Torin Yater-Wallace Explained

Torin Yater-Wallace
Birth Date:2 December 1995
Birth Place:Aspen, Colorado, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in
Show-Medals:yes

Torin Yater-Wallace (born December 2, 1995, in Aspen, Colorado) is a freestyle skier from the United States. He won a silver medal at Winter X Games XV in the superpipe, making him the youngest medalist in Winter X-Games history.[1] Torin is one of the best free skiers in the world.[2]

During the summer, Yater-Wallace can be found at Mt. Hood, Oregon, where he hosts a Takeover Session at Windells Camp.[3]

Early and personal life

At just 15 years of age, Yater-Wallace was the third-youngest male competitor in Winter X Games history.[4] In early 2016 he bought a house in Basalt, Colorado.[5]

Career

2016 Competition Highlights

1st Winter X-Games Europe Oslo Norway

2014 Competition Highlights

1st Olympics Sochi, Russia

2013 Competition Highlights [6]

2nd Winter X-Games Aspen, CO

2nd US Grand Prix Park City, UT

1st Olympic Test Event Sochi, Russia

2nd FIS World Championships Voss, Norway

1st Winter X-Games Europe Tignes France

2012 Competition Highlights

1st NZ Winter Games Snowpark, NZ

2nd NZ Freeski Open Candrona, NZ

3rd Winter Dew Tour Ogden, UT

1st Winter Dew Tour, Killington, VT

2nd Winter Dew Tour Overall

3rd Winter X-Games Aspen, CO

1st Winter X-Games Europe Tignes, FR

During the 2012 U.S. Grand Prix slopestyle competition, Yater-Wallace landed the first switch 1800 jump completed in competition[7]

2011 Competition Highlights

2nd Winter X-Games Aspen

3rd Winter X-Games Europe, Tignes, France

2nd Grand Prix Copper, CO

Film segments

2022 'Chameleon" - Deviate Productions

2021 'Good Luck' - Deviate Productions

2020 'Deviate' - Deviate Productions

2017 'Back to Life' - Red Bull Mediahouse

2013 'Partly Cloudy' – Level 1 Productions[8]

2012 ‘Sunny’ – Level 1 Productions[9]

2011 ‘Attack of La Nina’ – Matchstick Productions[10]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.kelloggs.com/en_US/teamusa.html Team Kellogg's
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110131153913/http://espn.go.com/x-games/winter/2011/results/?page=mens-ski-superpipe-results Results from ESPN.com
  3. News: Ski Takeover Sessions - Windells Camp . Windells . 2018-02-07 . en-US.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20121105205244/http://espn.go.com/action/athlete?id=60220 ESPN Bio
  5. Web site: Aspen halfpipe skier Torin Yater-Wallace battles back from accident . The Denver Post . 2016-11-13.
  6. Web site: Torin Yater Wallace ARMADA SKIS . armadaskis.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111029050841/http://armadaskis.com/team/am/torin-yater-wallace/ . 2011-10-29.
  7. Web site: Sigourney, Wise, Turski, Wallisch win at U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth . March 2, 2012.
  8. Web site: Level 1 - Partly Cloudy . 2013-10-31 . dead . https://archive.today/20131031013730/http://www.level1productions.com/partlycloudy.cfm . October 31, 2013 . mdy-all.
  9. Web site: Level 1 - Sunny . 2013-10-31 . dead . https://archive.today/20131031013808/http://www.level1productions.com/sunny.cfm . October 31, 2013 . mdy-all.
  10. Web site: Matchstick Productions . 2012-09-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120514073251/http://www.skimovie.com/index.php/dvds/details/attack-of-la-nina/ . May 14, 2012 . mdy-all.

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