Maddie Bowman

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Maddie Bowman
Personal information
Birth nameMaddison Michelle Bowman
Born (1994-01-10) January 10, 1994 (age 30)
South Lake Tahoe, California, U.S. [1]
Height5 ft 1 in (155 cm) [2]
Medal record
Women'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
Winter X Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Aspen SuperPipe
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Aspen SuperPipe
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Aspen SuperPipe
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Aspen SuperPipe
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Aspen SuperPipe
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Aspen SuperPipe
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Aspen SuperPipe

Maddison Michelle "Maddie" Bowman (born January 10, 1994) is an American former freestyle skier. She won a silver medal in the superpipe at Winter X Games XVI in 2012. [3]

Bowman won gold at Winter X Games XVII in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2018, [4] and a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the ski halfpipe. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, she finished in 11th place. [5] [6]

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References

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