James Machon Squad: British Park and Pipe Ski Squad Y.O.B: 1990 Hometown: Sheffield, UK www.jamesmachon.blogspot.co.uk James Machon @JamesMachon @jamesmachon Career Highlights: 4th - US Rev Tour, Halfpipe, Copper Mountain, USA, 2015 8th - World Freestyle Championships, AUT, 2015 23rd - Winter Olympic Games, Sochi, RUS, 2014 16th - World Cup, Calgary, CAN, 2014 8th - Aspen Open, USA, 2012 16th - Freeski Open Halfpipe, NZL, 2012 4x - British Halfpipe Champion James Machon represented Great Britain in Ski Halfpipe at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, he placed 23rd. He discovered freestyle skiing at the Sheffield Ski Village Freestyle Park when he was 14 years old, which is where his love for freestyle skiing was sealed. Machon would train on the dryslope Halfpipe in the rain at night, which was when the slope was fastest. He is a monster on the halfpipe and has won just about every halfpipe-related domestic competition there is to win for skiers, including The British Halfpipe Championships, which he has won an unprecedented five times. He was the first British skier to ever be invited on the Winter Dew Tour. Machon also places very well in international competitions, such as 8th in the FIS World Halfpipe Championships 2015, as well as 8th in the US Aspen Open in 2012 and a handful of consistent Top 20 results on the FIS World Cup circuit. Machon now aim's towards developing new tricks to boost his competition score to be competitive with the medalists in the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea 2018. Official sponsors Gallery Sochi 2014 Sochi 2014 Sochi 2014 Sochi 2014 Photo Nick Atkins New Zealand MORE PICS
