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| Nationality | American, British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 January 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Halfpipe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zoe Atkin (born 16 January 2003) is a British-American freestyle skier. In 2025, she became the world champion in the halfpipe.
Zoe Atkin was born on 16 January 2003 in Newton, Massachusetts. [1] She grew up in the east coast before moving to Park City, Utah to pursue skiing with her sister Isabel. Atkin enrolled at Stanford University in 2022 and is a full-time student while competing internationally. [2]
Atkin has held dual British and US citizenship since birth, and like her sister Isabel, has competed for Great Britain her entire career. [3]
Atkin made her professional debut at the age of 14. In the 2019–20 World Cup, Atkin, aged 16, won halfpipe gold in blizzard like conditions at Copper Mountain. It was her third ever appearance at a World Cup event. Her victory meant she became the second ever British competitor to win a halfpipe event in the competition, and the first since Rowan Cheshire in 2014. [4] In March 2021, she secured a bronze medal in the halfpipe at the World Championships in Aspen. She posted a high score of 90.50 to finish behind Eileen Gu (93) and Rachael Karker (91.75). [5] She then won a silver medal in the 2020–21 World Cup at the same venue. [6] Atkin made her Olympic debut at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, placing ninth overall in the halfpipe. [7]
During the 2022–23 World Cup, Atkin won a silver medal at Mammoth Mountain. [8] She also won a silver medal in the halfpipe at the 2023 World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia. Atkin scored 94.50 and finished runner-up to Hanna Faulhaber who recorded 95.75. [9] At the 2023 Winter X Games in Aspen, she won the superpipe gold medal. It was her first ever medal in the competition having previously posted three top-five finishes. [10]
In the opening event of the 2023–24 World Cup at Copper Mountain, Atkin finished with a bronze medal. [11] In January, she won a silver medal in the superpipe at the 2024 Winter X Games. [12] The following month, she secured a bronze medal in the World Cup event at Mammoth Mountain after a snowstorm prevented the final round from being staged. [13] Later that month, she won her third consecutive World Cup bronze at the leg in Calgary. [14] Two days later, Atkin won a silver medal at a second meeting in Calgary, and finished the World Cup series in overall third position. [15]
In December 2024, Atkin won a silver medal in the 2024–25 World Cup event in Copper Mountain, her first top-three finish of the season. [16] At the X Games in January, she finished fourth in the superpipe. [17] Returning to the World Cup series, Atkin clinched victory in Aspen [18] before finishing runner-up in Calgary. She jointly won the Crystal Globe with Li Fanghui, awarded to the competitor who tops the overall World Cup standings. [19] This was the first time the trophy had ever been shared. [20] In March 2025, Atkin won the halfpipe gold medal at the World Championships in Engadin after recording a score of 93.50 in her second run. She won by half a point from Li Fanghui. [20] [21]
In December 2025, Atkin finished second in the halfpipe at the 2025–26 World Cup event in China which was won by Eileen Gu. [22] The following week she won a gold medal in the next leg of the series at Copper Mountain, her third career victory in a World Cup event. [23]
Atkin is the younger sister of fellow skier Izzy Atkin; both were born in the United States to an English father and Chinese-Malaysian mother. [24]
| Year | Event | Location | Best Score | Position | Ref |
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| 2022 | Ski halfpipe |  Beijing | 73.25 | 9th | [7] |
| Year | Event | Location | Best Score | Position | Ref |
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| 2021 | Ski halfpipe |  Aspen | 90.50 | 3rd | [5] |
| 2023 | Ski halfpipe |  Bakuriani | 94.50 | 2nd | [9] |
| 2025 | Ski halfpipe |  Engadin | 93.50 | 1st | [21] |
| Year | Event | Location | Best Score | Position | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Superpipe | Aspen | 1st | [10] | |
| 2024 | Superpipe | Aspen | 90.66 | 2nd | [12] |
| Year | Event | Location | Best Score | Position | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Ski halfpipe | Copper Mountain | 87.75 | 1st | [4] |
| 2020-21 | Ski halfpipe | Aspen | 91.50 | 2nd | [6] |
| 2022-23 | Ski halfpipe | Mammoth Mountain | 92.75 | 2nd | [8] |
| 2023-24 | Ski halfpipe | Copper Mountain | 91 | 3rd | [11] |
| Ski halfpipe | Mammoth Mountain | 82.50 | 3rd | [13] | |
| Ski halfpipe |  Calgary | 88 | 3rd | [14] | |
| Ski halfpipe | Calgary | 92 | 2nd | [15] | |
| 2024-25 | Ski halfpipe | Copper Mountain | 89.75 | 2nd | [16] |
| Ski halfpipe | Aspen | 90 | 1st | [18] | |
| Ski halfpipe | Calgary | 87.75 | 2nd | [19] | |
| 2025-26 | Ski halfpipe | Secret Garden | 90.25 | 2nd | [22] |
| Ski halfpipe | Copper Mountain | 89.25 | 1st | [23] | |
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