Mike Riddle
Vitals
Date of birth
June 17, 1986
Age (as of Dec. 1, 2012)
26
Place of birth
Edmonton, Alta.
Hometown
Sherwood Park, Alta.
Current place of residence
Whistler, B.C.
Freestyle discipline and team
Halfpipe – Group A
Height
6’
Weight
185 lbs
Years on National Team
2
Coaches
Trennon Paynter and Marc Macdonell
Personal career highlights
1st – FIS World Championships 2011
1st – AFP Championships 2012
1st – Breckenridge Dew Tour 2010
Freestyle club affiliation
Northern Alberta Freestyle Ski Club
Bio
Nickname
Riddler, Milk
My motto
You are what you eat #foodandfitness ha ha
Favorite TV series
Family Guy, Dexter, Breaking Bad, Weeds, The Simpsons
Education
A ‘lil bit J (1 ½ years at University of Alberta)
Hobbies/Interests
Mountain biking, frolf, golf, tennis, wakeboarding, skiing, skateboarding, hockey and pretty much all other sports
Favorite professional sports team
Edmonton Oilers
I never leave home without…
Wallet, cell phone, brain, pants
Pre-competition superstitions
Have a nice dinner the night before
Heroes/role models
The Avengers. My friends and family. Cause they’re awesome.
What’s the biggest challenge you’ve had to overcome?
Being too ridiculously good looking has definitely hampered my ability to focus on occasion… namely; in the presence of reflective surfaces such as pools or even spoons.
Goals outside of sport
Male modeling, male gigolo, professional dog walker, Canada’s next top chef
Greatest fear
I’m afraid of the ocean; and carnies… they have small hands.
Favorite yoga pose
Downward dog; it’s the only one I know the name to … Namaste
Advice to young athletes
Believe in yourself and you can accomplish anything; but anything you can do I can do better
ha ha, jk
How did you get into freestyle?
Got bored racing
Do you currently support a charity?
Not yet… in the works
Funniest thing that’s happened to you at a ski competition or training
Pooped my pants
It would surprise you to know that…
You can ski in Hawaii (on top of the Big Island)
If I wasn’t an athlete I would be…
Either an astronaut or a pizza delivery boy
Favorite World Cup / AFP stop
X Games… it’s fun
What’s the craziest thing you’ve done to support your passion for skiing?
I left school in grade 4 to travel the world … settled in India at a monastery where I took a vow of silence and proceeded to study newschoolers.com until I had enough of a handle on ski culture to name drop my way to the top.
Most embarrassing moment
See “Funniest thing that has happened at a competition”
Pet peeves?
People lying on bios!!
Anything else to add?
I lied about the funniest thing that happened to me at a ski competition for shock value!








