David Wise
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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.
Wise is one of the halfpipe greats, with seven World Cup wins, 19 World Cup podiums, five X Games gold medals, and his two Olympic medals.
Wise lives near Reno, Nevada with his family. In his free time, Wise loves to hunt and is a great cook.
"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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