Christy Prior
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| Born | 28 November 1988[1] Okehampton, England | ||||||||
| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in)[2] | ||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb)[3] | ||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||
| Event | Women's slopestyle | ||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 25 January 2015 | |||||||||
Christy Prior (born 28 November 1988) is a snowboarder from New Zealand. Born in Okehampton, Devon, UK, she competed for New Zealand at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
After qualifying for the semi-finals of the snowboard slopestyle, she then withdrew from the event following a crash in practice.[4]
In January 2015 she won the bronze medal at the Winter X Games XIX in Aspen and won the gold medal in slopestyle at the Burton Eropean Open in Laxx.
Competition History
- 1st place Burton European Open Slopestyle 2015
- Winter X Games 2015 Bronze Slopestyle
- 2014 3rd place Overall FIS World Snowboard Slopestyle Ranking
- 1st place Stoneham World Cup 2014
- 1st place TTR 5-star Community Cup Slopestyle 2014
- Ms. Superpark MVP 2013
- Ms. Superpark Standout 2013
- 2nd place Burton High Fives 2012
References
- ^ "Christy Prior". fis-ski.com. Fédération Internationale de Ski. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Christy Prior". worldsnowboardtour.com. TTR Pro Snowboarding. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Christy Prior". sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ Prior withdraws from Snowboarding semi-final