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Birk Ruud

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Birk Ruud
Personal information
Born (2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 26)
Bærum, Norway
Sport
Country Norway
SportFreestyle skiing
Events
Big air, Halfpipe, Slopestyle
ClubBærums SK
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingBig air
Gold medal – first place2026 Milano CortinaSlopestyle
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 BakurianiSlopestyle
Gold medal – first place2025 EngadinSlopestyle
Silver medal – second place2019 UtahSlopestyle
Bronze medal – third place2023 BakurianiBig air
Bronze medal – third place2025 EngadinBig air
Winter X Games
Gold medal – first place2018 NorwayBig air
Gold medal – first place2019 AspenBig air
Gold medal – first place2024 AspenSlopestyle
Silver medal – second place2020 AspenBig air
Silver medal – second place2020 NorwayBig air
Bronze medal – third place2023 AspenBig air
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 LillehammerSlopestyle

Birk Ruud (born 2 April 2000) is a Norwegian freestyle skier in halfpipe and slopestyle and Olympic champion in big air.

In 2016, he won Gold (Slopestyle) at the Winter Youth Olympics at Lillehammer.[1]

He participated at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2019, winning the silver medal in the slopestyle event.[2]

He has won 4 medals (including 2 golds) in X Games (Norway 2018, Aspen 2019, Aspen 2020, Norway 2020).[3][4]

During the 2022 Winter Olympics, Ruud qualified first in the inaugural big air event. During the final, Ruud secured the gold medal on his first run, scoring a combined score of 187.75.[5] On his victory run, Ruud did a double 1440 mute holding the Norwegian flag, scoring perfect 69s in doing so.[6]

Ruud won the gold medal for slopestyle skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics, finishing with a score of 86.28 in the final.[7][8]

See also

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References

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  1. Olympic (19 February 2016), Ski Slopestyle - Birk Ruud (NOR) wins Men's gold | Lillehammer 2016 Youth Olympic Games, retrieved 2 April 2019
  2. Slopestyle results
  3. "Birk Ruud's official X Games athlete biography". X Games. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  4. "X Games Norway 2020 Day One News and Results". ESPN Press Room U.S. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  5. Fontela, Jonah (8 February 2022). "Medals update: Norway's Birk Ruud makes history with first men's freeski big air gold". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  6. Cash, Meredith (8 February 2022). "Judges gave Olympic big-air gold medalist Birk Ruud a series of 69 scores after he took an epic victory lap as his final run". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  7. Imbo, William (10 February 2026). "Winter Olympics 2026: Birk Ruud wins men's freestyle skiing slopestyle gold". Olympics. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  8. "Freestyle Skiing Men's Freeski Slopestyle: Final". Olympics. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
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