South Lake Tahoe's Jamie Anderson Wins Sprint U.S. Grand Prix Title at Mammoth

Two days after clinching a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team, South Lake Tahoe's Jamie Anderson took the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix overall slopestyle title and a $10,000 cash prize with her win Saturday at Mammoth Mountain.

Anderson is looking forward to representing her country in Sochi, "It’s not just the local Tahoe community; it’s the entire U.S. and even my friends throughout that world that are supporting me. It’s really special to come together for the Olympics because of how much love you get from your country and representing your nation. It’s like nothing I’ve ever done before."

Truckee's Karly Shorr put down a progressive run to land second while Jessika Jenson of Rigby, ID took third.

In addition to Olympic qualification, athletes have been competing for a total of $500,000 in cash prizes throughout the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix tour, including a $10,000 bonus for Jamie Anderson for winning the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix Tour overall.

"I didn’t have to compete today but I chose to just because it’s really good practice going into X Games next week," Anderson said after her win. "More than anything it’s snowboarding and it’s so fun. It’s beautiful weather, the park is all time and I’m just having a good day."

Nominations for the first-ever U.S. Olympic team for slopestyle snowboarding will be announced Sunday after the final halfpipe qualifier, which will air on NBC and stream on nbcsports.com/liveextra at 3:00 p.m. EST Sunday.