David Wise (freestyle skier)

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David Wise
CountryUnited States
Full nameDavid Wise
Born (1990-06-30) June 30, 1990 (age 34)
Reno, Nevada
Height6 ft (183 cm) [1]
Personal bestGold medals
World Cup career
Seasonswinter
Indiv. winsgold
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Sochi Halfpipe
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang Halfpipe
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Beijing Halfpipe
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Voss Halfpipe
Winter X Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2012 AspenSuperPipe
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2013 AspenSuperPipe
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 AspenSuperPipe
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 AspenSuperPipe
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 AspenSuperPipe
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2013 TignesSuperPipe
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 AspenSuperPipe
Updated on 3 May 2019.

David Wise (born June 30, 1990) is an American freestyle skier. He is a two-time Olympic gold medalist (2014, 2018) and a five-time X Games Gold Medalist (2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2023). In 2014, Wise won his third consecutive gold medal at Winter X Games XVIII in Aspen, Colorado, before heading to Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics. There, he became the first Olympic gold medalist in the Men's Freeski Halfpipe, which debuted in the Winter Games that year. In 2018, after struggling both personally and professionally since his win in Sochi, Wise won his fourth gold medal at the X Games just before he left for PyeongChang to defend his Olympic title. After a sub-par qualifying competition that placed him in the fifth drop-in position for the finals, Wise failed to complete each of his first two runs due, in both cases, to a binding malfunction. On his third and final run, Wise completed a career-best run to take the gold medal, the second Olympic gold medal of his career, with a score of 97.20. David Wise is still competing at age 34, recently winning bronze, behind Nick Goepper and Alex Ferreira in the first ever podium sweep by 30 year olds at a halfpipe world cup event.

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Personal life

Wise grew up in Reno, Nevada. He started skiing at age three, learning at Sky Tavern just outside of Reno. He grew up skiing with his two sisters, Christy and Jessica, and his father, Thomas. In 2011, Wise joined his first freestyle ski team. In the early years, he also competed in moguls, aerials, big air, and slopestyle under the direction of Clay Beck but eventually gravitated to the halfpipe, one of many "new school" events he watched on TV at the X Games.

In 2011, he married his girlfriend, Alexandra. The couple has two children: a daughter, Nayeli, [3] and a son, Malachi.

Wise is a Christian. He has said, "Skiing for me has always been my act of worship to God, and as long it continues to be, I will keep on skiing. I don’t treat my sport as something that’s meant to glorify me; I try my best to treat it as something that brings glory to God." [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "David Wise". teamusa.org. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ Archibold, Randal C. (February 22, 2018). "No Podium Sweep, but David Wise Repeats as Freestyle Ski Halfpipe Champion". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  3. ↑ "David Wise – X Games". Espn.go.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  4. ↑ Ackerman, Jon (February 22, 2018). "American David Wise defends Olympic ski halfpipe gold medal with clutch final run". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved February 22, 2022.


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