Alex Schlopy

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Alex Schlopy
Medal record
Men's Freestyle skiing
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Park City Slopestyle
Winter X Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Aspen Big Air
Winter Dew Tour
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Snow Basin Slopestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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]

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References

  1. ESPN Winter X Games 15: Ski Big Air Results retrieved January 29, 2011
  2. "FIS-Ski - resultats". Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  3. - Bio at ESPN.com
  4. "OAKLEY SIGNS SKIER ALEX SCHLOPY". Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  5. Berg, Aimee (March 31, 2011). "Schlopy: Olympic Legacy?". United States Olympic Committee . Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2013.