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 semifinals of the snowboard slopestyle, she 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 the gold medal in slopestyle at the Burton European Open in Laxx.
Competition History
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Christy Prior". fis-ski.com. Fédération Internationale de Ski. Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Christy Prior". worldsnowboardtour.com. TTR Pro Snowboarding. Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Christy Prior". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ Prior withdraws from Snowboarding semi-final
External links
[edit]- Christy Prior at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Christy Prior at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Christy Prior at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Christy Prior at the X Games (archived)
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- New Zealand female snowboarders
- Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Olympic snowboarders for New Zealand
- People from Okehampton
- New Zealand people of British descent
- X Games athletes
- 21st-century New Zealand sportswomen
- Snowboarding biography stubs
- New Zealand winter sports biography stubs