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Maddie BOWMAN

United States

Gender: Female
Nationality: -

Birthday: 10 January 1994
Age: 20

Height: 1.55 m (5' 1'')
Weight: 57 kg / 126 lbs

Place of Birth: United States, SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
Place of Residence: United States

Freestyle Skiing

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Medals

Athlete competitions and results

20 February, 18:30 Ladies' Ski Halfpipe Qualification
Maddie BOWMAN
Score: 85.60
Rank: 2

20 February, 21:30 Ladies' Ski Halfpipe Final
Maddie BOWMAN
Score: 89.00
Rank: 1

Additional Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
FIS World Championships
	Ski Halfpipe	2013	Voss, NOR	DNS

FIS World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons

Season	ALL	HP
2013/2014	18	2
2012/2013	11	4
2011/2012	40	3

Best performance per season in FIS World Cup events from 2010/2011

Season	HP
2013/2014	1 x 1st
2012/2013	2 x 1st
2011/2012	1 x 3rd

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Ten best FIS World Cup performances in current season
1	Ski Halfpipe	2013/2014	Breckenridge, CO, USA	84.00
2	Ski Halfpipe	2013/2014	Copper Mountain, CO, USA	83.2
X Games
1	Ski Halfpipe	2014	Aspen, CO, USA	88.66
1	Ski Halfpipe	2013	Aspen, CO, USA	91.33
2	Ski Halfpipe	2012	Aspen, CO, USA	92.00

Legend
ALL-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: Maddie B (scott-sports.com, 22 Mar 2013)
Occupation: Athlete, Student
Club Name: Sierra-at-Tahoe Education Foundation, United States
Sporting Relatives: Her parents were both skiers. Her father was on the professional racing circuit and her mother competed in the Far West division in the United States and later became a coach. (usfreeskiing.com, 22 Mar 2013)

Hobbies: Wakeskating, going to the beach, mixed martial arts, mountain biking, spending time with her family and her dog. (rockstarenergy.com, 11 Mar 2013)
Education: Westminster College, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Coach: Ben Verge [halfpipe]; Mike Jankowski [national] (tetongravity.com, 13 Jan 2014)
Other Sports: She played soccer at high school and helped her South Tahoe High School team win the state championships twice. (thenorthface.com, 25 Mar 2013)

Additional Information

Start of sporting career
Her parents first put her on skis at age two on a small ski slope in Lake Tahoe, CA, United States. (usfreeskiing.com, 13 Apr 2013 )

Reason for taking up this sport
She was an alpine skier at first, but did not enjoy how serious the other competitors were. She then tried out the ski park and fell in love with freestyle. (rockstarenergy.com, 11 Mar 2013)

Ambitions
To compete at the Olympic Winter Games. (scott-sports.com, 13 Nov 2012)

Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold at the 2013 Winter X Games in Aspen CO, United States. (usfreeskiing.com, 22 Mar 2013)

Hero
Canadian free skier Sarah Burke, who died in 2012. (rockstarenergy.com, 11 Mar 2013)

Sporting philosophy / motto
"Ski because you love it and don't get all caught up in the pressure and competition." (sieraattahoe.com, 15 June 2013)

General
US HALFPIPE FIRST
Along with teammate David Wise, she will become the first US halfpipe skier to compete at an Olympic Winter Games when she represents her country at the 2014 Games in Sochi. (nbcsports.com, 12 Jan 2014)

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