Many of Kevin Pearce's friends and "Frends" took the time out from practice and qualifiers to film these heartfelt shout-outs to Kevin and his family as they are about to embark on the journey to recovery.

There are many more riders here in Mammoth that we're sure would have liked to say something to the Pearce's. Featured in this video are the ones we happened upon on the first day of practice.

Here's to a speedy recovery for Kevin. With love, Adryan and the whole crew at GrindTV.com

Adam Pearce (Kevin Pearce's brother) posted this on the Well Wishes for Kevin Pearce Facebook fan page this morning:

"Jan. 5th 9:30 am: I'm reading all of the amazing posts to Kev that are definitely proving to be a source of inspiration. -Adam"

Check out all the posts that over 16,000 fans and well wishers of Kevin are posting. It really pulls at your the heartstrings. Good stuff.

Here are links to the previous updates about Kevin:

January 4th, 2010

January 1st, 2010

December 31st, 2009 (Day of the accident)

As of Monday, January 4th, Kevin remains in critical condition with a severe brain injury in the Intensive Care Unit at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City.

"Jan 4, 10:00pm: Kev continues to make small positive steps forward. Overall a good day. Thanks again- Adam"

Adam Pearce, one of Kevin's brothers, has been keeping all of Kevin's friends and fans updated by posting on the wall of the Well Wishes for Kevin Pearce fan page on Facebook. An incredible amount of support and best wishes for the injured rider continues over the social media network as the Well Wishes for Kevin Pearce fan page reached over 13,000 "fans" today. This is a true testament to Kevin's unwavering kindness, popularity and celebrity throughout the snowboard industry.

On Saturday night one of Kevin's Neurointensivist doctors (a doctor with a special education and training in critical neurological conditions) reported this,

"Kevin sustained a severe traumatic brain injury. He is currently in the intensive care and in critical condition, but stable and has not needed to undergo surgery at this time. He is intubated and being kept sedated. The focus over the next week will be watching for any swelling in his brain and keeping his brain pressure normal. Kevin has a long recovery ahead of him."

Doctors, close friends and family are keeping quiet about any long-term prognosis, but the whispers and general feeling during practice at the Grand Prix Halfpipe today (where many of Kevin's best friends and competitors are competing this week, and where Kevin had planned on coming to secure his spot on the U.S. Olympic Team) is that it is too early to say if there will be any permanent damage. As with many brain injuries it is hard to know early on exactly what the recovery will be and how long it could take. Only time will tell.

One thing is for certain though, the positive energy and outpouring of support from all of Kevin's fans and friends are reaching him and helping him through this tough time. Adam posts "[Kevin] is extremely determined and can definitely feel all of your love and support. Still can't thank all of you enough."

Kevin is in the hands of some of the best and most progressive neuro-doctors in the country at the University of Utah Hospital, and he has been surrounded by family and frends since the accident.

We wish Kevin all the best and will continue to update on his status as news comes in. In the meantime, please visit the Well Wishes for Kevin Pearce Fan Page" on Facebook by clicking here.

Today's update about Pearce's major injury (see original post here) doesn't provide much more insight than we had last night. His PR agent, Sue Izzo of Mosaic Management, is saying that he is stable now, but still in critical condition.

However, the outpouring of support and well wishes for Pearce in the past 24 hours has been awe-inspiring. It is obvious that Kevin Pearce was not only a favorite to go to the Winter Olympics for Halfpipe because of his impressive riding ability, but that he is a fan favorite as well. Anyone who has met Pearce in person can attest to his good humor and kind personality that constantly shows through his big smile.

A Facebook fan page titled "Well Wishes to Our Frend Kevin Pearce" was established the day of the accident. Only one day later the page already has over 2,000 fans. The Facebook page was started by Pearce's family and friends so that everybody can follow the updates of his recovery and share their notes of support with each other and with Pearce.

"Kevin remains in critical yet stable condition. Today was considered a good day for him. We need your prayers and thoughts the next few days as we anticipate these to be critical to Kevin's recovery. He is surrounded by his family and frends, and LOTS of love and positive energy. Kevin is a fighter and we are continually reminded of that with each hour that passes..." This is the most recent post on the official fan page, posted by Pearce's agent, Izzo.

The support and well wishes for Pearce have been growing exponentially since the news of Pearce's injury, and has reached an international level of attention. Magazines and blogs from all corners of the world are posting about the incident, all of them wishing Pearce a speedy recovery. The news of Pearce's injury even made it onto the national NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. (See the clip below.)

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Twitter has also become a main staple for fans, friends and even celebrities to state their concern for the critically injured Halfpipe champ. Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) writes, "Please keep @kevin_pearce in yr thoughts. He had a serious accident yesterday while training for the Olympics. Here's to a speedy recovery.".

X Games Host and E! Entertainment's Daily 10 star Sal Masekela (@imsalmasekela) tweets, "Please send some prayers and healing energy out to my boy Kevin Pearce and his family."

And, not surprisingly, the core snowboard community, including pro riders, photographers, filmers, and team managers have come together and are rooting for Pearce. One of snowboarding's most respected professionals Todd Richards (@btoddrichards) posted immediately after the accident. "I wish Kevin Pearce all the best after his smasher today. We are pulling for you buddy."

Even Pearce's sponsors have joined in on the Twitter action. Burton Snowboards says "Sending love and positive thoughts to Kevin for a strong and healthy recovery." and Volcom writes "WELL WISHES TO OUR 'FREND' KEVIN PEARCE: May your positive thoughts and energy go to our friend, brother."

One thing you may have noticed is that Pearce is often referred to as a "Frend" (There's no "I" in friend). This is not a coincidental spelling mistake. It refers to Pearce's crew, "The Frends Crew", a popular professional snowboard crew that consists of riders Jack and Luke Mitrani, Kier Dillon, Danny Davis, Mason Aguirre, Scotty Lago. Their mantra is based on the idea that, besides the fact they are all best friends, they all support each other out on the hill and in competition. Their motto seems to be working, because all seven of them are amongst the best riders in the world.

The Frends Crew and Pearce's immediate family remain by Pearce's side in Salt Lake City at the University of Utah hospital. The hospital is not giving out any information regarding Pearce.

The hospital is not accepting any flowers, gifts or other packages. Instead, fans and friends are encouraged to send cards to:

Mosaic Sports Management c/o Kevin Pearce
829 Second Street, Ste: B
Encinitas, CA 92024

Video update of Kevin Pearce's injury courtesy of the Associated Press:


Kevin Pearce's Amp Energy Drink commercial; "The Moment Before the Moment". For more like this go to www.frendsvision.com


Click here to become a fan of the official "Well Wishes For Kevin Pearce" fan page on Facebook. We will keep posting the updates regarding Pearce's status here at GrindTV.com and on GrindTV Snow's Twitter account.

Best wishes to Kevin and all of his frends and family from the GrindTV.com staff.

These Olympic Hopefuls are really making their rounds in the mainstream media circles these days. Here's Hannah Teter's appearance on Jimmy Fallon from December 26th. She and Jimmy seem like old pals, and it seems like Tom Arnold is kind of creeping on our little snowboarding sweetheart.

See for yourself: