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Wayne Wong (skier)

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Name
  
Wayne Wong


Role
  
Freestyle skier

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Born
  
October 17, 1950 Vancouver, British Columbia (
1950-10-17
)

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Wayne Wong (born October 17, 1950 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a pioneer of freestyle skiing, and an inductee into both the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame and the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. Wong is considered one most influential skiers of the 20th century, according to both SKI and Powder magazines. He is the inventor of the famous “Wong Banger” and starred in countless skiing movies.

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Wayne Wong (skier) Blazing Skis Wayne Wong the Face of Freestyle Skiing

Wong is also the person credited with introducing future Tour de France champion Greg LeMond to the sport of cycling in 1975.

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Professional accomplishments

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1971: 3rd place in the inaugural National Championships of Exhibition Skiing 1972: Skiing magazine Freestyle Skier Of The Year 1972: Achieved a Level 4 Certification with the Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance 1972–76: Member of the K2 and Salomon Freestyle Ski Teams 1973: Europa Cup Freestyle Champion 1973: Featured in a national TV ad for Pepsi Cola 1974: Rocky Mountain Freestyle Skiing Champion 1975: Member of the Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance Interski Team 1975: Japan International Freestyle Skiing Championships 1984; 1986; 1987: World Powder 8 Champion 1999: Recognized in Skiing Magazine’s 50th Anniversary Issue as one of the 25 Most Influential Skiers Of All time 2000: Voted by Ski Magazine as one of the Top 100 Skiers Of All Time 2002: Olympic Torch Bearer for the 2002 Olympic Games 2004: Receive the Guardian Angel Award for his dedication to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 2006: Named in Powder Magazine’s 35th Anniversary Issue as one of the Top 48 Greatest Skiers Of Our Time 2008: Received the Frances Williams Preston Award for his dedication to the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Research Center 2008: Appeared in Fred Ashman’s Imax movie, “Proud American” 2009: Inducted into the Canadian Ski Hall Of Fame

Wayne Wong (skier) Wayne Wong skiing tricks and the origins of freestyle skiing and

References

Wayne Wong (skier) Wikipedia
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