Ben Ferguson
Ferguson discusses his film Fleeting Time in 2022
Personal information
Born (1995-01-21) January 21, 1995
Boise, Idaho, U.S.[1]
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportSnowboarding
ClubAlaska Pacific University Nordic Center[1]
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing the  United States
Winter X Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Aspen SuperPipe
Bronze medal – third place2018 Aspen SuperPipe

Ben Ferguson (born January 21, 1995) is an American snowboarder from Bend, Oregon.

Career

He won the silver medal at the Winter X Games XX and the bronze medal at the Winter X Games XXII.[2] In 2018, he was named to the U.S. Olympic Snowboarding Team for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[3]

Ben spends most of his summers in Mt. Hood, Oregon teaching young snowboarders during his signature sessions at High Cascade Snowboard Camp.[4] He is sponsored by 10 Barrel Brewing, Burton Snowboards, Redbull, Mt. Bachelor, Anon Optics, and Crabgrab.

Snowboarding career

Men's Halfpipe Competitions

  • 2014 X Games Aspen - 5th
  • 2015 X Games Aspen - 12th
  • 2016 X Games Aspen - 2nd
  • 2016 Burton U.S. Open - 2nd
  • 2017 U.S. Grand Prix Copper Mountain - 2nd
  • 2017 X Games Aspen - 7th
  • 2017 Dew Tour - 3rd
  • 2018 X Games Aspen - 3rd
  • 2018 Burton U.S. Open - 4th
  • 2018 U.S. Grand Prix Aspen - 2nd
  • 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics - 4th
  • 2019 X Games Aspen - 6th

Other Career Highlights

  • 2012 Innsbruck Youth Olympics - 1st Halfpipe, 2nd Slopestyle
  • 2013 Legendary Banked Slalom Mount Baker
  • 2015 Red Bull Double Pipe - 1st place double's contest
  • Three-time winner of Danny Davis' Peace Park

References

  1. 1 2 "Ben Ferguson". teamusa.org. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 25, 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. "Aspen 2016 Intel Men's Snowboard SuperPipe". Archived from the original on 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
  3. "Who is Ben Ferguson?". NBC Universal. January 14, 2018. Archived from the original on January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  4. "High Cascade Snowboard Camp - Signature Sessions™".


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