Makayla GERKEN SCHOFIELD
Great BritainEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Freestyle Skiing |
Women's Moguls | 8 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| World Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 11 | Moguls Ladies | 2019 | Park City, USA | 66.32 |
| 13 | Dual Moguls Ladies | 2021 | Almaty, KAZ | |
| 14 | Dual Moguls Ladies | 2019 | Park City, USA | |
| 17 | Moguls Ladies | 2021 | Almaty, KAZ | 72.47 |
| 23 | Moguls Ladies | 2017 | Sierra Nevada, ESP | 61.92 |
| 23 | Dual Moguls Ladies | 2017 | Sierra Nevada, ESP | |
| World Cup Rankings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | All | Dual Moguls | Overall Moguls | Moguls |
| 2021/2022 | 19 | 24 | 25 | |
| 2020/2021 | 12 | |||
| 2019/2020 | 78 | 14 | ||
| 2018/2019 | 88 | 19 | ||
| World Cup - Best Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | Moguls Ladies | Dual Moguls Ladies |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 12th | 1 x 20th |
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 10th | 1 x 6th |
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 7th | 1 x 11th |
| 2018/2019 | 1 x 14th | 1 x 12th |
| 2017/2018 | 1 x 32nd | |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 12 | Moguls Ladies | 2021/2022 | Alpe d'Huez, FRA | 72.90 |
| 20 | Moguls Ladies | 2021/2022 | Deer Valley, USA | 65.15 |
| 20 | Dual Moguls Ladies | 2021/2022 | Alpe d'Huez, FRA | |
| 21 | Dual Moguls Ladies | 2021/2022 | Idre Fjall, SWE | |
| 25 | Moguls Ladies | 2021/2022 | Deer Valley, USA | 60.38 |
| 32 | Moguls Ladies | 2021/2022 | Ruka, FIN | 50.59 |
| 33 | Moguls Ladies | 2021/2022 | Idre Fjall, SWE | 68.37 |
Kayla.
Tattoos (has recently become a tattoo artist), photography, going on adventures, and anything sporty. (Athlete, May 2021)
Athlete
Father, Trevor Schofield. Mother, Heather Gerken. Brother, Thomas. Sister, Leone (twin sister of Thomas).
English, French
GB Snowsports
National: Ross Hill (GBR)
Personal: Albert Bedouet (FRA)
Brother Thomas Gerken Schofield (Freestyle skiing - moguls): In 2020, he made British skiing history after becoming the first athlete with a World Cup podium finish (second in Krasnoyarsk).
Sister Leonie Gerken Schofield (Freestyle skiing - moguls): Competed at the three Junior World Championships (2013, 2014, 2018) winning moguls silver in 2013. Competing at Beijing 2022.
Sierra Nevada 2017 World Championships (Moguls - 23rd/ Dual Moguls - 23rd)
2017
Followed in her brother and sister’s footsteps. Their family used spend holidays in south-east France, and eventually moved to Chatel when she was six.
All three kids got into skiing due to their sporty father, a teacher believed they were more talented for freestyle than alpine.
"Tom and Leonie joined before me because I was a bit scared, but I did start with the club when I was 10. I haven’t looked back since! Now I’m competing for Great Britain. I never thought I’d get to this stage – it’s been a hell of a journey so far!" (sportsmedialgbt.com, 24 May 2021)
Stepping onto the podium in World Cup and to qualify the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, May 2021)
Finishing in sixth at the Deer Valley 2021 World Cup. (Athlete, May 2021)
Freestyle skier Hannah Kearney (USA), gold medallist at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, three-time World champion. (gbsnowsport.com)
"My sister Leonie because all she has gone through injuries and other mental struggles, she taught me that giving up isn’t an option." (Athlete, May 2021)
Listens to techno music as well as a song by MGK (Machine Gun Kelly) before her run. (Athlete, May 2021)
Have fun because at the end of the day that is what it’s all about. (Athlete, May 2021)
