Birk Ruud

{{short description|Norwegian freestyle skier (born 2000)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Birk Ruud

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|4|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bærum, Norway

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| country = {{NOR}}

| sport = Freestyle skiing

| event = Big air, Halfpipe, Slopestyle

| club = Bærums SK

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's freestyle skiing}}

{{MedalCountry|{{NOR}}}}

{{MedalOlympic}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Beijing|Big air}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2023 Bakuriani|Slopestyle}}

{{Medal|Gold|2025 Engadin|Slopestyle}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Utah|Slopestyle}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2023 Bakuriani|Big air}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2025 Engadin|Big air}}

{{MedalCompetition|Winter X Games}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Norway|Big air}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Aspen|Big air}}

{{MedalGold|2024 Aspen|Slopestyle}}

{{MedalSilver|2020 Aspen|Big air}}

{{MedalSilver|2020 Norway|Big air}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2023 Aspen|Big air}}

{{MedalCompetition|Youth Olympic Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2016 Lillehammer|Slopestyle}}

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Birk Ruud (born 2 April 2000) is a Norwegian freestyle skier in halfpipe and slopestyle and Olympic champion in big air.

In 2016, he won Gold (Slopestyle) at the Winter Youth Olympics at Lillehammer.{{Citation|last=Olympic|title=Ski Slopestyle - Birk Ruud (NOR) wins Men's gold {{!}} Lillehammer 2016 Youth Olympic Games|date=2016-02-19|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBJLlfF4vBQ|access-date=2019-04-02}}

He participated at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2019, winning the silver medal in the slopestyle event.[http://medias3.fis-ski.com/pdf/2019/FS/8806/2019FS8806RLF.pdf Slopestyle results]

He has won 4 medals (including 2 golds) in X Games (Norway 2018, Aspen 2019, Aspen 2020, Norway 2020).{{Cite web|url=http://www.xgames.com/athletes/3968716/birk-ruud|title=Birk Ruud's official X Games athlete biography|website=X Games|access-date=2019-02-27|archive-date=18 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218125705/http://www.xgames.com/athletes/3968716/birk-ruud|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2020/03/x-games-norway-2020-day-one-news-and-results/|title=X Games Norway 2020 Day One News and Results|date=2020-03-07|website=ESPN Press Room U.S.|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-08}}

During the 2022 Winter Olympics, Ruud qualified first in the inaugural big air event. During the final, Ruud secured the gold medal on his first run, scoring a combined score of 187.75.{{Cite web|last=Fontela|first=Jonah|date=8 February 2022|title=Medals update: Norway's Birk Ruud makes history with first men's freeski big air gold|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/medals-update-birk-ruud-norway-wins-gold-in-freeski-big-air|url-status=live|access-date=9 February 2022|website=olympics.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209083538/https://olympics.com/en/news/medals-update-birk-ruud-norway-wins-gold-in-freeski-big-air |archive-date=9 February 2022 }} On his victory run, Ruud did a double 1440 mute holding the Norwegian flag, scoring perfect 69s in doing so.{{Cite web|last=Cash|first=Meredith|date=8 February 2022|title=Judges gave Olympic big-air gold medalist Birk Ruud a series of 69 scores after he took an epic victory lap as his final run|url=https://news.yahoo.com/judges-gave-olympic-big-air-052906540.html|access-date=2022-02-09|website=news.yahoo.com|language=en-US}}