Justin Schoenefeld (born August 13, 1998) is an American

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who specializes in aerials.

Career

Schoenefeld made his debut at the

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for in

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in December 2014, finishing 12th and 10th. During the 2015–16 season, he finished in the top ten five times, placing ninth in the Aerials discipline standings. He got his first victory in this series in Lake Placid. At the 2017 Junior World Championships in

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, he finished in 15th place. In the 2017–18 season, he won the Aerials discipline standings in the Nor-Am Cup with three wins. He made his

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debut in January 2019 in Lake Placid, where he finished in 17th place. Two top tens followed this, and at the end of the season, he finished in tenth place in the Aerials standings. After ninth place at the Deer Valley Resort and 18th place in

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in the 2019-20 season, he clinched his first World Cup victory in

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. This was followed by fifth place in Almaty and tenth place in the Aerials World Cup at the end of the season. Schoenefeld competed at the men's aerials at the

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. He participated in the

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, winning a gold medal in the mixed team aerials event.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schoenefeld, Justin 1998 births Living people American male freestyle skiers Freestyle skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in freestyle skiing People from Lawrenceburg, Indiana