Perfection is elusive, but for most of the last two winters Kelly Clark was on fire, winning 16 of 17 halfpipe contests and remaining undefeated in finals. When her “sweet 16” streak ended, it was with a 2nd place finish at the US Open, a feat that would have easily been a highlight for anyone she beat during her reign. Easily the winningest woman in halfpipe history, Kelly Clark’s meteoric rise established a legacy of greatness. Right out of the gate, Kelly scooped a mind-blowing 23 podiums before she was even a legal adult—including a Vans Triple Crown win, a Junior World Championship title, and an overall Grand Prix title. Since then, she’s added multiple X Games medals, a record-setting five US Open pipe wins, and Olympic Gold and Bronze. In 2010-11, she was nearly perfect, winning everything from the New Zealand Open, O’Neill Evolution and Burton European Open halfpipes to the X Games, Canadian Open, Mammoth Grand Prix, Burton Global Open title and the overall Dew Cup title. Kelly started the 2011-12 season with her third straight New Zealand Open Halfpipe victory. She followed that up with back-to-back victories at the Grand Prix and Dew Tour then defended her gold at X Games, once again sticking massive 1080s in the finals. In the end she also added the European Open, won Euro X by 10 points, took home the Global Open title (again) and added the World Snowboard Championship Title to a trophy case that might just be the biggest in snowboarding. It will likely need to get even bigger next season if her incredible run continues.