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ANDY FINCH (left)
Age: 30
Hometown: Truckee, Calif.
Current occupation: Professional snowboarder

TOMMY CZESCHIN
Age: 32
Hometown: Crowley Lake, Calif.
Current occupation: Professional snowboarder

Connection to teammate: Friends/former Olympic snowboarders

Official reveal credit to Dalton Ross: http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20524230,00.html





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I feel obligated to root for these two  :lol:


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« Last Edit: August 31, 2011, 01:22:18 PM by Prophet »
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i dont this poeple but they sound cool i hope they make it far

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Okay. They do not give me good vibe. Gives me a boring feel and erm... BJ and Tyler feel.

I do not want for them to make it far but I feel they will. (I don't know?)

I'm going to pray they don't make the Final 6..

I'm usually right about first hand impression whether I'm going to like a team or not.. and this is the only team thus far that I feel "obligated" to dislike.

OOOOOOPS! :lol: Hopefully my opinions of them changes! :hearts:


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They seem like they could be an interesting team; it's too early to tell for me.
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The vibe I'm getting from them is that they get dressed in the dark.

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Agree with Joab...definitely getting a BJ/Tyler vibe, which does not mean good news  :(

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They seem like they could be an interesting team; it's too early to tell for me.

You hit the nail on the head.

Without looking to the video, hated them. But since I watched it, kinda makes me feel that there is something interesting to them. <3
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Re: TAR 19: Andy Finch & Tommy Czeschin (Friends/former Olympic snowboarders)
« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2011, 03:13:13 AM »
yey yey I love Andy Finch!  :hrt: :hearts: :<3

I wish he shaves his beard off though. He looks totally hot without it.
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Re: TAR 19: Andy Finch & Tommy Czeschin (Friends/former Olympic snowboarders)
« Reply #10 on: September 01, 2011, 08:33:03 AM »
They seem like they could be an interesting team; it's too early to tell for me.

You hit the nail on the head.

Without looking to the video, hated them. But since I watched it, kinda makes me feel that there is something interesting to them. <3

So you can see the video? Some other non-Americans couldn't.
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Re: TAR 19: Andy Finch & Tommy Czeschin (Friends/former Olympic snowboarders)
« Reply #11 on: September 01, 2011, 08:37:56 AM »
I can't see any if the videos.

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Re: TAR 19: Andy Finch & Tommy Czeschin (Friends/former Olympic snowboarders)
« Reply #12 on: September 01, 2011, 10:20:03 AM »
I can't see any if the videos.

Are you outside the U.S? If so, I would suggest searching YouTube for them.

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Re: TAR 19: Andy Finch & Tommy Czeschin (Friends/former Olympic snowboarders)
« Reply #13 on: September 02, 2011, 01:14:29 AM »
I could see them and I'm outside the US.  :duno:

Anyway, I think this team will end up as my least favourites. They just don't seem too interesting.  :umn:

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Re: TAR 19: Andy Finch & Tommy Czeschin (Friends/former Olympic snowboarders)
« Reply #14 on: September 02, 2011, 05:12:44 AM »
Every team has their YouTube video up now...check the top of the pages again?
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Re: TAR 19: Andy Finch & Tommy Czeschin (Friends/former Olympic snowboarders)
« Reply #15 on: September 02, 2011, 01:23:12 PM »
An article from ESPN.com on the snowboarders:

http://espn.go.com/espn/page2/index?id=6922314

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Re: TAR 19: Andy Finch & Tommy Czeschin (Friends/former Olympic snowboarders)
« Reply #16 on: September 03, 2011, 11:17:25 PM »
I'm not going to make judgement about HATING a team until I watch the first episode.. but this team is at the bottom of my favourites list as of now. *hides*

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Re: TAR 19: Andy Finch & Tommy Czeschin (Friends/former Olympic snowboarders)
« Reply #17 on: September 14, 2011, 03:13:20 AM »
Maybe this is one of the few M/M teams I've ever liked!! <33

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Re: TAR 19: Andy Finch & Tommy Czeschin (Friends/former Olympic snowboarders)
« Reply #18 on: September 25, 2011, 09:52:48 PM »
Dumb jocks. They should be able to do the physical challenges, but will be stumped by any challenge that requires brain power.

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Re: TAR 19: Andy Finch & Tommy Czeschin (Friends/former Olympic snowboarders)
« Reply #19 on: September 25, 2011, 10:00:01 PM »
Dumb jocks. They should be able to do the physical challenges, but will be stumped by any challenge that requires brain power.
They were the first team done with the word puzzle task at the very beginning.


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Re: TAR 19: Andy Finch & Tommy Czeschin (Friends/former Olympic snowboarders)
« Reply #20 on: September 26, 2011, 12:30:42 PM »
It looked like they were randomly selecting umbrellas and hoping that they would find the right one - not figuring out the word puzzle. I'll have to watch it again.

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Re: TAR 19: Andy Finch & Tommy Czeschin (Friends/former Olympic snowboarders)
« Reply #21 on: September 26, 2011, 12:37:31 PM »
Yeah, actually all the teams were doing that. I found it odd too, I guess it's wasn't what I was expecting.
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Re: TAR 19: Andy Finch & Tommy Czeschin (Friends/former Olympic snowboarders)
« Reply #22 on: September 26, 2011, 05:24:28 PM »
Teams had to open the umbrellas in order to see the letters on them.  The correct umbrellas were randomly placed, so there really wasn't an organized way to do it.

Later teams had the advantage of knowing they had to find the two vowels as part of it, so that saved the trouble of taking every umbrella to Phil.

I believe some of the teams, like the snowboarders actually figured out what they had to find (Tai-) and were saving themselves time and too many trips to Phil. So actually knowing the answer did come into the play for some of the teams.
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Re: TAR 19: Andy Finch & Tommy Czeschin (Friends/former Olympic snowboarders)
« Reply #23 on: October 08, 2011, 03:25:13 AM »
Team 7: Andy and Tommy (Professional Snowboarders)

Andy Finch

Age: 30

Hometown: Truckee, Calif.

Connection to your teammate: Friend

Current occupation: Professional snowboarder/former Olympic snowboarder

 

Describe what you do: I compete around the world in snowboard competitions.     

 

How will these skills help you win The Race? I travel a lot and get around well on my own. I’ve also learned patience and street smarts.

 

Three words to describe you: Fun, active and wild.

 

Favorite hobbies: Surfing, mountain biking and snowboarding.

 

What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Opposite of Johnny Cash.

 

What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? My snowboarding career and marrying my wife.

 

What scares you most about traveling? Nothing I can think of.

 

What excites you most about traveling? Experiencing and seeing new things.

 

Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on the Race together: Probably holding something in if it is bothering me.

 

Pet peeve about your teammate: Trying to reach him on his phone. He lives in the middle of nowhere.

 

What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Greenland - looks amazing flying over it. It’s the top of the world.

 

What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other then winning one million bucks)? I want to win some pretty cool prizes that I can share with my wife. I’m pretty set on taking everyone down!

 

Tommy Czeschin

Age: 32

Hometown: Crowley Lake, Calif.

Connection to your teammate: Friend

Current occupation: Professional snowboarder/former Olympic snowboarder

 

Describe what you do: Right now I do this, that and the other… I snowboard, wake surf, and I’m an owner of multiple business - a laundromat, firewood business and the snowboard company, Humanity Snowboards. Also, I’m going to start coaching for U.S. Snowboarding.  The best of the best, USA, baby! 

 

How will these skills help you win The Race? I have a lot of experience traveling the world with a large group of people which requires a lot of patience and mental/physical endurance.

 

Three words to describe you: Fun, easy going and energetic.

 

Favorite hobbies: Wake surfing, snow boarding and reef keeping (saltwater tank). 

 

What famous person reminds you of yourself? Tommy “The Machine” Czeschin 

 

What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Andy “The Animal” Finch

 

What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Making the 2002 Olympic team for snowboard halfpipe.

 

What scares you most about traveling? Airplane food.

 

What excites you most about traveling? Seeing new and different places.

 

Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: I say “easy does it.” Andy says, “No, it doesn’t.”

 

Pet peeve about your teammate: He’s always going off the Richter scale and by being so crazy he’s always getting injured. Also, he always wears flip flops.

 

What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Thailand, because I heard it’s beautiful.

 

What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other then winning one million bucks)? Besides winning… the experience, traveling the world, competing, and getting to know the other teams.

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Re: TAR 19: Andy Finch & Tommy Czeschin (Friends/former Olympic snowboarders)
« Reply #24 on: October 16, 2011, 07:14:16 PM »
I really like this team. Always positive and really friendly.  :<3