Makayla Gerken Schofield

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Makayla Gerken Schofield
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Born (1999-06-04) 4 June 1999 (age 24)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Sport Freestyle skiing
Event Moguls
ClubGB Snowsport

Makayla Gerken Schofield (born 4 June 1999) is a British freestyle skier who competes internationally. [1]

She competed in the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021, where she placed seventeenth in women's moguls, [2] and thirteenth in women's dual moguls. [3]

Gerken Schofield is pansexual [4] and in 2021 helped her sport's governing body GB Snowsport to mark LGBT+ History Month. [5]

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References

  1. "Makayla GERKEN SCHOFIELD". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. "Women's Moguls March 08, 2021 – OFFICIAL RESULTS". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. "Women's Dual Moguls March 09, 2021 – OFFICIAL RESULTS". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  4. At least 36 out LGBTQ athletes in Beijing Winter Olympics, a record, Outsports, 7 February 2022
  5. Pansexual Visibility Day: Makayla Gerken-Schofield on Winter Olympics dreams, being pan in snowsports, and LGBTQ+ learning, Jon Holmes, Sports Media LGBT+, 24 May 2021