Nikita Ducarroz

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Nikita Ducarroz
Nikita Ducarroz FISE 2021 Reims 1201046.jpg
2021, Rheims.
Personal information
Born (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996 (age 25)
Nice, France
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Major wins
Simple Session 2020 Vans Pro Cup 2018
Medal record
Women's BMX
Representing   Switzerland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Freestyle Park
Urban World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Montpellier Freestyle Park

Nikita Ducarroz (born 12 August 1996, Nice, France) is a Swiss Freestyle BMX Olympic bronze medalist.[1]

In 2019 she also finished fifth at the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships, fourth at the UCI Freestyle BMX World Cup and then won the 2020 BMX Simple Session in Tallinn, Estonia. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Ducarroz was in lockdown at the Daniel Dhers Action Sports Complex training facility in Holly Springs, North Carolina.[2] She won the silver medal at the 2021 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in the Freestyle BMX.[3]

Early life[]

Born in Nice, France to a Swiss father and an American mother of Chaldean and Sicilian descent, she grew up in Glen Ellen, California. At the age of 11, she began suffering from crippling anxiety which forced her to quit playing association football and attend online school.[4] Her mother wanted her to pursue another sport. Through YouTube, Ducarroz found BMX.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ WRAL (16 July 2021). "5 local BMX bikers headed to Olympics train in Holly Springs :". WRALSportsFan.com. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. ^ "10 things to know about high-flying BMX star Nikita Ducarroz". Tokyo 2020.
  3. ^ "Coming up Live - 2021 UCI URBAN Cycling World Championships in Montpellier (FR) !". UCI.
  4. ^ "Under the Sun: Nikita Ducarroz, Olympian". Sonoma Sun | Sonoma, CA. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Nikita Ducarroz". Red Bull. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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