same year he enrolled at the Killington Mountain School. There, he saw success at the NorAm level, placing second in dual moguls at 2010 NorAm Finals in Steamboat, Colorado and third in moguls at his final Junior Olympics held at Waterville Valley, New Hampshire.
OFF THE SNOW:
Bryan enjoys hanging with friends and family in the great outdoors. Whether it be skiing, surfing, hiking, biking, baseball, and more, he is all about sports, the outdoors, and playing in the sun. He is also a huge Yankees fan and attends as many games as he can. He also enjoys making a few bucks here and there at his parent’s restaurant, called Z Corners Inn, located in Killington, Vermont
