Troy Podmilsak (born August 23, 2004) is an American freestyle skier specializing in big air and slopestyle disciplines. He is the 2023 World champion in big air, 2024 Winter X Games champion in big air, and represented the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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| Born | August 23, 2004 Park City, Utah, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Big air, Slopestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editPodmilsak competed at the 2022 FIS Freestyle Junior World Ski Championships and won gold medals in the big air and slopestyle events.[1] On October 21, 2022, during the 2022–23 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, he earned his first World Cup podium finish.[2]
Podmilsak represented the United States at the 2023 FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships in the big air event.[3] During his second run he became the first person to land a triple 2160 mute grab, and won a gold medal with a score of 187.75 points.[4]
In January 2024, he competed at the X Games and won a gold medal in the big air event.[5][6]
World Cup titles
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References
edit- ↑ Farrell, Brendan (March 22, 2022). "Troy Podmilsak captures 2 gold medals at junior world championships". Park Record. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ↑ Farrell, Brendan (October 25, 2022). "Park City's Troy Podmilsak earns his first World Cup podium finish". Park Record. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ↑ McNeely, Erin (March 4, 2023). "Podmilsak Lands First-Ever Triple 2160 to Win Gold at Worlds". usskiandsnowboard.org. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ↑ Roepke, Michele (March 6, 2023). "Parkite Podmilsak lands first-ever Triple 2160 to win gold at Worlds". TownLift, Park City News. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ↑ Roepke, Michele (January 28, 2024). "Parkites dominate X Games with Podmilsak and Stevenson taking gold, Hall and Atkin earn silver". TownLift, Park City News. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ↑ Binner, Andrew (October 17, 2024). "Freeski Big Air World Champion Troy Podmilsak: "Nerves are my special power"". olympics.com. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
External links
edit- Troy Podmilsak at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Troy Podmilsak at U.S. Ski & Snowboard
- Troy Podmilsak at Team USA
- Troy Podmilsak at the X Games
- Troy Podmilsak at Milano Cortina 2026
- Troy Podmilsak at Olympics.com
- Troy Podmilsak at Olympedia
- Troy Podmilsak at InterSportStats
- Troy Podmilsak on Instagram
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