Alex Schlopy

{{short description|American freestyle skier}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's Freestyle skiing}}

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{{MedalCompetition| FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships }}

{{MedalGold| 2011 Park City|Slopestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition| Winter X Games }}

{{MedalGold|2011 Aspen |Big Air}}

{{MedalCompetition| Winter Dew Tour}}

{{MedalGold|2011 Snow Basin |Slopestyle}}

{{MedalBronze|2011 Overall |Slopestyle}}

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Alex Schlopy (born July 25, 1992) is an American freeskier from Park City, Utah. He was the winner of a gold medal at the 2011 Winter X Games in the big air contest.ESPN Winter X Games 15: Ski Big Air Results [https://web.archive.org/web/20110204154516/http://espn.go.com/x-games/winter/2011/results/?page=ski-big-air-results] retrieved January 29, 2011 The following week, he won the gold medal in slopestyle at the 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships.{{Cite web |url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=FS&raceid=6119 |title=FIS-Ski - resultats |access-date=2011-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207174319/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=FS&raceid=6119 |archive-date=2011-02-07 |url-status=dead }}

Schlopy attended The Winter Sports School in Park City. His mother, Holly Flanders, was a three-time winner on the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup circuit.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110204192434/http://espn.go.com/action/athlete?id=46202] - Bio at ESPN.com His father, Todd Schlopy, is a former NFL placekicker for the Buffalo Bills.{{cite web|url=http://www.bnqt.com/blogs/detail/Oakley-Signs-Skier-Alex-Schlopy/6555.html|title=OAKLEY SIGNS SKIER ALEX SCHLOPY|accessdate=29 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708125923/http://www.bnqt.com/blogs/detail/Oakley-Signs-Skier-Alex-Schlopy/6555.html|archive-date=8 July 2011|url-status=dead}} Todd's cousin, Erik Schlopy, is a former alpine skier who competed at three editions of the Olympics.{{cite web |url=http://www.teamusa.org/US-Ski-and-Snowboard/Features/2011/March/31/Schlopy-Olympic-Legacy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228215722/http://www.teamusa.org/US-Ski-and-Snowboard/Features/2011/March/31/Schlopy-Olympic-Legacy |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 28, 2014 |title=Schlopy: Olympic Legacy? |last1=Berg |first1=Aimee |date=31 March 2011 |website=United States Olympic Committee|accessdate=29 December 2013}}