Ben Ferguson (snowboarder) explained
| Ben Ferguson |
| Birth Date: | 21 January 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Boise, Idaho, U.S.[1] |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in |
| Weight: | 165 lb |
| Country: | United States |
| Sport: | Snowboarding |
| Club: | Alaska Pacific University Nordic Center |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Ben Ferguson (born January 21, 1995) is an American snowboarder from Bend, Oregon.
Career
He won the silver medal at the Winter X Games XX and the bronze medal at the Winter X Games XXII.[2] In 2018, he was named to the U.S. Olympic Snowboarding Team for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[3]
Ben spends most of his summers in Mt. Hood, Oregon teaching young snowboarders during his signature sessions at High Cascade Snowboard Camp.[4] He is sponsored by 10 Barrel Brewing, Burton Snowboards, Redbull, Mt. Bachelor, Anon Optics, and Crabgrab.
Snowboarding career
Men's Halfpipe Competitions
- 2014 X Games Aspen - 5th
- 2015 X Games Aspen - 12th
- 2016 X Games Aspen - 2nd
- 2016 Burton U.S. Open - 2nd
- 2017 U.S. Grand Prix Copper Mountain - 2nd
- 2017 X Games Aspen - 7th
- 2017 Dew Tour - 3rd
- 2018 X Games Aspen - 3rd
- 2018 Burton U.S. Open - 4th
- 2018 U.S. Grand Prix Aspen - 2nd
- 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics - 4th
- 2019 X Games Aspen - 6th
Other Career Highlights
- 2012 Innsbruck Youth Olympics - 1st Halfpipe, 2nd Slopestyle
- 2013 Legendary Banked Slalom Mount Baker
- 2015 Red Bull Double Pipe - 1st place double's contest
- Three-time winner of Danny Davis' Peace Park
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Ben Ferguson . https://web.archive.org/web/20180125134635/https://www.teamusa.org/us-ski-and-snowboard/athletes/Ben-Ferguson . dead . January 25, 2018 . teamusa.org . . 25 January 2018.
- Web site: Aspen 2016 Intel Men's Snowboard SuperPipe . 2016-01-31 . 2016-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160622132823/http://xgames.espn.go.com/xgames/events/2016/aspen/results/400861355/intel-men-snowboard-superpipe . dead.
- Web site: Who is Ben Ferguson? . January 14, 2018 . NBC Universal . January 29, 2018 . January 30, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180130211107/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/who-is-ben-ferguson-olympic-snowboarding-halfpipe-team-usa . dead.
- Web site: High Cascade Snowboard Camp - Signature Sessions™.
