Tucker Hibbert (born June 24, 1984, in
Driggs, Idaho
Driggs is a city in the western United States in eastern Idaho, and is the county seat of Teton County. Part of the Jackson, WY-ID Micropolitan Statistical Area, it is located in Teton Valley, the headwaters of the Teton River. The popula ...
) is a retired American
snowmobile
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Their engines normally ...
racer.
Hibbert has won 14 medals at the
Winter X Games
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, including an all-event record nine-straight in the SnoCross event. He had been the youngest gold medal winner in Winter X Games history until
Chloe Kim
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won the
SuperPipe
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Overview
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at age 14 in
2015
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Events
January
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.
In addition to his Winter X Games success, Hibbert is also a two-time (2010, 2012)
FIM Snowcross World Champion and 10-Time United States National Snocross Champion.
He resides in
Pelican Rapids, Minnesota.
References
External links
*
X Games Profile
1984 births
Living people
X Games competitors
People from Driggs, Idaho
Sportspeople from Idaho
Snowmobile racers
People from Pelican Rapids, Minnesota
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