2015 Accomplishments: 2015 Canoe and Kayak Female Paddler of the Year Nominee 2015 Little White Salmon Race: Women's Pro: 1st place 2015 Farmlands Team Race: Women's Pro: 2nd place 2015 Northwest Creeking Competition: East Fork Lewis WA Downriver Race, Women's Pro: 1st place
2014 Accomplishments: Took a year off competition
2013 Accomplishments: 2013 Western Whitewater Championship Series: 1st place Women's Pro, overall 2013 Upper Wind River Festival: 1st place Women's Pro (4th overall men and women combined), Short Boat Downriver Race 2013 Northwest Creeking Competition: 1st place Women's Pro, Downriver Race on East Fork of the Lewis River, WA 2013 Northwest Creeking Competition: 1st place Women's Pro, Extreme Downriver Race on Canyon Creek, WA 2013 Clackamas River Festival: 1st place overall, Mass Start Downriver Race on Clackamas RIver, OR 2013 Little White Salmon Race: 4th place team division, downriver race on the Little white salmon River, WA (only coed team)
2012 Accomplishments: 2012 Western Whitewater Championship Racing Series: 1st Place Women's Pro 2012 Upper Wind River Festival: 1st place Women's Pro (5th overall men and women combined), Short Boat Downriver Race 2012 Northwest Creeking Competition: 1st place Women's Pro, Downriver Race on East Fork of the Lewis River, WA 2012 Northwest Creeking Competition: 1st place Women's Pro/4th place overall (men and women combined), Mass Start Downriver Race 2012 Northwest Creeking Competition: 1st place Women's Pro, Extreme Downriver Race on Canyon Creek, WA 2012 Clackamas River Festival: 1st place Women's (2nd overall), Mass Start Downriver Race on Clackamas River, OR
2011 Accomplishments: 2011 Western Whitewater Championship Racing Series: 1st place Women's Pro 2011 Wind River Festival: 1st place Women’s Pro, Short Boat Downriver Race 2011 Northwest Creeking Competition: 1st place Women’s Pro, Downriver Race on East Fork of the Lewis River, WA 2011 BV Pro Rodeo: 8th place Women’s Pro: Freestyle event at Buena Vista, CO 2010 Accomplishments: 2010 Western Whitewater Championship Racing Series: 1st place Women's 2010 CaliBurnFest: 1st place Women’s Pro, Downriver Race on Burnt Ranch Gorge, CA 2010 Northwest Creeking Competition: 1st place Women’s Pro, Downriver Race on East Fork of the Lewis River, WA 2010 Northwest Creeking Competition: 1st place Women’s Pro, 4th place men’s and women’s combined, 1st place Women’s Pro Shred Ready Beat Down Kayak Mass Start, East Fork of the Lewis River, WA 2010 Upper Wind River Festival: 1st place Women’s Pro, Short Boat Downriver Race
2009 Accomplishments: 2009 Northwest Creeking Competition: 1st place Women's pro, Downriver Race on East Fork of the Lewis River, WA 2009 Miracle Mile Boater X: 3rd place overall (Men and Women overall), Boatercross race on NFMF Willamette River, OR 2009 American River Festival: 2nd place Women's Pro, Freestyle 2009 Halloween Truss Paddle: 1st place Best Women's Paddling Costume
2007 Accomplishments: 2007 Collegiate Nationals: Freestyle: 3rd place Women’s Pro 2007 Collegiate Nationals: Boatercross: 3rd place Women’s Pro 2007 Wave Sport opening at Adventure Sports Center International, MD 2007 Outdoor Retailer Show Roll Contest: 2nd place Women’s Pro 2007 Ottawa River Rodeo: 6th place Women’s Pro, Freestyle
Print Media Coverage:
2014 FLUX calendar: Featured athlete (march and october)
2013: Oct/Nov: American Whitewater: Five things I wish i knew as a beginner paddler 2013 Summer Kayak Session: mentioned in "NW Creeking Comp"article
2013 Kokatat Catalog: Featured article on whitewater and headshot 2012 Outdoor Retailer Show: Featured in photo at Otter Box booth
2012 Wave Sport Kayaks Catalog: This is Freestyle: Featured paddler in main photograph This is River Run: Featured paddler in main photograph This is Outfitting: Featured paddler in main photograph
Spring 2011: Snap Dragon Designs Catalog: Featured in photo for “Flirt Skirts” catalog page
May 2011: Canoe and Kayak Magazine: Featured in photo at Skookumchuck, page 52.
2010 Adventure Technology Catalog: 5 photos copyright Kim Russell
2010 Wave Sport Kayaks Catalog: 2 photos copyright Kim Russell
2009 Wave Sport Kayaks Catalog: Page 2: 1 photo copyright Kim Russell Page 3: featured in two photos Page 12: featured in 1 photo Page 13: 2 photos copyright Kim Russell Page 23: 1 photo copyright Kim Russell
Spring 2009: Snap Dragon Designs Catalog: Featured in photo for “Flirt Skirts” catalog page
Fall 2008: Featured in photo at Confluence Outdoor Retailer Booth
Bend Oregon: The Source Weekly: Volume 8, Issue 19, May 6, 2004 (Newspaper) Bend Oregon: The Source Weekly: Spring/Summer 2007 (Newspaper) Bend, Oregon: The Source Weekly: Volume 11, Issue 23, June 7, 2007 (Newspaper)
Reno, Nevada: Collegiate Nationals: Spring 2007
The Bend Bulletin: (Newspaper of Bend Oregon) July 19, 2004 January 24, 2007- Front Page April 2, 2007 August 2007-Full two page print (including front page Sports) Alder Creek Kayak and Canoe (Bend, Oregon) Brochure: 2003 (Store Brochure)
Video Media Coverage:
October 2014: Carbon TV: FACING WAVES: The Hood River: http://www.carbontv.com/videos/ZraXhycDqPCEo0YFQWFzCKvYSvjNnvOw September 2013: Lee Visual's "Creeker": http://vimeo.com/72991727 June 2013: sheer madness productions: Wave Sport Recon: http://vimeo.com/59810733 January 2013: Wave Sport Recon 70 Release video (Headcam footage: (:20-:24, :25-:28, :30-:34,:37-:55, 1:25-1:31, 1:41-1:45): http://youtu.be/cqkmTy2jC0c June 2012: Otterbox Armor Series Commercial (Red boat, blue helmet, blue pfd): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQHEc39xR-0 Summer 2009: KEZI News: Eugene Oregon: Spotlight on the Riverhouse Community Center Kayaking Program September 2007: Z21/KTVZ News, Bend, Oregon: Kim and Christina Russell (about 3 minute segment) Summer 2007: Collegiate Nationals Television Summer 2007: VOZ Sports: Advertising video for VOZ Evolution helmet Summer 2005: Central Oregon Visitor’s Association DVD
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