Christy Prior

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Christy Prior
Personal information
Born (1988-11-28) 28 November 1988 (age 33) [1]
Okehampton, England
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in) [2]
Weight62 kg (137 lb) [3]
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportSnowboarding
Event(s)Women's slopestyle
Medal record
Updated on 25 January 2015.

Christy Prior (born 28 November 1988) is a snowboarder from New Zealand. Born in Okehampton, Devon, UK, she competed for New Zealand at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

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After qualifying for the semifinals of the snowboard slopestyle, she withdrew from the event following a crash in practice. [4]

In January 2015 she won the bronze medal at the Winter X Games XIX in Aspen, and the gold medal in slopestyle at the Burton European Open in Laxx.

Competition History

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References

  1. "Christy Prior". fis-ski.com. Fédération Internationale de Ski. Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. "Christy Prior". worldsnowboardtour.com. TTR Pro Snowboarding. Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  3. "Christy Prior". sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  4. Prior withdraws from Snowboarding semi-final