Mitch Brown is a fighter and an all-round kiwi bloke who loves hunting, fishing and surfing. He first competed at an Olympic Games in 2006 at Torino and rates mixing up his runs in the half pipe as one of his core strengths. He won the Burton Open in New Zealand in 2007 and has battled ongoing injuries that have kept him off the snow during his build-up to Vancouver 2010. Notably, he admires anyone who has overcome a challenge to succeed. Mitch rates his sport as progressive, exciting and enjoyable.