Zoe Atkin
British freestyle skier (born 2003)

Zoe Atkin
Personal information
NationalityAmerican, British
Born (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 23)
Newton, Massachusetts, US
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportFreestyle skiing
Event
Halfpipe
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2025 Engadin Halfpipe
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bakuriani Halfpipe
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Aspen Halfpipe
Winter X Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Aspen Superpipe
Gold medal – first place 2023 Aspen Superpipe

Zoe Atkin (born 16 January 2003) is a British-American freestyle skier. In 2025, she became the world champion in the halfpipe.

Early life

Zoe Atkin was born on 16 January 2003 in Newton, Massachusetts.[1] She grew up in the east coast before moving to Park City, Utah to pursue skiing with her sister Isabel. Atkin enrolled at Stanford University in 2022 and is a full-time student while competing internationally.[2]

Career

Atkin has held dual British and US citizenship since birth, and like her sister Isabel, has competed for Great Britain her entire career.[3]

Atkin made her professional debut at the age of 14. In the 2019–20 World Cup, Atkin, aged 16, won halfpipe gold in blizzard like conditions at Copper Mountain. It was her third ever appearance at a World Cup event. Her victory meant she became the second ever British competitor to win a halfpipe event in the competition, and the first since Rowan Cheshire in 2014.[4] In March 2021, she secured a bronze medal in the halfpipe at the World Championships in Aspen. She posted a high score of 90.50 to finish behind Eileen Gu (93) and Rachael Karker (91.75).[5] She then won a silver medal in the 2020–21 World Cup at the same venue.[6] Atkin made her Olympic debut at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, placing ninth overall in the halfpipe.[7]

During the 2022–23 World Cup, Atkin won a silver medal at Mammoth Mountain.[8] She also won a silver medal in the halfpipe at the 2023 World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia. Atkin scored 94.50 and finished runner-up to Hanna Faulhaber who recorded 95.75.[9] At the 2023 Winter X Games in Aspen, she won the superpipe gold medal. It was her first ever medal in the competition having previously posted three top-five finishes.[10]

In the opening event of the 2023–24 World Cup at Copper Mountain, Atkin finished with a bronze medal.[11] In January, she won a silver medal in the superpipe at the 2024 Winter X Games.[12] The following month, she secured a bronze medal in the World Cup event at Mammoth Mountain after a snowstorm prevented the final round from being staged.[13] Later that month, she won her third consecutive World Cup bronze at the leg in Calgary.[14] Two days later, Atkin won a silver medal at a second meeting in Calgary, and finished the World Cup series in overall third position.[15]

In December 2024, Atkin won a silver medal in the 2024–25 World Cup event in Copper Mountain, her first top-three finish of the season.[16] At the X Games in January, she finished fourth in the superpipe.[17] Returning to the World Cup series, Atkin clinched victory in Aspen[18] before finishing runner-up in Calgary. She jointly won the Crystal Globe with Li Fanghui, awarded to the competitor who tops the overall World Cup standings.[19] This was the first time the trophy had ever been shared.[20] In March 2025, Atkin won the halfpipe gold medal at the World Championships in Engadin after recording a score of 93.50 in her second run. She won by half a point from Li Fanghui.[20][21]

In December 2025, Atkin finished second in the halfpipe at the 2025–26 World Cup event in China which was won by Eileen Gu.[22] The following week she won a gold medal in the next leg of the series at Copper Mountain, her third career victory in a World Cup event.[23] In January 2026, Atkin won the silver medal in the halfpipe at the World Cup meeting in Aspen.[24]

Personal life

Atkin is the younger sister of fellow skier Izzy Atkin; both were born in the United States to an English father and Chinese-Malaysian mother.[25]

Career results

Olympic timeline

Year Event Location Best Score Position Ref
2022 Ski halfpipe China Beijing 73.25 9th [7]

World Championship medals

Year Event Location Best Score Position Ref
2021 Ski halfpipe United States Aspen 90.50 3rd [5]
2023 Ski halfpipe Georgia (country) Bakuriani 94.50 2nd [9]
2025 Ski halfpipe Switzerland Engadin 93.50 1st [21]

X Games medals

Year Event Location Best Score Position Ref
2023 Superpipe United States Aspen 1st [10]
2024 Superpipe United States Aspen 90.66 2nd [12]

World Cup medals

Year Event Location Best Score Position Ref
2019–20 Ski halfpipe United States Copper Mountain 87.75 1st [4]
2020-21 Ski halfpipe United States Aspen 91.50 2nd [6]
2022-23 Ski halfpipe United States Mammoth Mountain 92.75 2nd [8]
2023-24 Ski halfpipe United States Copper Mountain 91 3rd [11]
Ski halfpipe United States Mammoth Mountain 82.50 3rd [13]
Ski halfpipe Canada Calgary 88 3rd [14]
Ski halfpipe Canada Calgary 92 2nd [15]
2024-25 Ski halfpipe United States Copper Mountain 89.75 2nd [16]
Ski halfpipe United States Aspen 90 1st [18]
Ski halfpipe Canada Calgary 87.75 2nd [19]
2025-26 Ski halfpipe China Secret Garden 90.25 2nd [22]
Ski halfpipe United States Copper Mountain 89.25 1st [23]
Ski halfpipe United States Aspen 92.75 2nd [24]

References

  1. ^ "Zoe Atkin". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  2. ^ Zoe Atkin Biography Retrieved 25 April 2023
  3. ^ Field, Pippa (28 December 2019). "Skiing's Sister Act: World Cup winner Zoe Atkin, 16, carving out her own path after sibling Izzy's Olympic success". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Zoe Atkin, sister of Olympic ski medallist Izzy, wins first World Cup halfpipe title". BBC Sport. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Zoe Atkin: British 18-year-old wins halfpipe bronze at World Championships". BBC Sport. 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Canada's Rachael Karker captures ski halfpipe gold for her 1st World Cup victory". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 21 March 2021. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Women's freeski halfpipe 18 Feb 2022" (PDF). FIS. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  8. ^ a b "FIS Snowboard Cross World Cup: Britain's Charlotte Bankes wins gold in Italy". BBC Sport. 4 February 2023. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Freeski World Championships: Britain's Zoe Atkin wins halfpipe silver". BBC Sport. 4 March 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  10. ^ a b "X Games: Britain's Zoe Atkin wins first gold in Ski Superpipe". BBC Sport. 29 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Gu Ailing claims 2nd straight World Cup win to start season". Xinhuanet. Xinhua News Agency. 16 December 2023. Archived from the original on 26 December 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  12. ^ a b "X Games: Britain's Zoe Atkin claims Ski Superpipe silver as Gu wins in Colorado". BBC Sport. 28 January 2024. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Canada's Amy Fraser awarded 1st World Cup gold after women's ski halfpipe final cancelled". The Canadian Press. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 February 2024. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  14. ^ a b "Zoe Atkin: Briton wins World Cup halfpipe bronze in Calgary". BBC Sport. 16 February 2024. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  15. ^ a b "World Cup: Zoe Atkin wins freeski halfpipe silver in Calgary". BBC Sport. 18 February 2024. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  16. ^ a b "Atkin wins halfpipe silver at World Cup in Colorado". BBC Sport. 21 December 2024. Archived from the original on 21 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  17. ^ "Brookes wins slopestyle bronze at X Games". BBC Sport. 24 January 2025. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  18. ^ a b "GB's Bankes and Atkin claim World Cup golds". BBC Sport. 2 February 2025. Archived from the original on 26 December 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  19. ^ a b "Atkin shares World Cup title with China's Li". BBC Sport. 16 February 2025. Archived from the original on 17 February 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  20. ^ a b El-Shaboury, Yara (30 March 2025). "Zoe Atkin crowns stellar season with world freeski halfpipe gold". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 1 April 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  21. ^ a b Nelson, Craig (30 March 2025). "GB's Atkin wins women's world freeski halfpipe gold". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 28 April 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  22. ^ a b "GB's Atkin wins silver at halfpipe World Cup event". BBC Sport. 13 December 2025. Archived from the original on 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  23. ^ a b Weaver, Sydney (22 December 2025). "Park City Olympian claims third world cup title in Colorado". KPCW. Archived from the original on 26 December 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  24. ^ a b "Atkin claims freeski halfpipe silver in Aspen". BBC Sport. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  25. ^ Izzie Atkin: The US-born Team GB star who grew up on Marmite and Ribena, Matt McGeehan, Evening Standard, 17 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2022
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