Courtney Rummel
{{Short description|American professional snowboarder}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Courtney Rummel
| image = 2020-01-18_Snowboarding_at_the_2020_Winter_Youth_Olympics_–_Women's_Slopestyle_–_Qualification_–_1st_run_(Martin_Rulsch)_043.jpg
| caption = Courtney Rummel at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|11|12}}
| birth_place = West Bend, Wisconsin, United States
| country = United States
| sport = Snowboarding
| event = Big air, slopestyle
| club = Wisconsin Advanced Ski and Snowboard Program
| medaltemplates =
| hometown = West Bend, Wisconsin, United States
}}Courtney Rummel (born November 12, 2003) is an American professional snowboarder, specializing in big air and slopestyle. Rummel was named to the US Team for the 2022 Winter Olympics, finishing 19th in the big air event{{Cite web|date=2022-02-14|title=Courtney Rummel Fails To Qualify For Women's Big Air Final|url=https://kslsports.com/479500/courtney-rummel-fails-to-qualify-for-womens-big-air-final/|access-date=2022-02-18|website=KSL Sports}} and 17th in the slopestyle event.{{Cite web|date=2022-02-05|title=Courtney Rummel Misses Out On Snowboarding Slopestyle Final|url=https://kslsports.com/478509/courtney-rummel-misses-out-on-snowboarding-slopestyle-final/|access-date=2022-02-18|website=KSL Sports}} She also competed in the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.
Early life
Rummel was born to her mother, Kimberly Rummel, and father, John Rummel, on November 12, 2003.
Rummel was inspired to start snowboarding after seeing her brother, Cole, win competitions.{{Cite web|date=2022-02-04|title=Olympian Courtney Rummel gets massive support from West Bend community|url=https://www.tmj4.com/sports/olympics/wisconsins-courtney-rummel-to-make-olympic-debut-friday|access-date=2022-02-18|website=TMJ4|language=en}} She would first make an appearance at Sunburst Ski Hill in Kewaskum, Wisconsin.{{Cite web|date=2022-01-28|title=West Bend native Courtney Rummel hopes to make big impact in Olympic slopestyle|url=https://www.tmj4.com/sports/olympics/west-bend-native-courtney-rummel-hopes-to-make-big-impact-in-olympic-slopestyle|access-date=2022-02-18|website=TMJ4|language=en}}
Career
= 2022 Winter Olympics =
On January 23, she was announced to had been selected to be one of the 26 snowboarders for Team USA for the 2022 Winter Olympics.{{Cite web|title=West Bend's Courtney Rummel officially named to U.S Olympic snowboard team|url=https://www.cbs58.com/news/west-bends-courtney-rummel-officially-named-to-us-olympic-team|access-date=2022-02-18|website=CBS58|language=en}} She would finish 19th in the big air event, failing to qualify, and 17th in the slopestyle event, also failing to qualify.
Personal life
Rummel went to West Bend West High School. She has three sisters, Kelsey, Chloe, and Kendall, and one brother, Cole.{{Cite web|last=Hart|first=Mike|title=What to know about U.S. Olympic snowboarder and West Bend native Courtney Rummel|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/olympics/2022/02/04/courtney-rummel-member-u-s-snowboarding-team-west-bend-native/6671240001/|access-date=2022-02-18|website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- {{FIS snowboarder|id=216240}}
- [https://usskiandsnowboard.org/athletes/courtney-rummel Courtney Rummel] at U.S. Ski & Snowboard
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Category:People from West Bend, Wisconsin
Category:Sportspeople from Washington County, Wisconsin
Category:Sportspeople from Wisconsin
Category:Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic snowboarders for the United States