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12th January 2010

Copper Mountain, Colorado (USA) - While older brothers Jossi and Byron Wells are in the final stages of preparations for this months Winter X Games, their younger siblings are busy showing theyll be a force to be reckoned with in the years to come.

Jackson and Beau-James with their medals

Beau-James, 14, and Jackson, 11, swept this weekends United States of America Snowboard Association (USASA) event at Copper Mountain, each winning a pair of Gold medals in their age groups.

Both Wells boys out-classed the competition in Saturdays ski halfpipe competition, with Beau-James throwing down a stylish 900 as part of a clean run through the pipe. Jackson also proved to be the class in his age group, winning gold in sunny conditions at Copper Mountain.

Im really happy with my result, said Beau-James, who despite his age finished a creditable 30th in a Dew Tour event earlier this season. Amongst his peers, though, he showed his class as an up-and-coming elite competitor.
Beau has been competing in some open division events this season, so its a nice mix to have him come back and compete in his age group and have some success, said his father, Bruce Wells.

More than 100 skiers competed in the event across all of the age groups.
Sunday turned out to be no different as the Wells boys swept the slopestyle competition, each winning Gold. Beau-Jamess run featured an un-natural 7 and a switch-900.

It was good competition for me, he said, giving credit to superstar brother Jossi, who coached the boys throughout the weekend.