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Nathan Roberts (born March 24, 1982) (nickname "Nate Dog") 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 ...
who has competed since 1999. He won two medals 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, ...
with a gold in 2005 and a bronze in 2007. Roberts also won ten World Cup victories in moguls from 2003 to 2007. He was named to the US team for the
2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gret ...
in January 2010. Roberts is known in the freestyle world as the first skier to perform a double back flip, which is not sanctioned by the F.I.S. because it is considered too dangerous. He did display the jump in 2005 at an exhibition in Are, Sweden, one week before winning the World Championships in Ruka, Finland. He is also known for performing the "Natedog", i.e., a backflip with a full 360 twist, which was accepted by the F.I.S. as a sanctioned aerial move. Roberts is also a prolific golfer, and was ranked 6th(tied with NHL hockey player Brett Hull) in the World by Golf Digest in 2009 in "Celebrity Golfers" rankings. He graduated from Golf Academy of America in Carlsbad, California, in August, 2014, and is currently an Assistant Golf Professional at the Park City Golf Course in Park City, Utah. Nate's current goal is to complete his Manager on Duty hours and to ultimately qualify for his Class A PGA card, for the purpose of becoming a teaching pro. Roberts was born in Ogden, Utah, raised in Park City, Utah, and currently resides in Park City. .


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* 1982 births American male freestyle skiers Freestyle skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic freestyle skiers for the United States {{US-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub