Kyle Mack

Kyle Alan Mack (born July 6, 1997) is an American snowboarder from West Bloomfield, Michigan, who specializes both Slopestyle and Big Air. On March 4, 2016, he won the US Open Men's Slopestyle final.

Kyle Mack

Personal information
Full name	Kyle Alan Mack
Born	(1997-07-06) July 6, 1997 (age 27) Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Snowboarding, Skateboarding, Wakeboarding, Golf, Wakeskating
Medal record Men's snowboarding Representing  United States Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang Big Air World Championships 2015 Kreischberg Big Air 2015 Kreischberg Slopestyle Other 2016 Burton Snowboards US Open Slopestyle 2016 Air & Style Big Air 2015 The Shred Show Slopestyle 2014 The Shred Show Slopestyle 2014 Sprint U.S. Grand Prix Slopestyle 2014 Vienna Fridge Big Air 2014 The Shred Show Halfpipe 2013 World Snowboard Tour 2013 O'Neill Evolution Halfpipe 2013 O'Neill Evolution Big Air 2013 Paul Mitchell Progression Session Big Air 2012 Burton Euro Junior Jam Halfpipe 2012 Burton Euro Junior Jam Slopestyle

At the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the Men's Big Air final.

Career

Mack was born in Royal Oak, Michigan but lists his hometown as West Bloomfield. Mack's career began at the age of three, as he would ride down the driveway after every snowfall. His parents attempted to make it tradition to go skiing every weekend, but Mack had an aversion to the skis, stating "I hated skiing. I didn't like it. I took a couple hard crashes. Apparently, I threw a bunch of tantrums and never wanted to get on skis," prompting his father to put him on a snowboard.^[1] At five, he began regularly riding Alpine Valley; he would never leave regardless of the weather conditions. His dedication caused Burton Snowboards to notice him at the age of seven, resulting in sponsorship. In 2010, he placed first in the Burton Open Junior Jam which skyrocketed him to new heights.

He attended Brother Rice High School in Birmingham, Michigan,^[2] but missed too many days of school traveling for competitions that he transferred to Pontiac High School where he took online classes and graduated.^[1]

In 2011, he was invited to join the US Snowboarding Team. He has competed in several countries' Open competitions, multiple Dew Tours, and many Grand Prix. He won a bronze medal in both big air and Slopestyle at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2015, behind Roope Tonteri and Darcy Sharpe.^[3][4] In 2016, he placed second at the Los Angeles stop of the Air & Style tour.^[5] On March 4, 2016, he placed first at the US Open in Men's Slopestyle.^[6]

At the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the Men's Big Air final.^[7]

References

1. "Kyle Mack's Olympic snowboarding journey began with temper tantrums". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
2. "Kyle Mack Team USA Profile". Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
3. "Canadian Darcy Sharpe takes silver at FIS World Snowboard Championships". Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
4. "FIS Snowboard World Championship 2015 Results Men's Big Air" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
5. "Kyle Mack Second at Air + Style".
6. "Kyle Mack wins US Open". March 4, 2016.
7. "Kyle Mack". olympedia. Retrieved May 8, 2023.

External links

• Kyle Mack at FIS (snowboarding)
• Kyle Mack at Olympedia
• Kyle Mack at Team USA (archived)
• Kyle Mack at the X Games (archived)