Sarah Höfflin (born 8 January 1991) is an Olympic Swiss freestyle skier. She won a gold medal in big air at Winter X Games XXII,[1] and won gold in slopestyle at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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| Born | 8 January 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Slopestyle, Big air | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and education
editHöfflin lived in the UK between the ages of 12 and 22, living in Tewkesbury, where she attended Tewkesbury School, before attending Cardiff University, where she graduated with a degree in neuroscience. She was a late starter as a freestyle skier, only taking up the sport in her early 20s when competing at British Universities' Snowsports Council competitions after leaving university and returning to Switzerland.[2][3][4]
Results
editOlympic Winter Games
edit| Year | Age | Slopestyle | Big Air |
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 2018 Pyeongchang |
27 | 1 | N/a |
 2022 Beijing |
31 | 20 | 6 |
 2026 Milano Cortina |
35 | 13 | 27 |
World Championships
edit| Year | Age | Slopestyle | Big Air |
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 2017 Sierra Nevada |
26 | 4 | N/a |
 2019 Deer Valley |
28 | N/a | 4 |
| 2021 Aspen |
30 | DNS | 8 |
 2023 Bakuriani |
32 | 4 | 15 |
| 2025 Engadin |
34 | 16 | 2 |
References
edit- ↑ "Aspen 2018 Women's Ski Big Air". xgames.espn.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ↑ "Atkin bags slopestyle bronze for Britain's first Winter Olympics medal on skis". Peeblesshire News. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ↑ Ransom, Ian (17 February 2018). Ganguly, Sudipto (ed.). "Sorry, I'm not British, says Swiss winner Hoefflin". reuters.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ↑ Ingle, Sean (17 February 2018). "'Stoked' Izzy Atkin becomes Britain's first Olympic medal-winning skier". theguardian.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
External links
edit- Sarah Hoefflin at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Sarah Hoefflin at the X Games (archived former page)
- Sarah Hoefflin at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
- Sarah Hoefflin at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics (archived)
- Sarah Hoefflin at Olympics.com
- Sarah Höfflin at Swiss Ski (in German)
- Sarah Höfflin at Olympedia
- Sarah Höfflin at InterSportStats
- Sarah Höfflin on Instagram
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