Alex Schlopy

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]

Alex Schlopy
Medal record
Men's Freestyle skiing
Representing the  United States
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
2011 Deer ValleySlopestyle
Winter X Games
2011 Aspen Big Air
Winter Dew Tour
2011 Snow Basin Slopestyle
2011 Overall Slopestyle

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]

Notes
  1. ESPN Winter X Games 15: Ski Big Air Results retrieved January 29, 2011
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2011-02-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://espn.go.com/action/athlete?id=46202 - Bio at ESPN.com
  4. "OAKLEY SIGNS SKIER ALEX SCHLOPY". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  5. Berg, Aimee (31 March 2011). "Schlopy: Olympic Legacy?". United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
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