Leonie Gerken Schofield

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Leonie Gerken Schofield
Personal information
NationalityFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Born (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 (age 27)
Chelmsford, United Kingdom
Sport
SportFreestyle skiing
ClubGB Snowsports
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Junior World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2013 Chiesa in ValmalencoMoguls

Leonie Gerken Schofield (born 15 February 1998) is a British freestyle skier athlete. [1] She competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics. [2]

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Career

Leonie Gerken Schofield won a silver medal at the 2013 FIS Freestyle Junior World Ski Championships in the moguls event, held in Chiesa in Valmalenco. At the women's moguls event, she finished 17th out of 20 competitors in the second qualifying round, failing to qualify for the finals. [3]

Personal life

Leonie Gerken Schofield has a twin brother, Thomas, and a younger sister Makayla, both of whom are also freestyle skiers. [4] The siblings grew up in Essex, England, before moving to France at a young age. [5] She dedicated her Olympic runs to her grandfather, who passed away before the 2022 Olympics. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Gerken Schofield Leonie - Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com.
  2. ↑ "Leonie Gerken Schofield". Olympics.com. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Winter Olympics 2022 - Makayla Gerken Schofield into women's moguls finals, sister Leonie misses out". Eurosport. 6 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Beijing-bound Gerken-Schofield sisters emotional to leave brother Tom behind". Harwich and Manningtree Standard. 28 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Gunston, Jo (2 February 2022). "The trio of British siblings looking to put mogul skiing on the map". Olympics.com. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Winter Olympics 2022 - 'I wanted to do it for him' - Leonie Gerken Schofield pays tribute to grandpa after Covid death". Eurosport. 6 February 2022.


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