Peter Crook (born January 9, 1993 in
Tortola,
British Virgin Islands) is a
British Virgin Island
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er
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 2009 in the
halfpipe discipline. Crook has qualified to compete for the British Virgin Islands at the
2014 Winter Olympics
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in
Sochi
Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in ...
, becoming the second ever Winter Olympian to represent the country.
Crook and his family moved to
Wisconsin,
United States in 2001, where he picked up skiing. In 2008, he moved to
Colorado and became a professional freestyle skier.
British Virgin Islands Ski Association
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See also
*British Virgin Islands at the 2014 Winter Olympics
The British Virgin Islands sent a delegation to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7–23 February 2014. This was the second Winter Olympic Games appearance for the territory, after the 1984 Winter Olympics. The team co ...
References
1993 births
Living people
Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Olympic freestyle skiers of the British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands freestyle skiers
British Virgin Islands male skiers
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