Walter Wood (freestyle skier)

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Walter Wood (born March 5, 1992) is an American freestyle skier from Evergreen, Colorado. Wood became a recognizable figure in the sport of skiing at a young age. His influence in skiing alongside others helped support the development and eventual adoption of halfpipe skiing to the Olympic Games.

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Early and personal life

Born in Evergreen, Colorado Wood quickly progressed in the sport of skiing. Early in his career as a professional athlete, Wood set a record for landing the first 1620 rotation in halfpipe competition. [1] [2] Wood has been a team member of the Flying Ace Allstars [3] for over 10 years, a live entertainment ski & snowboard show located at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah. In 2014, Wood enrolled at The University of Utah and accepted into the David Eccles School of Business where he graduated with a Bachelor in Science Business degree with an emphasis in creative advertising.

Athletic career

In 2008 Wood competed in his first World Cup at the age of 15 [4] When he was 17 he was awarded the USSA Andy Mill award for sportsmanship and named to the Colorado All Star Team [5] competed in his first professional competition at the age of 15 and his first of 4 X Games appearances at the age of 16 years old, [6] in the discipline of Halfpipe skiing. In 2010 Wood became World Champion in 2010 winning the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival in the ski halfpipe event at Whistler, British Columbia. [7] Wood has over 40 world cup starts and competed in Dew Tour competitions from 2008 until 2015 [8] including 2 World Championship teams representing the United States. Wood placed 5th in the 2015 Krieschberg, Austria FIS World Championships. Lululemon athletic clothing brand selected Wood to endorse as one of the first male international snowsports athletes to represent the company. Wood was one of the top Olympic hopefuls for the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games.

Commercial projects

Results

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Walter Wood throws 1620 in Aspen Open".
  2. ↑ "1620 on Skis in Halfpipe". YouTube .
  3. ↑ "Flying Ace Athletes". 20 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Walter Wood". Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ "Walter Wood". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 27, 2011. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  7. ↑ schmuck. "WSI Ski Superpipe Finals". Newschoolers.com. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  8. ↑ "Walter Wood". Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Turbulent Flow trailer - Chaoz".
  10. ↑ "University of Utah TV Commercial, 'Walter Wood'".
  11. ↑ "Blog | Your Fitness Journey".
  12. ↑ "Walter Wood | Utah Olympic Park". 24 July 2015.
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