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David Wise at the 2024 Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Copper Mountain
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David Wise

Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist
  • Hometown
    Reno, Nevada
  • Team
    FK Pro Halfpipe
  • Years on Team
    13 (since 2013)
  • Born
    06/30/1990
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BIO

David Wise has been on the top of the halfpipe podium since early 2011, with a trophy case that includes the inaugural Olympic gold medal in men's ski halfpipe and a matching gold medal in halfpipe from the 2018 Games!

Wise began competing in halfpipe at a young age, winning his first U.S. national title at 15 and then turning professional at 18. Wise has all the tools to compete on the highest level: style, technicality, and amplitude. So it should come as no surprise that Wise kicked off a dominant streak in 2012, winning the Winter X Games, the Dew Tour Finals and The Grand Prix finals consecutively. The 2013 season was another standout year for Wise with gold at the Aspen X Games, gold at the FIS World Championships, silver at X Games Tignes and winning a sixth U.S. national title. He then topped it off with an AFP halfpipe title. He won the Winter Dew Tour that kicked off the 2016 season but then took a hard fall at the Mammoth Grand Prix that resulted in a separated left shoulder. 

 

Olympics
Silver 2022 Halfpipe | Gold 2018 Halfpipe | Gold 2014 Halfpipe
X Games
5x X Games Gold Medalist | 2x X Games Silver Medalist | X Games Bronze Medalist
World Cup
7x World Cup Winner | 19x World Cup Podiums
World Championships
2013 World Champion

"I get asked often why the American halfpipe team is so strong and I believe that’s because we have that rebel spirit. We are here to do things differently than everyone else."

5 Things You Didn't Know About David Wise

  • 1. David is a two-time Olympic Gold medalist.
  • 2. He has won six Grand Prixs, six World Cups, three X Games, and one Freeski World Championship in his skiing career.
  • 3. He is the only athlete to accomplish three-straight X Games wins since Tanner Hall’s three-peat from 2006-2008.
  • 4. David began competing in halfpipe at a young age, winning his first U.S. national title at 15 and then turning professional at 18.
  • 5. He originally tried ski racing, but after getting into trouble repeatedly for skiing the terrain park during racing practice, breaking expensive race skis on jumps and constantly nagging his parents, his parents finally let him try freeskiing.

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