Anna Willcox-Silfverberg

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Anna Willcox-Silfverberg (born 9 April 1992) is a New Zealand and Swedish freestyle skier and reporter for TV Show The Crowd Goes Wild.

Born in Takapuna, North Shore City, New Zealand, she competed for New Zealand at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. [1] [2] She finished 15th in qualification of the women's slopestyle event, missing the final by only two places. [3]

Her father, Hamish Willcox, was a professional sailor who competed in the America's Cup and her brother, Daniel Willcox, represented New Zealand at the 2016 Summer Olympics in sailing. [4]

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References

  1. "Freeskier follows own Olympic path". 3news.co.nz. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  2. "Anna Willcox-Silfverberg". Sochi2014.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  3. "Winter Olympics: Lucky escape for skier". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  4. "Sailing: Family success drives Hamish Willcox". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 27 August 2017.