Oliver Martin (snowboarder)
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| Nickname | Ollie | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 15, 2008 Wellington, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Wolcott, Colorado, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oliver Martin (born June 15, 2008) is an American snowboarder.
Career
[edit]Martin represented the United States at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics and won a silver medal in the big air event with 179.50 points.[1] He also competed in the slopestyle event finished in fifth place with 82.25 points.[2] In the fall of 2024, Martin became the youngest snowboarder to land a 2160.[3]
On February 22, 2025, Martin won his first gold medal of the 2024–25 FIS Snowboard World Cup season. With this win, he became the youngest male snowboarder to win a World Cup Slopestyle event. [4][5]
Martin made his FIS Snowboard World Championships debut for the United States at the 2025 Snowboarding World Championships and won a bronze medal in the slopestyle event with a score of 78.98 points.[6] One week later, he also won a bronze medal in the big air event with a score of 171.75. At 16 years old, he was the second-youngest U.S. snowboarder to win a world championships medal after Arielle Gold, who won gold in 2013 at a younger 16.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Harkins, Courtney (28 January 2024). "Flynn, Oliver Silver in Youth Olympic Games Snowboard Big Air". usskiandsnowboard.org. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ Sederquist, Ryan (30 January 2024). "Vail athlete leads U.S. snowboarders with Youth Olympic Games big air silver medal". vaildaily.com. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ Sederquist, Ryan (30 January 2025). "4 SSCV park and pipe snowboarders are making a splash in the World Cup — and vying for 2026 Winter Olympic spots". vaildaily.com. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ Texer, Sadie (22 February 2025). "First World Cup Victory for Martin; Gerard Second at the Snow Rodeo". usskiandsnowboard.org. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "U.S. Rookie Oliver Martin Claims First FIS World Cup Slopestyle Victory at Calgary's Snow Rodeo". Teton Gravity Research. 2 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ Texer, Sadie (21 March 2025). "Martin Earns Bronze in World Championships Debut; Gerard Fifth; Henricksen Seventh". usskiandsnowboard.org. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ Zaccardi, Nick (28 March 2025). "Ollie Martin, 16, wins two medals at snowboard world championships". NBC Sports. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
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