Peter Crook (skier)
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Peter Crook (born 9 January 1993 in Tortola, British Virgin Islands) is a British Virgin Islander freestyle skier who has competed since 2009 in the halfpipe discipline.[http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=FS&listid=&competitorid=169213 Peter Crook FIS Biography] Crook has qualified to compete for the British Virgin Islands at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, becoming the second ever Winter Olympian to represent the country.{{cite web |url=http://www.fis-ski.com/freestyle-skiing/halfpipe-slopestyle/news-multimedia/news/article=peter-crook-may-become-first-winter-olympics-participant-for-british-virgin-islands-years.html |title=Chances are high for British Virgin Island talent Peter Crook to compete in Sochi |date=28 October 2013 |website=www.fis-ski.com |publisher=FIS |access-date=7 January 2014}}{{cite news |date=6 August 2013|title=Crook to join list of BVI Winter Olympians! |url=http://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/en/news/crook-to-join-list-of-bvi-winter-olympians |newspaper=Virgin Islands News Online |access-date=7 January 2014 }}
Crook and his family moved to Wisconsin, United States in 2001, where he picked up skiing. In 2008, he moved to Colorado and became a professional freestyle skier.[https://www.facebook.com/BVISKI/info British Virgin Islands Ski Association]
Achievements
In 2011, continuing his work as an innovator and role model, Crook helped form the BVI Ski Association, giving him the opportunity to compete in FIS{{Cite web |title=FIS-SKI.com |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/ |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=www.fis-ski.com |language=en}} regulated events to represent the BVI. Crook proudly represented the BVI in half-pipe skiing at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games as flag bearer and the sole BVI Olympian. He currently ranks 27th in Halfpipe-skiing by the Association of Freeski Professionals.{{Cite web |title=Peter "Adam" Crook |url=http://bviolympics.org/bvi-olympians-2/peter-adam-crook/ |access-date=2024-03-05 |language=en-US}}
See also
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Category:Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic freestyle skiers for the British Virgin Islands
Category:British Virgin Islands freestyle skiers
Category:British Virgin Islands male skiers
Category:21st-century British sportsmen
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