Torin Yater-Wallace
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Torin Yater-Wallace (born December 2, 1995, in Aspen, Colorado) is a freestyle skier from the United States. He won a silver medal at Winter X Games XV in the SuperPipe, making him the youngest medalist in Winter X-Games history.[1] Torin is one of the best up and coming free skiers in the world[2] In 2013, he was coached by Geoff Stump.
At just 15 years of age, Yater-Wallace was the third-youngest male competitor in Winter X Games history.[3]
2014 Competition Higlights
1st Olympics Sochi, Russia
2013 Competition Highlights [4]
- 2nd Winter X-Games Aspen, CO
- 2nd US Grand Prix Park City, UT
- 1st Olympic Test Event Sochi, Russia
- 2nd FIS World Championships Voss, Norway
- 1st Winter X-Games Europe Tignes France
2012 Competition Highlights [5]
- 1st NZ Winter Games Snowpark, NZ
- 2nd NZ Freeski Open Candrona, NZ
- 3rd Winter Dew Tour Ogden, UT
- 1st Winter Dew Tour, Killington, VT
- 2nd Winter Dew Tour Overall
- 3rd Winter X-Games Aspen, CO
- 1st Winter X-Games Europe Tignes, FR
2011 Competition Highlights [6]
- 2nd Winter X-Games Aspen
- 3rd Winter X-Games Europe, Tignes, France
- 2nnd Grand Prix Copper, CO
Film Segments
- 2013 'Partly Cloudy' – Level 1 Productions[7]
- 2012 ‘Sunny’ – Level 1 Productions[8]
- 2011 ‘Attack of La Nina’ – Matchstick Productions[9]
During the 2012 U.S. Grand Prix slopestyle competition, Yater-Wallace landed the first switch 1800 jump completed in competition[10]
Sponsors
- Armada Skis & Outerwear [11]
- Target [12]
- Electric [13]
- Kellogs [14]
- Giro [15]
- RedBull [16]
- Monster Cables [17]
Social Media Torin actively posts updates on social media. Find him on Instagram, Twitter[18] Facebook [19]
References
- ↑ http://www.kelloggs.com/en_US/teamusa.html
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/x-games/winter/2011/results/?page=mens-ski-superpipe-results – Results from ESPN.com
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/action/athlete?id=60220 – ESPN Bio
- ↑ http://armadaskis.com/team/am/torin-yater-wallace/
- ↑ http://armadaskis.com/team/am/torin-yater-wallace/
- ↑ http://armadaskis.com/team/am/torin-yater-wallace/
- ↑ http://www.level1productions.com/partlycloudy.cfm
- ↑ http://www.level1productions.com/sunny.cfm
- ↑ http://www.skimovie.com/index.php/dvds/details/attack-of-la-nina
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/action/freeskiing/story/_/id/7635646/sigourney-wise-turski-wallisch-win-us-grand-prix-mammoth
- ↑ http://armadaskis.com/team/am/torin-yater-wallace/
- ↑ http://freeskier.com/stories/breaking-torin-yater-wallace-signs-target
- ↑ http://www.electricvisual.com/torin-yater-wallace/?team=2
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRY1CVMG-Nk
- ↑ http://news.eastonbellsports.com/info/releases/giro-skiers-debuting-combyn-at-x-games
- ↑ http://www.redbullusa.com/cs/Satellite/en_US/Video/Torin-Yater-Wallace-earns-Ski-SuperPipe-silver-at-X-Games-Aspen-2013-021243309312859
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Torin-Yater-Wallace/150430568339221
- ↑ https://twitter.com/TorinWallace
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Torin-Yater-Wallace/150430568339221