Bobby Brown (freestyle skier)
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June 5, 1991 Denver, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bobby Brown (born June 5, 1991) is an American freeskier specializing in slopestyle and big air competitions.
Brown was the first to execute multiple variations of a triple flip or triple cork at a training session in Squaw Valley, California. He gained notoriety after winning both the SlopeStyle and Big Air events at Winter X Games XIV, registering a perfect score of 100 in the latter. Brown was the first person ever to have landed a Switch Double Misty 1440. He was one of the first skiers ever to have landed a Triple Cork 1440.
Bobby is known for his tricks in the air, He has successfully landed many triple corks. Brown had a web show called "Bobby's Life",[1] which features his life, friends, and skiing. In addition, Brown was the first skier to win two gold medals in the same Winter X Games.[2]
Competitions
- 7th place Jon Olsson Invitational
- 09-10 Dew Tours
- 2009: 4th at Breckenridge Totino’s Open
- 2010: 3rd at Snowbasin Wendy’s Invitational
- 2010: 1st at Mount Snow Toyota Challenge
- Dew Tour:
- 2010: 2nd in year-end Dew Cup standings
- 2009: 3rd in year-end Dew Cup standings
- 2011: Overall dew cup champion
- Other Competitions
- 2010: 1st at Sweet Rumble Big Air
- 2010: 1st at Toyota’s One Hit Wonder Down Under
- 2010: 1st at Slopestyle Junior World Championships (New Zealand)
- 2010: ESPY’s Best Male Action Sports Athlete Nominee
- 2010: 2nd at Winter X Games Europe Slopestyle
- 2010: 1st at Winter X Games Big Air
- 2010: 1st at Winter X Games Slopestyle
- 2010: 1st at 100% NZ Winter Games Big Air
- 2009: 6th at Winter X Games
- 2009: 2nd in London Freeze Big Air
- 2008: 1st in Big Bear Open Slopestyle
- 2008: 4th in North American Open Slopestyle
- 2011: 2nd in Winter x Games Big air
- 2012: 1st in Winter X Games Big air
- 2012: 2nd at Sammy Carlson invitational
- 2015: Winter X Games Silver-Big Air
- 2014: 2nd place World Ski and Snowboard Festival-Big Air & Slopestyle
- 2014: 2nd place 2014 AFP Ranking-Slopestyle
- 2014: 1st place 2014 Breckenridge Grand Prix
- 2012: Winter X Games Gold-Big Air
- 2012: Winter X Games Tignes Gold-Slopestyle,
- 2011: 1st Overall in 2011 Dew Tour Year End Rankings-Slopestyle
- 2010: 1st Overall in 2010 AFP Year End Rankings-Slopestyle
- 2010: US Olympic Freeski Team Member (inaugural event in Sochi, Russia)
Personal
Brown is the son of Bob and Connie. He has a sister, Grace, and brother, Peter. He attended Cherry Creek High School in Colorado.
Brown became engaged to long-time girlfriend, Nikki Gallen, on January 26, 2017.
References
- ↑ Bobby's Life. YouTube. Retrieved October 22, 2015
- ↑ "Bobby Brown". Archived from the original on 2013-02-19.
External links
- Bobby Brown at the International Ski Federation
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Bobby Brown". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
- http://www.killington.com/winter/activities/dew_tour/athletes/1118550283%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D