Birk RUUD

Norway

Freestyle Skiing

Date of Birth: 2 Apr 2000

Age: 21

Gender: Male

Place of birth: BAERUM

Birth Country:

Norway

Residence: STABEKK

Residence Country:

Norway

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Freestyle Skiing	Men's Freeski Slopestyle	5
	Men's Freeski Big Air	1

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Big Air Shougang	Men's Freeski Big Air Qualification	Finished
Big Air Shougang	Men's Freeski Big Air Final	Finished
Genting Snow Park H & S Stadium	Men's Freeski Slopestyle Qualification	Finished
Genting Snow Park H & S Stadium	Men's Freeski Slopestyle Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Youth Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	Slopestyle	2016	Lillehammer, NOR	89.20

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
2	Slopestyle Men	2019	Park City, USA	85.40
5	Halfpipe Men	2019	Park City, USA	88.20
7	Freeski Slopestyle Men	2021	Aspen, USA	81.46
12	Freeski Big Air Men	2021	Aspen, USA
12	Big Air Men	2019	Park City, USA	90.75
14	Freeski Halfpipe Men	2021	Aspen, USA	60.25
15	Slopestyle Men	2017	Sierra Nevada, ESP	42.80

World Cup Rankings
Season	All	Halfpipe	Slopestyle	Big Air	Overall Park&Pipe
2021/2022			5	3	5
2020/2021				1	10
2019/2020	6	13	4	1
2018/2019	24	23	11	2
2017/2018	135		24	19
2016/2017	17		57	2
2015/2016	181		39

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	Freeski Slopestyle Men	Freeski Big Air Men	Freeski Halfpipe Men	Big Air Men	Slopestyle Men	Halfpipe Men
2021/2022	1 x 1st	1 x 3rd
2020/2021		1 x 1st
2019/2020	1 x 1st	1 x 1st	1 x 5th
2018/2019				1 x 1st	2 x 4th	1 x 13th
2017/2018				1 x 8th	1 x 11th
2016/2017				1 x 1st	1 x 27th
2015/2016					1 x 15th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
1	Freeski Slopestyle Men	2021/2022	Stubai, AUT	87.60
3	Freeski Big Air Men	2021/2022	Chur, SUI	97.25
10	Freeski Big Air Men	2021/2022	Steamboat, USA

Hobbies:

Cliff diving, trampoline, skateboarding, fashion and jewellery, filming off-snow entertainment. (dalbello.it, ski.com, 23 Oct 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Father, Oivind Rudd. Mother. One brother. One sister.

Languages spoken:

Norwegian, English

Club name:

Baerum Skiklubb

Debut:

2015 Junior World Championships (Slopestyle - 3rd)
2016 World Cup in Mammoth (Slopestyle - 15th)

Injuries:

January 2021: Missed the Winter X Games because he tested positive for Covid-19.

National team:

2015

Ambition:

Wants three medals from Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. To be the best triple threat skier in the world, to take victories, and do well in all three disciplines. Feels like each discipline makes him a better skier overall. (fis-ski.com, 23 Oct 2020; bt.no, 8 Jan 2021)

Memorable:

In the 2019/20 season, he entered more World Cup competitions than anybody else in freeskiing, with 10 results across the three events, becoming the first man in World Cup history to make it to finals in big air, slopestyle, and halfpipe competitions all in one season.

Influence:

Slopestyle skiers:
Bobby Brown (USA), Sochi 2014 Olympian.
Tom Wallisch (USA), 2012 Winter X Games, and 2013 World champion.
Jon Olson (SWE), 11-time Winter X Games medallist (two gold, two silver, seven bronze).
Andreas Haatveit (NOR), 2008 Winter X Games champion (slopestyle).
Henrik Harlaut (SWE), two-time Olympian (2014, 2018).

Looks up to his coaches who helped him become a better skier and inspired him. (fis-ski.com, 23 Oct 2020)

Philosophy:

“Play every day.” (dalbello.it)

General Interest

FILMING
One of the most original and talented in the video production of his own edits. "It’s definitely a lot of fun filming off-snow entertainment. I like to push my boundaries with stunts, and it’s also super funny to be creative with the thoughts in your head and then just go do them in real life! And, it feels good when people enjoy the things that I do." (fis-ski.com, 23 Oct 2020)

COVID-19
During the summer of Covid-19 in 2020, he did a lot of cliff diving, skating, and road trips in Norway, which gave him the opportunity to visit more of his home country. Made himself stronger, skied on the Norwegian glacier, and used his summer jib set-up in his backyard. (fis-ski.com, 23 Oct 2020)

FATHER'S ILLNESS
In July 2020, his father woke him late at night to inform him that he had cancer. "It was a very difficult period in my life. We talked and hugged, where we talked about everything we did together. We had a deep and good conversation that was sometimes difficult." (verietyinfo.com, 8 Jan 2021)

He missed the 2021 World Championships big air finals to be with his ailing father and the rest of his family in Norway. (fis-ski.com, March 2021)

Milestones

Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games gold medallist in big air.

Won the slopestyle at the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games. “It’s very special to have won this at home in my country. It’s the best. Plus, I have my family here. Could I be the Usain Bolt of freestyle skiing? Yeah, I would like that to happen.” (olympic.org, 19 Feb 2016)

2019 World Championships silver medallist in slopestyle.

Two-time bronze medallist at the Junior World Championships (2015 slopestyle, 2018 halfpipe).

During 2019/20, he entered more World Cup competitions than anybody else in freestyle skiing (with 10 results across the three disciplines), becoming the first man to make it to finals in big air, slopestyle, and halfpipe competitions in one season.

The second skier to win back-to-back Winter X Games big air gold in 2018 and 2019 (Henrik Harlaut in 2013/14 and 2017/18). (xgames.com)

Landed a triple for the first time in his World Cup debut in Mammoth in 2016. (friflyt.no, 6 Sep 2016)

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Legend

:: Gold
:: Gold Medal Event

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