Aimee Nicole E. Fuller (born 21 July 1991) is a British

slopestyle Slopestyle is a winter sport in which athletes ski or snowboard down a course including a variety of obstacles including rails, jumps and other terrain park features. Points are scored for amplitude, originality and quality of tricks. The disci ...

snowboarder who represented Great Britain at the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

and the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

Early life

Fuller was born in

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, and grew up in nearby

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. She moved to Washington D.C., USA, in 2003 aged 12, attending the

British School of Washington The British International School of Washington (BISW) is a private, nonsectarian, co-educational British school located in the Georgetown neighborhood near the border of the Georgetown and Glover Park neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. BISW edu ...

, but moved back to the UK at the age of 16 to live in

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

where she attended Sullivan Upper School in Holywood.

Career

Fuller finished 5th in the 2017 World Rankings and 3rd in the World Cup Big Air Super Series Tour. British Champion 2017 Slopestyle and Big Air. 7th in the overall rankings 2013/14 . She has competed at the

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, finishing 6th in the Winter X Games in Europe, eighth in the Winter X Games XVII in 2013 and seventh in the Winter X Games XVIII in 2014. Fuller is a 2 X Olympian, competed for

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at the

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, Russia. In the women's slopestyle event she scored 39.00 on her first run and 44.50 on her second run during her heat to finish tenth and so did not qualify directly for the final. She then competed in the semi-finals of the competition scoring 33.75 on her first run and 37.50 on her second run to finish in ninth place, missing out on qualification for the finals and finishing in 17th position overall. Following her elimination Fuller joined the

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commentary team for the final of her event as compatriot

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won a bronze medal, the nation's first ever Olympic medal on snow. Fuller and the other members of the commentary team – Ed Leigh and Tim Warwood – were criticised for their bias towards the British competitor,

, and a "deeply unprofessional display of commentary"; the presenters also cheered when Jones' competitor,

Anna Gasser Anna Gasser (born 16 August 1991) is an Austrian snowboarder, competing in slopestyle and big air. She lives in Millstatt. She is the 2018 and 2022 Olympic Champion in Big air. Gasser qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics and showed the best ...

, fell during her run. The incident drew more than 300 complaints. In April 2019 Fuller ran her first marathon, the

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in North Korea. Fuller took part in series five of ''

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'' in 2023, alongside ''

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'' star

Katya Jones Katya Jones (born Ekaterina Andreevna Sokolova; rus, Екатерина Андреевна Соколова; 12 May 1989) is a Russian dancer and choreographer. She is best-known for being a professional dancer in the competition show ''Strictly ...

References

External links

Aimee Fuller
at the

International Ski Federation The ''Fédération internationale de ski et de snowboard'' (FIS; en, International Ski and Snowboard Federation) is the highest international governing body for skiing and snowboarding. Founded on 2 February 1924 in Chamonix, France during the ...

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fuller, Aimee 1991 births Living people People educated at Sullivan Upper School English female snowboarders Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic snowboarders for Great Britain Sportspeople from Farnborough, London Snowboarders from Northern Ireland Participants in British reality television series