Keaton McCargo (born July 10, 1995) is an American

freestyle skier Freestyle skiing is a skiing discipline comprising aerials, moguls, cross, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Winter Olympics. It can consist of a skier performing aerial flips and spins and can include skiers sliding rails and ...

. She has been selected to compete in moguls for the United States at the

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Early life and education

Keaton McCargo is from Telluride, Colorado. She has two sisters. McCargo graduated from Telluride Mountain School has attended university of Colorado boulder, Environmental Design.

Career

McCargo is a two time gold medalist at the FIS Junior World Championships, winning in 2013 and 2014. McCargo placed third in moguls at the U.S. Championships in 2015. The following year, she won the U.S. Championships. At the end of the 2017 season, McCargo was ranked sixth in moguls in the world. In 2018, McCargo was chosen to compete for the United States in moguls at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Leading into the Olympics, McCargo is ranked eighth in World Cup standings.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCargo, Keaton Living people 1995 births People from Telluride, Colorado American female freestyle skiers Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic freestyle skiers for the United States 21st-century American women