Peter Crook (skier)

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Peter Crook
Personal information
Born9 January 1993 (1993-01-09) (age 32)
Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Medal record
Alpine skiing
Representing File:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands

Peter Crook (born 9 January 1993 in Tortola, British Virgin Islands) is a British Virgin Islander freestyle skier who has competed since 2009 in the halfpipe discipline.[1] Crook has qualified to compete for the British Virgin Islands at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, becoming the second ever Winter Olympian to represent the country.[2][3] Crook and his family moved to Wisconsin, United States in 2001, where he picked up skiing. In 2008, he moved to Colorado and became a professional freestyle skier.[4]

Achievements

In 2011, continuing his work as an innovator and role model, Crook helped form the BVI Ski Association, giving him the opportunity to compete in FIS[5] regulated events to represent the BVI. Crook proudly represented the BVI in half-pipe skiing at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games as flag bearer and the sole BVI Olympian. He currently ranks 27th in Halfpipe-skiing by the Association of Freeski Professionals.[6]

See also

References

  1. Peter Crook FIS Biography
  2. "Chances are high for British Virgin Island talent Peter Crook to compete in Sochi". www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  3. "Crook to join list of BVI Winter Olympians!". Virgin Islands News Online. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  4. British Virgin Islands Ski Association
  5. "FIS-SKI.com". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  6. "Peter "Adam" Crook". Retrieved 5 March 2024.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for File:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands
Sochi 2014
Succeeded by