Kirsty Muir

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Kirsty Muir
2020-01-18 Freestyle skiing at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics - Women's Freeski Slopestyle - Qualification - 2nd run (Martin Rulsch) 022.jpg
Muir in 2020
Personal information
Born (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 21)
Bucksburn-Kingswells, Aberdeen, Scotland
Sport
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Sport Freestyle skiing
Events
ClubAberdeen Snowsports
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Winter Youth Olympics
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Lausanne Big air
Winter X Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Aspen Big air
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 AspenSlopestyle

Kirsty Muir (born 5 May 2004) is a Scottish freestyle skier representing Great Britain who competed in the big air and slopestyle events at the 2022 Winter Olympics. She came second in the big air event at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, and third in the big air and slopestyle events at the 2023 X Games.

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Career

Muir started skiing at Aberdeen Snowsports Centre at the age of three. [1] She began with alpine skiing, before switching to freestyle skiing. [2] At the 2018 British Championships, she won the big air, halfpipe and slopestyle events. [3] In 2019, she won the first Europa Cup Slopestyle event in which she competed, [3] [4] and won a medal in another Europa Cup event that season. [5] She came second in the 2019 British Championships big air event. [5] At the 2019 FIS Junior World Freestyle Skiing Championships, Muir came second and third in two of the events. [3]

At the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, Muir came second in the big air event, [6] and fourth in the slopestyle event. [7] She was Team GB's flagbearer at the closing ceremony of the Games. [8] Muir competed in the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021, where she placed sixth in women's ski slopestyle. [9] She came second in the slopestyle event at the 2020–21 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup competition in Aspen, Colorado, to seal her first ever World Cup medal. [10] [11] It was her fourth senior event. [2]

Muir competed in the big air and slopestyle events at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [6] She was the youngest Briton at the Games. [12] She finished seventh in the qualification round of the big air event, [11] [13] and fifth overall in the final. [14] After the first run in the final, Muir had been in third position, [15] and she was the youngest finalist in the event. [16] Muir came sixth in the slopestyle qualifying round, [17] and eighth in the final, one place ahead of fellow Briton Katie Summerhayes. [18] She was shortlisted for the 2022 Downdays Skier of the Year.

At the 2023 Winter X Games, Muir came third in the big air [19] and slopestyle events. [20] She finished second in the big air event in the Beijing leg of the 2023–24 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup and third in the same event at Copper Mountain. [21] [22] In December 2023, Muir sustained a season ending knee injury, [23] which was later diagnosed as a torn ACL and she underwent knee surgery in January 2024. Two months later, she underwent additional surgery on her shoulder. [24]

In March 2025, Muir claimed her first ever victory in a World Cup after triumphing in the slopestyle at Tignes, France. It was her first podium finish since 2023. [25]

In November 2025, Muir was victorious in the big air at the 2025-26 World Cup meeting in Secret Garden, China. Her success marked the first time that she had topped the podium in a big air World Cup event. [26]

Personal life

Born on 5 May 2004, [27] Muir is from Kingswells, Aberdeen, Scotland, and attended Bucksburn Academy. [28]

Honours

In 2022, Muir was awarded the Scottish Youth Award for Excellence in Mountain Culture. [6] [1]

Major results

Olympic timeline

YearEventLocationPositionRef
2022 Big Air Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing 5th [14]
Slopestyle 8th [18]

X Games medals

YearEventLocationPositionRef
2023 Slopestyle Flag of the United States.svg Aspen 3rd [19]
Big Air3rd [20]

World Cup medals

YearEventLocationPositionRef
2020–21 Slopestyle Flag of the United States.svg Aspen 2nd [10]
2023–24 Big Air Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing 2nd [21]
Big Air Flag of the United States.svg Copper Mountain 3rd [22]
2024–25 Slopestyle Flag of France.svg Tignes 1st [29]
2025–26 Big Air Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Secret Garden 1st [26]

References

  1. 1 2 Marini, Gianni (6 February 2022). "Teenage skier competing in Beijing wins prestigious youth award". STV . Archived from the original on 26 March 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 Egelstaff, Susan (7 June 2021). "Kirsty Muir describes whirlwind year as Scots teen makes herself force to be reckoned with in skiing" . The Herald . Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kirsty Muir". GB Snowsport. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Winter Olympics: Once-in-a-generation athlete Kirsty Muir aiming for Team GB's first medal of Beijing 2022". The Evening Standard . 7 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. 1 2 Thompson, Anna (7 April 2019). "Kirsty Muir: Freestyle skier from Scotland is 'one in a generation athlete'". BBC Sport . Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 Hay, Katharine (6 February 2022). "Olympic skier, 17, wins award celebrating young in outdoor pursuits". The Independent . Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  7. ↑ Thorne, Patrick (20 January 2020). "Scotland's Kirsty Muir Takes 4th in Youth Winter Olympics Slopestyle in Lausanne". In the Snow. Archived from the original on 15 January 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Double delight for Kirsty Muir AT Lausanne 2020". Team GB. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Women's Freeski Slopestyle March 13, 2021 – Official Results". FIS. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Kirsty Muir: British teenage skier wins first World Cup medal". BBC Sport. 20 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  11. 1 2 Falk, Graham (7 February 2022). "Kirsty Muir: Scottish skier at Winter Olympics Beijing 2022, who is Team GB teenager aiming for skiing Big Air gold?". The Scotsman . Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  12. ↑ Toney, James (7 February 2022). "Kirsty Muir announces her prodigious teenage talent on Winter Olympic stage". The Independent . Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "Winter Olympics: British teenager Kirsty Muir qualifies for ski big air final". BBC Sport . 7 February 2022. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  14. 1 2 "Winter Olympics: British teenager Kirsty Muir finishes fifth in ski big air". BBC Sport . 8 February 2022. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  15. ↑ "Winter Olympics 2022: Schoolgirl Kirsty Muir produces best in final but 'insane' level edges her out of medals". The i Paper . 8 February 2022. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  16. ↑ Toney, James (8 February 2022). "Aberdeen teenage sensation Kirsty Muir soars to stunning fifth-place finish in Beijing Big Air at Winter Olympics". Daily Record . Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  17. ↑ Falkingham, Katie (14 February 2022). "Winter Olympics: Team GB's Kirsty Muir and Katie Summerhayes into freeski slopestyle final". BBC Sport . Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  18. 1 2 Falkingham, Katie (15 February 2022). "Winter Olympics: Kirsty Muir and Katie Summerhayes miss out on freeski slopestyle medals". BBC Sport . Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  19. 1 2 "X Games 2023: Kirsty Muir of Great Britain wins ski big air bronze". BBC Sport . 28 January 2023. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  20. 1 2 "Winter X Games Aspen 2023 Day 3: Double gold for Oldham, McMorris makes history, Forehand earns perfect score and Wise makes it five". International Olympic Committee. 30 January 2023. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  21. 1 2 "Snowboard cross World Cup: Great Britain's Huw Nightingale and Charlotte Bankes win gold". BBC Sport. 2 December 2023. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  22. 1 2 "Freeski Big Air World Cup: GB's Kirsty Muir secures second podium of season". BBC Sport . 16 December 2023. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  23. ↑ Ballantyne, Iona (28 December 2023). "Kirsty Muir: GB British freestyle skier 'shocked' by knee injury that curtails her best season". BBC Sport . Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  24. ↑ El-Shaboury, Yara (14 August 2025). "I came back stronger': freestyle skier Kirsty Muir on injury and Olympic medal ambitions". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 16 August 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  25. ↑ Hill, Courtney (14 March 2025). "Kirsty Muir and Alex Hall secure Freeski World Cup slopestyle wins in Tignes". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  26. 1 2 "Muir takes freestyle World Cup win in China". BBC Sport . 29 November 2025. Archived from the original on 29 November 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  27. ↑ "Kirsty Muir". Olympedia . Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  28. ↑ Smith, Tyrone (2 April 2021). "Freestyle skiing: Kirsty Muir on her Winter Olympics goal". BBC Sport . Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  29. ↑ "Kirsty Muir takes maiden World Cup victory in stunning Tignes showing". GB Snowsport. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
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