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Born | Rochester, New York, US | June 25, 1993
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Sport | Freestyle skiing |
Event | Moguls |
Dylan Walczyk (born June 25, 1993, in Rochester, New York [1] ) is an American Olympic freestyle skier who is representing the United States in the Men's Moguls event at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing PRC. [2] [3] [4] On February 3, 2022, in one of the games first rounds of competition Walzcyk placed 10th in the initial qualifying round and made it through to the event's February 5th final where he placed 16th. [5] [6]
Dylan's career includes over 120 World Cup appearances, 10 World Ski Championships starts, and two podium finishes. Dylan holds the title of being the only athlete to win the FIS NorAm Tour three times. Dylan has accumulated Over 50 World Cup Top 10 finishes an over 12 Top 5 finishes. [7] [8] [9]
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