Zoe Atkin

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Zoe Atkin
Personal information
Nationality American, British
Born ( 2003-01-16 ) 16 January 2003 (age 21)
Newton, Massachusetts , US [1]
Sport
Country Great Britain
Sport Freestyle skiing
Event Halfpipe
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing   Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bakuriani Halfpipe
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Aspen Halfpipe
Winter X Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Aspen Superpipe
Gold medal – first place 2023 Aspen Superpipe

Zoe Atkin (born 16 January 2003) is a British-American freestyle skier . [2]

Career [ edit ]

She competed in the halfpipe event at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021 winning a bronze medal. [3] [4] During the 2022-2023 competition season, she won silver in the halfpipe event at the 2023 World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia and gold in the superpipe at the 2023 Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado. [5] [6] After qualifying for the 2022 Beijing Olympics in the halfpipe event, she qualified to the final in fourth and placed ninth overall in the final. [5] [7] [8]

Personal life [ edit ]

She is the younger sister of fellow skier Izzy Atkin ; both were born in the United States to an English father and Malaysian mother, and have competed for Great Britain from a young age. [9] [10] Atkin enrolled at Stanford University in 2022. [11]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "Zoe ATKIN" . Olympics.com . Retrieved 2 February 2022 .
  2. ^ Profile
  3. ^ FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021 results
  4. ^ "Zoe Atkin: British 18-year-old wins halfpipe bronze at World Championships" . bbc.co.uk. 12 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Britain's Zoe Atkin Soars to Emotional World Championship Silver in Freeski Halfpipe in Bakuriani, Georgia" . www.eurosport.com . 3 April 2023 . Retrieved 3 June 2023 . [ dead link ]
  6. ^ "Monster Energy Women's Ski SuperPipe" . X Games . Retrieved 28 May 2023 .
  7. ^ Qualification results
  8. ^ Final results
  9. ^ Izzie Atkin: The US-born Team GB star who grew up on Marmite and Ribena , Matt McGeehan, Evening Standard, 17 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2022
  10. ^ Izzy and Zoe Atkin interview: Qualifying for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing would be a dream , Eurosport, 4 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022
  11. ^ Zoe Atkin Biography Retrieved 25 April 2023

External links [ edit ]