Sean FitzSimons

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Sean FitzSimons
Personal information
Born (2000-09-22) September 22, 2000 (age 24)
Hood River, Oregon, U.S.
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Sport Snowboarding
Event(s) Slopestyle, Big air

Sean FitzSimons (born September 22, 2000) is an American snowboarder who competes in the slopestyle and big air events. He represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [1]

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Career

On January 15, 2022, FitzSimons won the men's slopestyle competition at the Laax Open with a score of 80.91 points. [2] As a result, this boosted his U.S. ranking to fourth and international ranking to eighth and he qualified to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [3] [4]

Personal life

Sean Michael FitzSimons was born to Michael Brewster FitzSimons and Jennifer FitzSimons (née Spane) on September 22, 2000 in Hood River, Oregon. In addition to snowboarding he is an avid skateboarder and mountain biker. [4] He is the grandson of Illinois politician Edward J. FitzSimons.

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References

  1. "Sean Fitzsimons". Beijing 2022 Olympics. Archived from the original on February 6, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  2. Abrams, Alex (January 15, 2022). "Sean Fitzsimons' Gold Helps U.S. Dominate Slopestyle at Laax Open". teamusa.org. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  3. "Hood River snowboarder Sean FitzSimons' path to Beijing Olympics started with skis and a pacifier at Mount Hood". The Oregonian . February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "FitzSimons makes US Olympic snowboarding team". Hood River News . January 25, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.