Amy Fraser

Amy Fraser
Personal information
Born (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 29)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sport
Country Canada
SportFreestyle skiing
EventHalf-pipe

Amy Fraser (born 29 March 1995) is a Canadian freestyle skier who competes internationally in the half-pipe discipline.[1][2]

Biography

Amy Fraser was born on March 29, 1995, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She began skiing at the age of two, but did not start freestyle skiing until her early twenties. She graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Science in biological sciences in 2016.[2]

Career

Fraser has been part of the national team since 2019.[1] During the 2021-22 World Cup Season, Fraser finished in the top ten in three of four events, including a career-best 6th in Calgary.[1][3]

On January 24, 2022, Fraser was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team in the halfpipe event.[4][5]

In February 2024, Fraser won her first World Cup gold in the halfpipe ski category.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Amy Fraser". www.freestylecanada.ski/. Freestyle Canada. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Amy Fraser". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. ^ Barnes, Dan (30 December 2021). "Canadian skiers land on podium at World Cup halfpipe event". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  4. ^ Nichols, Paula (24 January 2022). "Team Canada adds 24 freestyle skiers to the roster for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. ^ Ewing, Lori (24 January 2022). "Moguls star Kingsbury leads Canada's Beijing Olympic freestyle team". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Canada's Amy Fraser awarded 1st World Cup gold after women's ski halfpipe final cancelled".


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