Brendan Newby
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 September 1996 Cork, Republic of Ireland |
| Education | He |
| Occupation | skiing coach |
| Years active | 2009–present[1] |
| Employer | Park City Ski & Snowboard - Freeski Resort |
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Ireland |
| Sport | Freestyle skiing |
| Event(s) | Half-pipe |
| Club | Team Park City United |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 2018 |
Brendan "Bubba" Newby (born 9 September 1996) is an Irish born freestyle skier who represents Ireland in the half-pipe event.[2]
Born in Cork to American parents, he grew up in Park City, Utah.[3]
Newby competed for Ireland at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.[4][5] He also competed for Ireland at the men's ski halfpipe event at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021 in Aspen, Colorado.[6]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Hynes, Robert (February 9, 2018). "Meet Ireland's athletes competing at the Winter Olympics".
- ^ "An ex-Leinster rugby player, a snowboarder and a Corkman named 'Bubba': Meet Ireland's Winter Olympic team - Independent.ie".
- ^ "Freestyle Skiing - Athlete Profile: Brendan NEWBY - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.olympic.org.
- ^ "Ireland Winter Olympic hopefuls diverse and fresh-faced".
- ^ "Newby 'stoked' after securing Winter Olympics berth". January 30, 2018.
- ^ Start list
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- Irish male freestyle skiers
- American male freestyle skiers
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic freestyle skiers of Ireland
- Irish emigrants to the United States
- People from Park City, Utah
- Sportspeople from County Cork
- American freestyle skiing biography stubs