Alex Schlopy

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Alex Schlopy
Medal record
Men's Freestyle skiing
Representing the File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Park City Slopestyle
Winter X Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Aspen Big Air
Winter Dew Tour
Gold medal – first place 2011 Snow Basin Slopestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Overall Slopestyle

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]

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]

References

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  1. ^ ESPN Winter X Games 15: Ski Big Air Results [1] retrieved January 29, 2011
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  3. ^ [2] - Bio at ESPN.com
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