McRae Williams

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McRae Williams
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1990-10-23) October 23, 1990 (age 33)
Park City, Utah, U.S. [1]
Medal record
Winter X Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Aspen Slopestyle
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Sierra Nevada Slopestyle

McRae Williams (born October 23, 1990) is an American freestyle skier who competes internationally. [2] He competed for the United States at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 in Sierra Nevada, Spain, where he won a gold medal in Slopestyle. McRae represented the United States in slopestyle at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, where he finished 15th. [3]

During the summer, Williams can be found at Mt. Hood, Oregon, where he hosts a Takeover Session at Windells Camp.

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References

  1. "McRae Williams Team USA bio". TeamUSA.org. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. McRae Williams at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  3. "For McRae Williams, the goal was never World Championships". The Park Record . February 1, 2019.