Dylan Ferguson (born August 10, 1988) is an American
freestyle skier
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who has competed since 2004. His best World Cup finish was second in an aerials event at
Deer Valley, Utah in January 2012.
Ferguson's best finish at the
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
The FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships is the world championship organized by the FIS for freestyle skiing. It was first organized in 1986 and is now held every odd year. Currently, the events included in the world championships are Moguls, ...
was seventh in the aerials event at
Inawashiro
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in
2009.
He was named to the US team for the
2010 Winter Olympics
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in January 2010. However, he began experiencing stomach pains in early February while training at
Park City
Park City may refer to: a city in Utah.
Places
* National Park City, London, England, UK; see parks and open spaces in London
in the United States
* Park City, Illinois
* Park City, Kansas
* Park City, Kentucky
* Park City, Montana
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,
Utah
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before the games. Two days later he was rushed to a Park City hospital for an emergency
appendectomy, and later developed an infection, a complication from the surgery. As a result, Ferguson was forced to withdraw from the Olympic Games; he was replaced on the US team by
Scotty Bahrke
Scotty Bahrke (born July 19, 1985) is an American freestyle skier specializing in aerial skiing. He is a member of the US ski team, and participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
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.
References
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1988 births
American male freestyle skiers
Living people
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