Additional Information
Highlights
| FIS World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
| Season | ALL | SS |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 30 | 3 |
| 2012/2013 | 107 | 16 |
| 2011/2012 | 124 | 18 |
| Best performance per season in FIS World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
| Season | SS |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 1st |
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 4th |
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 9th |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Ten best FIS World Cup performances in current season |
| 1 | Ski Slopestyle | 2013/2014 | Breckenridge, CO, USA | 87.00 |
| 5 | Ski Slopestyle | 2013/2014 | Copper Mountain, CO, USA | 82.2 |
| X Games |
| 1 | Big Air | 2012 | Aspen, CO, USA | 88.0 |
| 2 | Big Air | 2011 | Aspen, CO, USA | 89.0 |
| 4 | Big Air | 2013 | Aspen, CO, USA | 86.0 |
| 4 | Ski Slopestyle | 2011 | Aspen, CO, USA | 89.33 |
| 6 | Ski Slopestyle | 2013 | Aspen, CO, USA | 88.66 |
| 7 | Ski Slopestyle | 2012 | Aspen, CO, USA | 83.33 |
LegendALL-Overall, AE-Aerials, MO-Moguls, SX-Ski Cross, HP-Halfpipe, SS-Slopestyle, BA-Big Air, DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified, RNS-Received no score
- Nickname: BB (redbull.com, 25 Mar 2013)
- Occupation: Athlete
- Coach: Mike Jankowski [national] (USA) (scene.co.nz, 16 Aug 2013)
- Hobbies: Art, skating, trampolining. (Facebook page, 16 Oct 2013)
- Languages Spoken: English
- Injuries: In August 2012 he broke his right ankle after crashing during a training session. He returned to fitness in January 2013 and competed at the 2013 X Games in Aspen, CO, United States. He then broke the same ankle again in February 2013 during a competition in Austria. He returned to the slopes in August 2013. (espn.go.com, 09 Sep 2013; zap2it.com, 24 Jan 2013)
In November 2009 he fractured his pelvis and three vertebrae during a film shoot. He returned to training in February 2010. (zap2it.com, 24 Jan 2013)
Additional Information
Start of sporting careerHe first tried skiing at age nine and entered his first competition at age 11. (usfreeskiing.com, 13 Apr 2013)
Reason for taking up this sportHe used to build ramps and jumps in the back garden of his parents house in Denver, CO, United States. He was also given a lot of encouragement from coaches who recognised the passion he had for the sport. (usfreeskiing.com, 13 Apr 2013)
AmbitionsTo compete at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (espn.go.com, 09 Sep 2013)
TrainingHe finds the most effective training is simply to ski as much as possible. (examiner.com, 26 Apr 2013)
HeroUS basketball player Michael Jordan. (redbull.com, 21 Jul 2013)
Most influential person in careerHis father. (examiner.com, 26 Apr 2013)
Sporting philosophy / motto"Keep pushing your boundaries." (redbull.com, 25 Mar 2013)
GeneralEVENT FIRST
At the 2012 European X Games in Tignes, France, he achieved the first ever perfect score of 88 points in the big air event. (redbull.com, 25 Mar 2013)
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