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British freestyle skier

Zoe Atkin
Personal information
NationalityAmerican, British
Born (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 21)
Newton, Massachusetts, US
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportFreestyle skiing
EventHalfpipe
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bakuriani Halfpipe
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Aspen Halfpipe
Winter X Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Aspen Superpipe
Gold medal – first place 2023 Aspen Superpipe

Zoe Atkin (born 16 January 2003) is a British-American freestyle skier.

Career

She competed in the halfpipe event at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021 winning a bronze medal. During the 2022-2023 competition season, she won silver in the halfpipe event at the 2023 World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia and gold in the superpipe at the 2023 Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado. After qualifying for the 2022 Beijing Olympics in the halfpipe event, she qualified to the final in fourth and placed ninth overall in the final.

Personal life

She is the younger sister of fellow skier Izzy Atkin; both were born in the United States to an English father and Malaysian mother, and have competed for Great Britain from a young age. Atkin enrolled at Stanford University in 2022.

References

  1. "Zoe ATKIN". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. Profile
  3. FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021 results
  4. "Zoe Atkin: British 18-year-old wins halfpipe bronze at World Championships". bbc.co.uk. 12 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Britain's Zoe Atkin Soars to Emotional World Championship Silver in Freeski Halfpipe in Bakuriani, Georgia". www.eurosport.com. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  6. "Monster Energy Women's Ski SuperPipe". X Games. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  7. Qualification results
  8. Final results
  9. Izzie Atkin: The US-born Team GB star who grew up on Marmite and Ribena, Matt McGeehan, Evening Standard, 17 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2022
  10. Izzy and Zoe Atkin interview: Qualifying for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing would be a dream, Eurosport, 4 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022
  11. Zoe Atkin Biography Retrieved 25 April 2023

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