American freeskier (born 1998)
Maggie Voisin (born December 14, 1998, in Whitefish, Montana [ 1] ) is an American freeskier . She was selected for the U.S. Olympic team to compete in the women's slopestyle event at the 2014 Winter Olympics , but she fractured her right fibula above her ankle and was unable to compete.[ 2] During the 2013–14 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup season, Voisin finished in fourth in events in both Cardona, New Zealand[ 3] and Copper Mountain in Colorado .[ 4] At the 2014 Winter X Games , Voisin won the slopestyle silver medal, becoming the youngest skier to medal in X Games history.[ 5]
Having turned 15 less than two months before the opening of the Sochi Olympics, Voisin would have been the youngest American to compete at the Winter Olympics since 1972 .[ 6]
During the summer, Voisin can be found at Mt. Hood, Oregon, where she hosts a Takeover Session at Windells Camp.[ 7]
Notes
^ NBC Olympics – Maggie Voisin profile , accessed January 30, 2014
^ Axon, Rachel (9 February 2014). "Out of Games with injury, teen Maggie Voisin remains optimistic" . USA Today . Retrieved 10 February 2014 .
^ "Ladies' Slopestyle - Cardrona, NZL" . FIS . August 25, 2013.
^ "Ladies' Slopestyle - Copper Mountain, USA" . FIS . December 21, 2013.
^ Peers, Brad (January 26, 2017). "Voisin claims silver at X Games Aspen" . NBC Montana . Retrieved January 31, 2017 .
^ Zaccardi, Nick (January 21, 2012). "Ski halfpipe, slopestyle teams include youngest U.S. Winter Olympian since 1972" . NBC OlympicTalk . Retrieved January 31, 2014 .
^ "Ski Takeover Sessions - Windells Camp" . Windells . Retrieved 2018-02-07 .
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