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Brendan Newby
Personal information
Born (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 27)
Cork, Republic of Ireland
Occupationskiing coach
Years active2009–present[1]
EmployerPark City Ski & Snowboard - Freeski Resort
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight172 lb (78 kg)
Sport
Country Ireland
SportFreestyle skiing
EventHalf-pipe
ClubTeam Park City United
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2018

Brendan "Bubba" Newby (born 9 September 1996) is an Irish born freestyle skier who represents Ireland in the half-pipe event.[2]

Born in Cork to American parents, he grew up in Park City, Utah.[3]

Newby competed for Ireland at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Hynes, Robert (February 9, 2018). "Meet Ireland's athletes competing at the Winter Olympics".
  2. ^ "An ex-Leinster rugby player, a snowboarder and a Corkman named 'Bubba': Meet Ireland's Winter Olympic team - Independent.ie".
  3. ^ "Freestyle Skiing - Athlete Profile: Brendan NEWBY - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.olympic.org.
  4. ^ "Ireland Winter Olympic hopefuls diverse and fresh-faced".
  5. ^ "Newby 'stoked' after securing Winter Olympics berth". January 30, 2018.

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