Byron Wells
Byron Wells (born 3 April 1992) is a New Zealand freestyle skier. He competed at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2011 in Utah, in halfpipe and slopestyle. He qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in men's halfpipe, but did not start. His brother is also an international freestyle skier, Beau-James Wells Beau-James Wells (born 17 November 1995) is a New Zealand freestyle skier. He represented his country at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, finishing in 21st place in the qualifying round of the Men's Slopestyle and did not advance to the final. .... References External links * * * * * 1992 births Living people Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics New Zealand male freestyle skiers Olympic freestyle skiers for New Zealand People from Wānaka Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics {{NewZealand-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Freestyle Skiing
Freestyle skiing is a skiing discipline comprising aerials, Mogul Skiing, moguls, Ski Cross, cross, Half-pipe skiing, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics. It can consist of a skier performing aerial flips and spins and can include skiers sliding rails and boxes on their skis. Known as "hot-dogging" in the early 1970s, it is also commonly referred to as freeskiing, jibbing, as well as many other names, around the world. History Ski acrobatics have been practiced since the 1930s. Aerial skiing was popularized in the 1950s by Olympic gold medalist Stein Eriksen. Early US competitions were held in the mid-1960s. In 1969, Waterville Valley Ski Area in New Hampshire, formed the first freestyle instruction program, making the resort the birthplace of freestyle skiing. The following year, Corcoran and Doug Pfeiffer, organized the first National Open Championships of Freestyle Skiing on the Sunnyside trails. In 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2011
The 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships were held at Deer Valley Resort, together with Park City Mountain Resort. The 2011 FIS Freestyle World Championships took place from January 30 until February 7, 2011, and included aerials, moguls, dual moguls and ski cross competitions at Deer Valley Resort and the slopestyle and ski halfpipe competitions at Park City Mountain Resort. Deer Valley previously held the World Championships in 2003. Results Men's events Women's events Medal table Participating nations 313 athletes representing 36 countries competed. The British Virgin Islands made its debut. * (1) * * * * * * * (1) * (39) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (8) * * (37) External links Official website FIS Freestyle Skiing References {{FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships Freestyle World Ski Championships FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 The FIS Snowb ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its west by Nevada. Utah also touches a corner of New Mexico in the southeast. Of the fifty U.S. states, Utah is the 13th-largest by area; with a population over three million, it is the 30th-most-populous and 11th-least-densely populated. Urban development is mostly concentrated in two areas: the Wasatch Front in the north-central part of the state, which is home to roughly two-thirds of the population and includes the capital city, Salt Lake City; and Washington County in the southwest, with more than 180,000 residents. Most of the western half of Utah lies in the Great Basin. Utah has been inhabited for thousands of years by various indigenous groups such as the ancient Puebloans, Navajo and Ute. The Spanish were the first Europe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2011 – Men's Halfpipe
The men's halfpipe competition of the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2011 was held at Park City Mountain Resort, Park City, Utah, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ... between February 4 and 5, 2011 (qualifications and finals). 33 athletes from 14 countries competed. Results Qualification The following are the results of the qualification. Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2011 - Men's halfpipe Halfpipe, men's ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2011 – Men's Slopestyle
The men's slopestyle competition of the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2011 was held at Park City Mountain Resort, Park City, Utah, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ... on February 3, 2011 (qualifications and finals). 46 athletes from 16 countries competed. Results Qualification The following are the results of the qualification. Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2011 - Men's slopestyle Slopestyle, men's ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2014 Winter Olympics
, ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic Stadium , winter_prev = Vancouver 2010 , winter_next = PyeongChang 2018 , summer_prev = London 2012 , summer_next = Rio 2016 The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games (russian: XXII Олимпийские зимние игры, XXII Olimpiyskiye zimniye igry) and commonly known as Sochi 2014 (russian: Сочи 2014), was an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 7 to 23 February 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Opening rounds in certain events were held on 6 February 2014, the day before the opening ceremony. These were the first Olympic Games under the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency of Thomas Bach. Both the Olympics and Paralympics were organized by the Soch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sochi
Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in the urban area. The city covers an area of , while the Greater Sochi Area covers over . Sochi stretches across , and is the longest city in Europe, the fifth-largest city in the Southern Federal District, the second-largest city in Krasnodar Krai, and the sixth-largest city on the Black Sea. Being a part of the Caucasian Riviera, it is one of the very few places in Russia with a subtropical climate, with warm to hot summers and mild to cool winters. Sochi hosted the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games in 2014. It hosted the alpine and Nordic Olympic events at the nearby ski resort of Rosa Khutor in Krasnaya Polyana. It also hosted the Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix from 2014 until 2021. It was also one of the host c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Freestyle Skiing At The 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's Halfpipe
The men's halfpipe event in freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia took place 18 February 2014. In April 2011 freestyle halfpipe was added to the Olympic program, meaning the event will make its debut. Results Qualification The qualification was held at 17:45. Final The final was held at 21:30. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics - Men's halfpipe Men's freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Organizing Committee Of The XXII Olympic Winter Games And XI Paralympic Winter Games Of 2014 In Sochi
The Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi is the organization responsible for the 2014 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia. The official website of the in Sochi It was established on 2 October 2007 by the , the Federal Agency for Physical ...
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Beau-James Wells
Beau-James Wells (born 17 November 1995) is a New Zealand freestyle skier. He represented his country at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, finishing in 21st place in the qualifying round of the Men's Slopestyle and did not advance to the final. He was the flag bearer in the opening ceremony of 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyongchang. His brothers Byron, Jossi, and Jackson Jackson may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, Q ... are all also freestyle skiers. References External links * * * 1995 births Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic freestyle skiers for New Zealand New Zealand male freestyle skiers Freestyle skiers at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics People from Wānaka Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics {{NewZealand-freestyl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1992 Births
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 '' Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Living People
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