Ruby Star Andrews

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Ruby Star Andrews
2020-01-20 Freestyle skiing at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics - Women's Halfpipe - Final - 1st run (Martin Rulsch) 09.jpg
Andrews at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Personal information
Born (2004-12-29) 29 December 2004 (age 21)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
Sport Freestyle skiing
Event(s)
 Big air, Slopestyle

Ruby Star Andrews (born 29 December 2004) is a New Zealand freestyle skier.

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Career

Andrews competed at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics and finished in fifth place in the halfpipe event after battling through a heel injury. [1]

During the 2022–23 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, she earned her first career World Cup podium on 4 February 2023, finishing in third place. [2] [3] During the 2023–24 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, she earned her second career World Cup podium on 23 November 2023, again finishing in third place. [4]

In March 2025, she competed at the 2025 FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships and finished in fifth place in the slopestyle event with a score of 60.91. On 30 October 2025, she was conditionally selected to represent New Zealand at the 2026 Winter Olympics. [5] In November 2025, she dislocated her hip. [6] In January 2026, she was officially named to the Olympics roster. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Ruby Andrews Battles Through Injury to Finish 5th at Youth Olympic Games Halfpipe". snowsports.co.nz. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Killi and Ruud rule Mammoth in big day for Norwegian freeski". fis-ski.com. 5 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "By the numbers: The 2022/23 FIS Freeski World Cup and World Championships". fis-ski.com. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Gremaud and McEachran earn the crowns at weather-shortened Stubai slopestyle". fis-ski.com. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "NZ Team name first eight for Milano Cortina". olympics.com. 30 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  6. ↑ Reive, Christopher (3 February 2026). "Winter Olympics: Ruby Star Andrews beats the clock to make Olympic debut after hip dislocation". New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  7. ↑ Porter, Joe (4 February 2026). "Making Winter Olympics a victory for two NZ debutants Lucas Ball and Ruby Star Andrews". Radio New Zealand . Retrieved 4 February 2026.
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