Birk Irving
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Hometown
Winter Park, Colo. -
Team
2022 U.S. Olympic Freeski Team , FK Pro Halfpipe -
Years on Team
9 (since 2015) -
Born
07/26/1999 -
Club(s)
Winter Park Competition Center -
School:
University of Utah
BIO
Winter Park native Birk Irving is taking the freeskiing world by storm. Starting out in both halfpipe and slopestyle, he has dialed in his pipe run and is a podium threat at all levels of competition. In addition to top World Cup finishes and a World Championship appearance, Irving also has a junior worlds bronze medal and brought home the first ever freeski Youth Olympic Games gold medal for the U.S. in 2016.
FIRST TRACKS
Living at the base of Winter Park, Irving hails from a family of skiers who spend as much time skiing together as possible. With a father on ski patrol, a mom who coached alpine racing, and a sister who also competes in halfpipe and slopestyle, it is no wonder he took to skiing at an early age. Irving never had an interest in any other type of skiing other than park skiing. He started sliding rails at age five and did his first 360 that same year. He was determined to be a freestyle skier, and when he got his first sponsor at age seven, he never looked back.
OFF THE SNOW
When not on snow, Irving enjoys the great outdoors of Colorado and spends his summers fishing and downhill mountain biking at Winter Park. He also spends free time bouncing on trampolines to keep in shape for skiing.
"The highlight of my winning run? I did a down-the-pipe flat 900!"
5 Things You Didn't Know About Birk Irving
- 1. Irving clinched the 2022-23 FIS Freeski Halfpipe Overall Crystal Globe.
- 2. At age 16, he won the gold in the 2016 Youth Olympics.
- 3. Birk's favorite athletes are Dane Reynolds, Mike February, and Harry Bryant.
- 4. He started his slopestyle career at an early age, doing his first 360 at age five and getting his first sponsor at age seven.
- 5. Outside of skiing, you can find Birk biking, surfing, and fishing.
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