Brendan Newby

{{short description|Irish freestyle skier}}

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| birth_place = Cork, Ireland

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| occupation =skiing coach

| years_active = 2009–present{{cite web|url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/other-sport/who-five-athletes-representing-ireland-11996669|title=Meet Ireland's athletes competing at the Winter Olympics|first=Robert|last=Hynes|date=9 February 2018|publisher=}}

| employer =Park City Ski & Snowboard - Freeski Resort

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| event =Half-pipe

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Brendan "Bubba" Newby (born 9 September 1996) is an Irish-born freestyle skier who represents Ireland in the half-pipe event.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/an-exleinster-rugby-player-a-snowboarder-and-a-corkman-named-bubba-meet-irelands-winter-olympic-team-36585126.html|title=An ex-Leinster rugby player, a snowboarder and a Corkman named 'Bubba': Meet Ireland's Winter Olympic team - Independent.ie|publisher=}}

Born in Cork to American parents, he attended Mountain View High School, Utah and competed at Park City, Utah.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/freestyle-skiing/athlete-profile-n3018306-brendan-newby.htm|title=Freestyle Skiing - Athlete Profile: Brendan NEWBY - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games|website=www.olympic.org}}

Newby competed for Ireland at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/ireland-winter-olympic-hopefuls-diverse-and-fresh-faced-1.3251480|title=Ireland Winter Olympic hopefuls diverse and fresh-faced|newspaper=The Irish Times |publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/other-sport/2018/0130/936991-newby-stoked-after-securing-winter-olympics-berth/|title=Newby 'stoked' after securing Winter Olympics berth|website=RTÉ.ie |date=30 January 2018|publisher=}} and the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/othersport/arid-40810227.html|title='I Just Got a Little Too Psyched, a Little Too Amped' – Fine Finish but Some Regrets for Cork's Newby in Halfpipe|work=Irish Examiner|last1=Boyle|first1=Heather|date=17 February 2022|accessdate=18 February 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/winter-olympics-irish-in-action-on-day-13-in-beijing-1.4805250|title=Winter Olympics: Irish in Action on Day 13 in Beijing|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=17 February 2022|accessdate=18 February 2022}} He also competed for Ireland at the men's ski halfpipe event at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021 in Aspen, Colorado.[https://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2021/FS/8037/2021FS8037SLQ.pdf Start list]