Alex Schlopy (born July 25, 1992) is an American freeskier from Park City, Utah. He was the winner of a gold medal at the 2011 Winter X Games in the big air contest.[1] The following week, he won the gold medal in slopestyle at the 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships.[2]

Schlopy attended The Winter Sports School in Park City. His mother, Holly Flanders, was a three-time winner on the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup circuit.[3] His father, Todd Schlopy, is a former NFL placekicker for the Buffalo Bills.[4] Todd's cousin, Erik Schlopy, is a former alpine skier who competed at three editions of the Olympics.[5]

References

  1. ^ ESPN Winter X Games 15: Ski Big Air Results [1] retrieved January 29, 2011
  2. ^ "FIS-Ski - resultats". Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  3. ^ [2] - Bio at ESPN.com
  4. ^ "OAKLEY SIGNS SKIER ALEX SCHLOPY". Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  5. ^ Berg, Aimee (March 31, 2011). "Schlopy: Olympic Legacy?". United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Schlopy
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