Draft:Noah Park

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Noah Park
BornAugust 4, 2006
Salt Lake city, Utah
NationalityAmerican
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)

Noah Park (born august 4th 2006) is an American skeleton racer[1] [2]who competed on the OMEGA Youth Series circuit. Noah grew up in Utah and started sliding on the skeleton track which held the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.He began sliding in 2019 at the age of 12. Noah was named to represent the U.S in men's skeleton at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in South Korea.

Career[edit]

He competed in the OMEGA Youth Series competition which was held in Lake Placid, NY held in March 2023,[3][4] where he received silver and bronze in his event.[5] Later that year in November, he would race in South Korea where he would then qualify for the 2024 Youth Olympics.[6][7][8][9]

Then he represented the United States at the 2024 Youth Olympic Games in South Korea, where he was also elected by his team as the Flag Bearer for the Opening Ceremony along side Eliza Rhodehamel.[10][11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Noah, PARK (23 January 2024). "Noah PARK". olympics.com.
  2. ^ Sports, Scott (2023-07-25). "Amphibious shoes for amphibious activities, when traction matters". TownLift, Park City News. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  3. ^ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  4. ^ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  5. ^ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Athlete". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  6. ^ Roepke, Michele (2024-01-11). "Utah athletes announced in 2024 US Youth Olympic Team, set to compete in Gangwon". TownLift, Park City News. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  7. ^ "USOPC Announces team for Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024". www.usopc.org. 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  8. ^ "Over a dozen Utah athletes to represent the U.S. at the 2024 Youth Winter Olympic Games". KPCW | Listen Like a Local. 2024-01-19. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  9. ^ "Team USA prepares for sliding at upcoming Youth Olympic Games | News, Sports, Jobs - Adirondack Daily Enterprise". Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  10. ^ Gangwon 2024, Opening Ceremony Flag Bearer Information (19 January 2024). "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flag Bearer Information" (PDF). International Olympic Committee.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Team USA Announces Flagbearers for the Youth Olympic Winter Games Gangwon 2024". www.teamusa.com. 2024-01-19. Retrieved 2024-04-07.