Hailey Langland

Hailey Langland (born August 2, 2000) is an American snowboarder who won a bronze medal in slopestyle at Winter X Games XX.[2] Langland made her first Olympic appearance at age 17 representing the United States in big air and slopestyle at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. She competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Women's big air, and Women's slopestyle.[3]

Hailey Langland
Personal information
Nickname(s)“Hails”
Born (2000-08-02) August 2, 2000
Irvine, California[1]
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight110 lb (50 kg)
Medal record
Women's Snowboarding
Representing the  United States
Winter X Games
Silver medal – second place2019 AspenSlopestyle
Gold medal – first place2017 AspenBig Air
Bronze medal – third place2016 AspenSlopeStyle

Career

Langland spent her 2017 summer training with the US Snowboard Team at High Cascade Snowboard Camp. In 2018, she had a "Signature Session" at High Cascade.

She won the gold medal in the Big Air event new to the 2017 Winter X Games, with a clutch performance in the final minutes. She landed a double cork, becoming the first female rider to land the trick in X-Games history.

She competed at the 2019–20 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, 2020–21 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, and 2021–22 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup.[4]

References
  1. "Hailey Langland Ski and Snowboard". Team USA. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016.
  2. "Aspen 2016 Women's Snowboard Slopestyle". Xgames.espn.go.com. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  3. "Hailey LANGLAND". olympics.com.
  4. "LANGLAND Hailey - Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved February 19, 2022.


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