Hannah Teter

Hannah Teter is an American snowboarder and two-time Olympic medallist, who credits her plant-based diet for taking her to “a whole other level” as an athlete.¹Andrews, A. 2010. Available: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hannah-teter-gold-medal-s_b_468137 [Accessed 21 March 2025]. She won the gold medal in the halfpipe at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino and silver at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.

Why Hannah Teter is vegan

Hannah Teter is vegan for the animals and the planet.

Teter became vegetarian in 2008 after watching the influential documentary Earthlings and has since gone plant-based for both animal and environmental reasons.

“I had no idea how intense and how horrible factory farms are. I have such a love for animals that I can’t justify having their heads cut off for me. And the slavery of the dairy industry motivates me to go more vegan. I can’t justify animal slavery for my enjoyment. I love the Gandhi quote: ‘The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.’ Animals can’t speak for themselves, but scientifically we know that they don’t want to die.”²Andrews, A. 2010. Available: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hannah-teter-gold-medal-s_b_468137 [Accessed 21 March 2025].