Ben Ferguson (snowboarder)
Ben Ferguson (born January 21, 1995) is an American snowboarder from Bend, Oregon. He won the silver medal at the Winter X Games XX and the bronze medal at the Winter X Games XXII.[2] In 2018, he was named to the U.S. Olympic Snowboarding Team for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[3]
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| Born | January 21, 1995 Boise, Idaho, United States[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | Alaska Pacific University Nordic Center[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ben spends most of his summers in Mt. Hood, Oregon teaching young snowboarders during his signature sessions at High Cascade Snowboard Camp.[4] He is sponsored by 10 Barrel Brewing, Burton Snowboards, Redbull, Mt. Bachelor, Anon Optics, and Crabgrab.
Snowboarding career
Men's Halfpipe Competitions
- 2014 X Games Aspen - 5th
- 2015 X Games Aspen - 12th
- 2016 X Games Aspen - 2nd
- 2016 Burton U.S. Open - 2nd
- 2017 U.S. Grand Prix Copper Mountain - 2nd
- 2017 X Games Aspen - 7th
- 2017 Dew Tour - 3rd
- 2018 X Games Aspen - 3rd
- 2018 Burton U.S. Open - 4th
- 2018 U.S. Grand Prix Aspen - 2nd
- 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics - 4th
- 2019 X Games Aspen - 6th
Other Career Highlights
- 2012 Innsbruck Youth Olympics - 1st Halfpipe, 2nd Slopestyle
- 2013 Legendary Banked Slalom Mount Baker
- 2015 Red Bull Double Pipe - 1st place double's contest
- Three-time winner of Danny Davis' Peace Park
References
- "Ben Ferguson". teamusa.org. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- http://xgames.espn.go.com/xgames/events/2016/aspen/results/400861355/intel-men-snowboard-superpipe
- "Who is Ben Ferguson?". NBC Universal. January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- http://www.highcascade.com/signature-session
External links
- Ben Ferguson at the X Games
- Ben Ferguson at the International Olympic Committee
- Ben Ferguson at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
- U.S. Snowboarding Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived March 6, 2016)
Youth Olympic champions in snowboarding – boys' halfpipe | |
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