Sarah Höfflin

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Sarah Höfflin
Personal information
Born (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 33)
Geneva
Sport
Country Switzerland
SportFreestyle skiing
Event(s)Slopestyle, Big air
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Slopestyle
Winter X Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Aspen Big air
Silver medal – second place 2019 Aspen Slopestyle
Silver medal – second place 2020 Aspen Slopestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Aspen Big air

Sarah Höfflin (born 8 January 1991) is an Olympic Swiss freestyle skier. She won a gold medal in big air at Winter X Games XXII,[1] and won gold in slopestyle at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Early life and education[edit]

Höfflin lived in the UK between the ages of 12 and 22, living in Tewkesbury, where she attended Tewkesbury School, before attending Cardiff University, where she graduated with a degree in neuroscience. She was a late starter as a freestyle skier, only taking up the sport in her early 20s when competing at British Universities' Snowsports Council competitions after leaving university and returning to Switzerland.[2][3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Aspen 2018 Women's Ski Big Air". xgames.espn.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Atkin bags slopestyle bronze for Britain's first Winter Olympics medal on skis". Peeblesshire News. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. ^ Ransom, Ian (17 February 2018). Ganguly, Sudipto (ed.). "Sorry, I'm not British, says Swiss winner Hoefflin". reuters.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  4. ^ Ingle, Sean (17 February 2018). "'Stoked' Izzy Atkin becomes Britain's first Olympic medal-winning skier". theguardian.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

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