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.

Christy Prior
Personal information
Born (1988-11-28) 28 November 1988 (age 35)[1]
Okehampton, England
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight62 kg (137 lb)[3]
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportSnowboarding
EventWomen's slopestyle
Medal record
Winter X Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Aspen Slopestyle
Updated on 25 January 2015.

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

  1. ^ "Christy Prior". fis-ski.com. Fédération Internationale de Ski. Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Christy Prior". worldsnowboardtour.com. TTR Pro Snowboarding. Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Prior withdraws from Snowboarding semi-final

External links edit