Katie ORMEROD
Great BritainEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Snowboard |
Women's Snowboard Slopestyle | 18 | |
| Women's Snowboard Big Air | 25 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| World Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 10 | Slopestyle Ladies | 2013 | Stoneham, CAN | 66.66 |
| 11 | Slopestyle Ladies | 2021 | Aspen, USA | 74.25 |
| 12 | Big Air Ladies | 2021 | Aspen, USA | 71.25 |
| World Cup Rankings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Slopestyle | Big Air | Overall Park&Pipe |
| 2021/2022 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020/2021 | 15 | 8 | 18 |
| 2019/2020 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2017/2018 | 13 | 13 | 20 |
| 2016/2017 | 23 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015/2016 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013/2014 | 47 | 85 | |
| 2012/2013 | 44 | 88 | |
| World Cup - Best Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | Slopestyle | Big Air |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 4th | 1 x 5th |
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 6th | 1 x 8th |
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 2nd | 1 x 2nd |
| 2017/2018 | 1 x 5th | 1 x 2nd |
| 2016/2017 | 1 x 4th | 1 x 1st |
| 2015/2016 | 1 x 2nd | 1 x 2nd |
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 23rd | |
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 32nd | |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 4 | Slopestyle | 2021/2022 | Mammoth Mountain, USA | 72.32 |
| 5 | Big Air | 2021/2022 | Steamboat, USA | 112.75 |
| 11 | Slopestyle | 2021/2022 | Laax, SUI | 66.46 |
| 23 | Slopestyle | 2021/2022 | Calgary, CAN | 21.45 |
Katie O.
Gymnastics, rock climbing, surfing, and skateboarding.
Athlete
Manchester Metropolitan University.
English
Brother Harvey Ormerod (Football): Represented England at the U16 level.
Cousin Jamie Nicholls (Snowboarding): Two-time British Olympian, finishing sixth in the slopestyle at Sochi 2014. Three World Cup podium finishes, winning the slopestyle at Spindleruv Mlyn in 2016.
Gymnastics: Competed at the British nationals three times.
2013 World Cup in Copper Mountain (Slopestyle - 43rd)
February 2018: Fractured right heel in two places during training at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, just prior to competition. Minor wrist fracture the previous day. Forced to withdraw from the Olympic Winter Games. Seven surgeries, which included inserting and removing screws, and a skin graft. Non-weight bearing for 10 weeks, light exercise after six, returned to training in January 2019. First competition 18 months after injury, at the New Zealand Winter Games in August 2019.
March 2017: Minor L3 vertebra fracture after crashing during training in Sierra Nevada, Spain prior to competition at the World Championships. Returned six weeks later.
May 2014: Blew out knee after crashing. Required knee to be rebuilt, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, and five months intense rehab. Back on a board in April 2015.
Early 2014: Knee injury, missing out on selection for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
2011: Fractured shoulder.
2011
Started snowboarding at age five on a dry slope in Halifax, Great Britain. First competed on snow at age nine, when competing at the British championship in Switzerland, winning every category in her age group. Believes artificial surfaces gave her an advantage when transitioning to snow. “The dry slope is actually harder to ride than normal snow, so if you learn to do the basics on that, which I did, then you take them to the mountains it's just so much easier.” (BBC Breakfast Facebook, 25 Nov 2018)
Loves the adrenaline, the fact it is an extreme sport and the creativity in it. (BBC Breakfast Facebook, 25 Nov 2018)
Win an Olympic medal. “It would be a dream come true, if I get a medal, if not two.” (mpora.com, 6 Feb 2018)
Becoming the first British snowboarder to win a Crystal Globe, after finishing first overall in the slopestyle during the 2019/20 World Cup season. “Winning the globe meant so much to me, as I've always wanted to win one, and doing it in my comeback season from injury was the best feeling ever.” (fis-ski.com, 15 Oct 2020)
Snowboarder Jenny Jones (GBR), 2014 Olympic slopestyle bronze medallist. At age 11, watched her win gold in slopestyle at the 2009 X Games. “As a young girl it was so inspirational to see someone British who could win. It helped me believe that I could do it myself.” (telegraph.co.uk, 4 Feb 2018)
Mother, Clara. “The best role model, the biggest motivator and inspires me every day to follow my dreams.” (Facebook, 8 Mar 2020)
Before she starts, she always taps her helmet and pulls her trousers up. (yorkshirepost.co.uk, 1 Mar 2017)
Examiner Community Awards Sports Personality of the Year (2020).
