Alex Schlopy
American freestyle skier
Medal record | ||
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Men's Freestyle skiing | ||
Representing the ![]() | ||
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships | ||
![]() | 2011 Park City | Slopestyle |
Winter X Games | ||
![]() | 2011 Aspen | Big Air |
Winter Dew Tour | ||
![]() | 2011 Snow Basin | Slopestyle |
![]() | 2011 Overall | Slopestyle |
Alex Schlopy (born July 25, 1992) is an American freeskier from Park City, Utah. He was the winner of a gold medal at the 2011 Winter X Games in the big air contest.[1] The following week, he won the gold medal in slopestyle at the 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships.[2]
Schlopy attended The Winter Sports School in Park City. His mother, Holly Flanders, was a three-time winner on the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup circuit.[3] His father, Todd Schlopy, is a former NFL placekicker for the Buffalo Bills.[4] Todd's cousin, Erik Schlopy, is a former alpine skier who competed at three editions of the Olympics.[5]
References
- ^ ESPN Winter X Games 15: Ski Big Air Results [1] retrieved January 29, 2011
- ^ "FIS-Ski - resultats". Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
- ^ [2] - Bio at ESPN.com
- ^ "OAKLEY SIGNS SKIER ALEX SCHLOPY". Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
- ^ Berg, Aimee (March 31, 2011). "Schlopy: Olympic Legacy?". United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
External links
- Alex Schlopy at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Alex Schlopy at the X Games (archived)
- v
- t
- e
- 2011: Alex Schlopy (USA)
- 2013: Tom Wallisch (USA)
- 2015: Fabian Bösch (SUI)
- 2017: McRae Williams (USA)
- 2019: James Woods (GBR)
- 2021: Andri Ragettli (SUI)
- 2023: Birk Ruud (NOR)