# Isabel Atkin > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Isabel_Atkin > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Isabel_Atkin.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Atkin > Source revision: 1353589894 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|British-American freestyle skier}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Isabel Atkin | image = | nationality = American, British | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|6|21|df=y}} | birth_place = [Boston](/source/Boston), [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts), US | hometown = | height = 1.71 m | weight = 66 kg | country = Great Britain | sport = [Freestyle skiing](/source/Freestyle_skiing) | event = Slopestyle, Big air | club = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{GBR2}}}} {{MedalSport|Women's [freestyle skiing](/source/freestyle_skiing)}} {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalBronze|[2018 Pyeongchang](/source/2018_Winter_Olympics)|[Slopestyle](/source/Freestyle_skiing_at_the_2018_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_slopestyle)}} {{Medal|Competition|[World Championships](/source/FIS_Freestyle_World_Ski_Championships)}} {{MedalBronze|[2017 Sierra Nevada](/source/FIS_Freestyle_Ski_and_Snowboarding_World_Championships_2017)|Slopestyle}} {{MedalBronze|[2019 Utah](/source/FIS_Freestyle_Ski_and_Snowboarding_World_Championships_2019)|[Big air](/source/FIS_Freestyle_Ski_and_Snowboarding_World_Championships_2019_%E2%80%93_Women's_ski_big_air)}} {{MedalCompetition|[Winter X Games](/source/Winter_X_Games)}} {{MedalSilver|[2018 Aspen](/source/Winter_X_Games_XXII)|Slopestyle}} {{MedalSilver|[2021 Aspen](/source/Winter_X_Games_XXV)|Slopestyle}} }} '''Isabel "Izzy" Atkin''' (born 21 June 1998){{cite web|url=http://www.teambss.org.uk/park-and-pipe/british-park-pipe-ski-squad/isabel-atkin|title=Isabel Atkin – British Ski and Snowboard|website=www.teambss.org.uk|accessdate=17 February 2018}} is a former British-American [freestyle skier](/source/Freestyle_skiing) who competed internationally for Great Britain.{{FIS|S=FS|ID=194857}} She won bronze in [women's slopestyle](/source/Freestyle_skiing_at_the_2018_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_slopestyle) at the [2018 Winter Olympics](/source/2018_Winter_Olympics) in [Pyeongchang](/source/Pyeongchang), the first British Olympic medal in skiing. ==Early life== Atkin was born in [Boston](/source/Boston), United States, to an English father, Mike, and a [Malaysian Chinese](/source/Malaysian_Chinese) mother, Winnie. Her younger sister is [Zoe Atkin](/source/Zoe_Atkin),{{cite news |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/winter-olympics/who-is-izzy-atkin-profile-everything-need-know-team-gb-medal-skier-skiing-a8215181.html |title=Who is Izzy Atkin? Everything you need to know about Great Britain's first Olympic medal-winning skier|first=Matt |last=McGeehan |date=17 February 2018 |work=The Independent|url-access=subscription}} who is also an Olympic-bronze medalist freestyle skier.[https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics-2018-team-gb-izzie-atkin-us-born-marmite-ribena-a3769121.html Izzie Atkin: The US-born Team GB star who grew up on Marmite and Ribena], Matt McGeehan, Evening Standard, 17 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2022[https://www.eurosport.co.uk/olympics/beijing-2022/2022/izzy-and-zoe-atkin-interview-qualifying-for-the-2022-winter-olympics-in-beijing-would-be-a-dream_sto8098762/story.shtml Izzy and Zoe Atkin interview: Qualifying for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing would be a dream], Eurosport, 4 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022 She started learning to ski on [Sugarloaf Mountain](/source/Sugarloaf_Mountain_(Franklin_County%2C_Maine)) in [Maine](/source/Maine) when she was three.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/ski/articles/britains-best-winter-olympic-pyeongchang-medal-hopes-izzy-atkin/ |title=Meet freestyle skier Izzy Atkin, one of Britain's best Winter Olympic medal hopes |first= Graham |last=Bell |date=15 January 2018 |work=The Daily Telegraph |url-access=subscription}} In order to help with her skiing, her family moved to [Park City, Utah](/source/Park_City%2C_Utah) when she was 14 to attend the [Winter Sports School](/source/The_Winter_Sports_School_in_Park_City) whose academic calendar runs from April to November so that she may ski in the winter.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/feb/17/stoked-izzy-atkin-becomes-britains-first-olympic-medal-winning-skier |title=Stoked' Izzy Atkin becomes Britain's first Olympic medal-winning skier |first=Sean |last=Ingle|date= 17 February 2018 |work=The Guardian }} She enrolled at [Colorado College](/source/Colorado_College) in 2017, graduating in 2022.{{cite web |url=http://gazette.com/colorado-college-freshman-becomes-britains-first-olympic-medal-winning-skier/article/1621218 |title= Colorado College freshman becomes Britain's first Olympic medal-winning skier|first= Liz|last= Forster |date= 17 February 2018 |work= The Gazette}} ==Career== Atkin has dual British and US nationality, and decided to join the GB Park & Pipe programme, and started competing for [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain) when she was 15 during the 2013–2014 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.teambss.org.uk/news-info/news/gb-park-and-pipes-izzy-atkin-one-year-go-pyeongchang-2018-1ytg |title= GB Park and Pipe's Izzy Atkin: One Year to Go to PyeongChang 2018 #1YTG |work=British Ski + Snowboard |date= 9 February 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.coloradocollege.edu/newsevents/newsroom/cc-s-izzy-atkin-21-wins-bronze-at-the-olympics|title=CC's Izzy Atkin '21 Wins Bronze at the Olympics|date=9 February 2018|first=Laurie|last=Laker|work=Colorado College|access-date=21 February 2018|archive-date=21 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221161304/https://www.coloradocollege.edu/newsevents/newsroom/cc-s-izzy-atkin-21-wins-bronze-at-the-olympics|url-status=dead}} In 2017, she competed in the ski [slopestyle](/source/slopestyle) World Cup competition at [Silvaplana](/source/Silvaplana), and became the first British woman to win a World Cup event in ski slopestyle. She competed at the [FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017](/source/FIS_Freestyle_Ski_and_Snowboarding_World_Championships_2017) in [Sierra Nevada](/source/Sierra_Nevada_(Spain)), Spain, where she won bronze in slopestyle. At the 2017 [Dew Tour](/source/Dew_Tour) in Breckenridge, Colorado, Atkin qualified to the slopestyle final in second place but finished in fifth place in the final.{{Cite web |date=16 December 2017 |title=Tess Ledeux Comes Out on Top with Stiff Competition in the Women's Ski Slopestyle Qualifiers |url=https://dewtour.com/news/tess-ledeux-comes-top-stiff-competition-womens-ski-slopestyle-qualifiers/ |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=Dew Tour }}{{Cite web |date=17 December 2017 |title=Johanne Killi, Tess Ledeux, and Sarah Hoefflin Podium in Women's Ski Slopestyle |url=https://dewtour.com/news/johanne-killi-tess-ledeux-sarah-hoefflin-podium-womens-ski-slopestyle/ |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=Dew Tour |archive-date=28 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528220145/https://dewtour.com/news/johanne-killi-tess-ledeux-sarah-hoefflin-podium-womens-ski-slopestyle/ |url-status=dead }} In January 2018, she won bronze at the ski slopestyle World Cup held in [Aspen Snowmass](/source/Aspen%2FSnowmass), Colorado.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-sports/42688829 |title=Winter Olympics 2018: Izzy Atkin stars but Lindsey Vonn struggles |date=15 January 2018 |work=BBC Sport}} At the [2019 World Championships](/source/FIS_Freestyle_Ski_and_Snowboarding_World_Championships_2019), Atkin took bronze in the big air event, while the slopestyle event was cancelled.{{cite web|url=https://www.fis-ski.com/en/freestyle-freeski/freeski/news-multimedia/news-multimedia/news/ladies-slopestyle-utah-2019-world-champs-event-cancelled|title=Ladies' slopestyle Utah 2019 World Champs event cancelled|website=fis-ski.com|access-date=7 February 2019}}[https://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2019/FS/8795/2019FS8795RLF.pdf Women's ski big air results] Atkin took silver in the slopestyle event at the [2021 Winter X Games](/source/Winter_X_Games_XXV) despite crashing on her fourth run and being taken to Aspen Valley Hospital. Atkin confirmed she had suffered a concussion from the crash. Atkin also competed in the big air event, finishing in sixth place.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/winter-sports/55874766|website=[BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport)|title=X Games: Izzy Atkin wins ski slopestyle silver|date=31 January 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2021/01/x-games-aspen-2021-day-two-news-and-results/|website=[ESPN](/source/ESPN)|date=30 January 2021|last=Coryell|first=Olivia|title=X Games Aspen 2021 Day Two News and Results}} ===Winter Olympics=== At the [2018 Winter Olympic Games](/source/2018_Winter_Olympic_Games) at [Pyeongchang](/source/Pyeongchang), South Korea, she scored 84.60 points in her final run to win the bronze medal in [slopestyle](/source/Freestyle_skiing_at_the_2018_Winter_Olympics_-_Women's_slopestyle). Her win was [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain_at_the_Olympics)'s first medal won by a skier at the Olympics. (A previous British skier [Alain Baxter](/source/Alain_Baxter) was stripped of his bronze medal in the [slalom](/source/Slalom_skiing) at the [2002 Winter Olympics](/source/2002_Winter_Olympics) after testing positive in a drug test.){{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/winter-olympics/2018/02/17/izzy-atkin-bags-slopestyle-bronze-britains-first-winter-olympics/|title=Izzy Atkin wins Britain's first ever skiing Winter Olympics medal |first= Ben|last= Bloom|date=17 February 2018|publisher=|accessdate=17 February 2018|work=The Daily Telegraph|url-access=subscription}} Atkin qualified to the Olympics again in the slopestyle and big air events for the [2022 Winter Olympics](/source/2022_Winter_Olympics) in Beijing. However, Atkin had broken her pelvis seven weeks prior to the start of the games, and despite intending to compete and flying to Beijing, on 30 January 2022 she announced that she would withdraw from the big air event. Atkin mentioned that she returned to skiing six weeks after her injury and hoped to still compete in the slopestyle event later in the week.{{Cite news |title=Atkin withdraws from Beijing big air |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/winter-olympics/60186601 |access-date=28 May 2023}} Despite this, on 11 February 2022, one day before the qualifying event, she announced that she would withdraw from slopestyle as well to allow for rehabilitation from her injury.{{Cite news |title=Atkin withdraws from Beijing slopestyle |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/winter-olympics/60338410 |access-date=28 May 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Gunston |first=Jo |date=13 February 2022 |title=Siblings Izzy and Zoe Atkin set for realisation of childhood dream |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/siblings-izzy-and-zoe-atkin-set-for-realisation-of-childhood-dream |website=Olympics}} ===Retirement=== Atkin retired after the 2022 Winter Olympics.https://www.morzinesourcemagazine.com/30-seconds-of-my-life-the-zoe-atkin-interview/https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/news/can-zoe-atkin-emulate-sister-izzy-freeski-winter-olympics-medal-team-gb ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{sports links}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Atkin, Isabel}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:British female freestyle skiers Category:Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic freestyle skiers for Great Britain Category:Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Category:Olympic medalists in freestyle skiing Category:Skiers from Boston Category:English people of Malaysian descent Category:American people of Malaysian descent Category:Sportspeople of English descent Category:American emigrants to the United Kingdom Category:American people of English descent --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Isabel Atkin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Atkin) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Atkin?action=history)). 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