Nikita Ducarroz

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

Nikita Ducarroz
Ducarroz in 2021
Personal information
Born (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996
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 place2021 MontpellierFreestyle Park
Silver medal – second place2022 Abu DhabiFreestyle Park

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] and again in 2022.[4]

Early life

Born in Nice, France to a Swiss French 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.[5] Her mother wanted her to pursue another sport. Through YouTube, Ducarroz found BMX.[6]

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. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. "Coming up Live - 2021 UCI URBAN Cycling World Championships in Montpellier (FR) !". UCI.
  4. "Urban Cycling World Championships 2022: Hannah Roberts wins fourth BMX freestyle park title". Olympics.com.
  5. "Under the Sun: Nikita Ducarroz, Olympian". Sonoma Sun | Sonoma, CA. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. "Nikita Ducarroz". Red Bull. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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