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Mike Riddle

Mike Riddle

  • Mike Riddle at Halfpip World Championships March 4 2013
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  • Mike Riddle at Euro X Games Halfpipe training, Tignes, France
  • Mike Riddle Halfpip World Championships March 4 2013
  • Mike Riddle at World Championship Halfpipe Training Oslo March 2013
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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!

Results

Notable Results

  • 1st – FIS World Championships 2011
  • 1st – AFP Championships 2012

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