Alex Schlopy Explained

Alex Schlopy (born July 25, 1992) is an American freeskier from Park City, Utah. He was the winner of a gold medal at the 2011 Winter X Games in the big air contest.[1] The following week, he won the gold medal in slopestyle at the 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships.[2]

Schlopy attended The Winter Sports School in Park City. His mother, Holly Flanders, was a three-time winner on the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup circuit.[3] His father, Todd Schlopy, is a former NFL placekicker for the Buffalo Bills.[4] Todd's cousin, Erik Schlopy, is a former alpine skier who competed at three editions of the Olympics.[5]

Notes and References

  1. ESPN Winter X Games 15: Ski Big Air Results https://web.archive.org/web/20110204154516/http://espn.go.com/x-games/winter/2011/results/?page=ski-big-air-results retrieved January 29, 2011
  2. Web site: FIS-Ski - resultats . 2011-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110207174319/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=FS&raceid=6119 . 2011-02-07 . dead .
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20110204192434/http://espn.go.com/action/athlete?id=46202
  4. Web site: OAKLEY SIGNS SKIER ALEX SCHLOPY. 29 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110708125923/http://www.bnqt.com/blogs/detail/Oakley-Signs-Skier-Alex-Schlopy/6555.html. 8 July 2011. dead.
  5. Web site: Schlopy: Olympic Legacy? . https://web.archive.org/web/20140228215722/http://www.teamusa.org/US-Ski-and-Snowboard/Features/2011/March/31/Schlopy-Olympic-Legacy . dead . February 28, 2014 . Berg . Aimee . 31 March 2011 . United States Olympic Committee. 29 December 2013.