James Woods (freestyle skier)
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| Nickname(s) | Woodsy[1][2][3][4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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19 January 1992[5] Sheffield[5][6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Sheffield[5][7] / Breckenridge, Colorado[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Tapton School[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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James Woods (born 19 January 1992) is a British freestyle skier. He won a silver medal at the 2013 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships.[10]
Woods learned to ski at the Sheffield Ski Village near his family home.[1][4][9] He won five consecutive British national championships in slopestyle between 2007 and 2011 in Laax.[9] He took a bronze medal at the 2011 Winter X Games Europe, and that year he scored a third place at the King of style competition in Stockholm[9] and also placed eighth on his debut at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships.[11] In April 2012 he finished second in the slopestyle event at the World Skiing Invitational & AFP World Championships at Whistler Blackcomb.[12] Woods won the FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup for slopestyle in the 2012–13 season,[4][7] winning two rounds along the way.[3]
He travelled to Sochi in January 2014 for the 2014 Winter Olympics. However, he suffered a hip injury during a training session. In statements given, he is said to be "progressing well" and the physios' goals are to get "get Woods 100%". He competed in the Men's Ski Slopestyle competition on Thursday 13 February,[13] but failed to get a medal, finishing fifth.[14]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Slater, James. "James Woods' rise to Success". Tapton School. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ↑ Bedi, Gagandeep (12 November 2013). "Spotlight On: British Ski star James 'Woodsy' Woods". UK Sport. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Magnay, Jacqueline (17 January 2013). "Top British medal hope James Woods looking for glory in new Winter Olympic sport – 'Slopestyle'". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Freestyle Skiing – Halfpipe & Slopestyle – Athletes: James Woods". Fédération Internationale de Ski. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "James Woods – Team GB Athlete Profile". Team GB. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ↑ "James Woods is On The Spot: ‘Getting stuck in tree saved me going off a cliff’". metro.co.uk. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Butler, Jeremy (30 October 2013). "Sochi 2014: James Woods says it's weird being classed an athlete". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ↑ "Winter X Games @ Aspen Mountain on 1/24/2013". afpworldtour.com. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Williams, Shay (February 2012). "James Woods Profile: From British dry slopes to the big leagues". Freeskier Magazine. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ↑ "Canada's Kaya Turski wins slopestyle gold". CBC Sports. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ↑ Thompson, Anna (4 February 2011). "James Woods impresses in ski slopestyle at World Champs". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ↑ "World Skiing Invitational & AFP World Championships: 4/18/2012 – 4/22/12 at Whistler / Blackcomb". afpworldtour.com. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ↑ "Sochi 2014: James Woods 'not 100%' for slopestyle after crash". Sport Winter Olympics (BBC). 12 February 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ↑ "Sochi 2014: James Woods misses out on slopestyle medal for Britain". Sport Winter Olympics (BBC). 13 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.