Molly Summerhayes (born 7 June 1997)
is an English
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 ...
who participated in the
2018 Winter Olympics
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, athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women)
, events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, opening =
, closing =
, opened_by = President Moon Jae-in
, cauldron = Kim Yun-a
, stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium
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.
In December 2018, she announced her retirement aged 21, after learning that she would not receive funding.
She is from
Sheffield,
South Yorkshire and is the younger sister of Olympian skier
Katie Summerhayes
Katie Summerhayes (born 8 October 1995) is an English freestyle skier. Summerhayes competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She has won two medals at FIS World Cup and one medals at FIS World Championships
Summerhayes carried the flag at the 201 ...
.
The sisters first skied at the former Ski Village in Sheffield when they were aged four and six.
References
1997 births
Living people
English female freestyle skiers
Olympic freestyle skiers for Great Britain
Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Sportspeople from Sheffield
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