Tyler Nicholson

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Tyler Nicholson
Personal information
Born (1995-08-03) August 3, 1995 (age 25)
North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
Sport Snowboarding
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2018 Winter Olympics
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Winter X Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Aspen Slopestyle

Tyler Nicholson (born August 3, 1995) is a Canadian snowboarder, competing in the disciplines of big air and slopestyle. [1] [2]

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Career

X Games

Nicholson took the silver medal in slopestyle at Winter X Games XXI. [3]

2018 Winter Olympics

In January 2018, Nicholson was named to Canada's 2018 Olympic team. [4] [5]

Personal life

Nicholson is dating American snowboarder Jamie Anderson.

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References

  1. "Tyler Nicholson | Team Canada – Official 2018 Olympic Team Website". olympic.ca. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  2. FIS Biography
  3. "X Games: Tyler Nicholson, Mark McMorris round out slopestyle podium". CBC.ca . January 30, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  4. Smith, Shawn (January 9, 2018). "Canada names Olympic snowboard slopestyle and big air team". NBC Olympics . New York City, United States. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  5. Harrison, Doug (January 9, 2018). "Canada unveils Olympic snowboard slopestyle team". www.cbc.ca/sports/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Retrieved January 11, 2018.