Walter Wood (freestyle skier)
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Walter Wood (born March 5, 1992) is an American
halfpipe skiing to the Olympic Games
.
Early and personal life
Born in
professional athlete, Wood set a record for landing the first 1620 rotation in halfpipe competition.[1][2] Wood has been a team member of the Flying Ace Allstars[3] for over 10 years, a live entertainment ski & snowboard show located at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah
.
In 2014, Wood enrolled at The University of Utah and accepted into the David Eccles School of Business
where he graduated with a Bachelor in Science Business degree with an emphasis in creative advertising.
Athletic career
In 2008 Wood signed his first professional contract with Volkl Skis, Bolle Eyewear and Helly Hansen Clothing. He competed in his first World Cup at the age of 15[4] When he was 17 he was awarded the
Halfpipe skiing
.
In 2010 Wood became halfpipe event at Whistler, British Columbia.[7]
Wood has over 40 World Championship
teams representing the United States. Wood placed 5th in the 2015 Krieschberg, Austria FIS World Championships.
Lululemon athletic clothing brand selected Wood to endorse as one of the first male international snowsports athletes to represent the company.
Wood was one of the top Olympic hopefuls for the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games until sustaining a season-ending injury 6 months prior. Wood remarkably competed in the qualification requirements narrowly missing the selected 4 person Olympic Halfpipe team.
Commercial projects
- Ski Movie Segment: Turbulent Flow by Chaoz Productions[9]
- University of Utah Pac-12 Commercial Spot[10]
- Cellucor "Rise & Grind" Commercial Spot[11]
- Utah Olympic Oval Commercial Spot[12]
Results
- 2015 5th FIS World Championships halfpipe, Kreischberg Austria
- 2014 6th SFR Tour, Tignes France
- 2014 4th Aspen Open, Aspen CO
- 2014 7th US Grand Prix, Park City UT
- 2013 15th X Games, Tignes France
- 2013 3rd SFR Tour, Tignes France
- 2013 3rd Aspen Open, Aspen CO
- 2013 4th North Face Open, Whistler BC
- 2013 2nd Junior World Championships, Cadrona NZ[citation needed]
- 2012 6th New Zealand Winter Games, Cadrona NZ
- 2011 9th Dew Tour, Breckenridge CO
- 2011 1st AFP World Rankings
- 2010 1st World Skiing Invitational, Whistler BC
- 2010 2nd Junior World Championships, New Zealand
- 2010 2nd U.S. National Championships, Squaw Valley California
- 2010 9th European X-Games, Tignes France
- 2010 2nd Aspen Open, Colorado
- 2009 2nd U.S. National Championships, Squaw Valley California
- 2009 3rd World Cup Park City, Utah
- 2009 9th World Championships, Inawashiro Japan
- 2009 14th X-Games, Aspen Colorado
- 2008 3rd New Zealand Open, Cadrona New Zealand
- 2008 8th World Cup Japan, Inawashiro Japan
- 2008 2nd U.S. National Championships, Squaw Valley California
See also
References
- ^ "Walter Wood throws 1620 in Aspen Open".
- ^ "1620 on Skis in Halfpipe". YouTube.
- ^ "Flying Ace Athletes". 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Walter Wood". Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ Archived February 21, 2018, at the Wayback Machine[dead link]
- ^ "Walter Wood". ESPN. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
- ^ schmuck. "WSI Ski Superpipe Finals". Newschoolers.com. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
- ^ "Walter Wood". Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "Turbulent Flow trailer - Chaoz".
- ^ "University of Utah TV Commercial, 'Walter Wood'".
- ^ "Blog | Your Fitness Journey".
- ^ "Walter Wood | Utah Olympic Park". 24 July 2015.