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 populati ...
) is a retired American
snowmobile
A snowmobile, also known as a Ski-Doo, snowmachine, sled, motor sled, motor sledge, skimobile, or snow scooter, is a motorized vehicle designed for winter travel and recreation on snow. It is designed to be operated on snow and ice and does not ...
racer.
Hibbert has won 14 medals at the
Winter X Games
Winter is the coldest season of the year in polar and temperate climates. It occurs after autumn and before spring. The tilt of Earth's axis causes seasons; winter occurs when a hemisphere is oriented away from the Sun. Different cultures d ...
, 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
Chloe Kim (born April 23, 2000) is an American snowboarder and two-time Olympic gold medalist. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, she became the youngest woman to win an Olympic snowboarding gold medal when she won gold in the women's snowboard halfpi ...
won the
SuperPipe
A superpipe is a large halfpipe structure used in extreme sports such as snowboarding, freestyle skiing, skateboarding, scooters, freestyle BMX and vert skating.
Overview
For winter sports, the term ''superpipe'' is used to describe a halfpip ...
at age 14 in
2015
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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
Pelican Rapids is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,577 as of the 2020 census.
History
Pelican Rapids was platted in 1872, and named for the rapids on the Pelican River. A post office has been in oper ...
.
References
External links
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X Games Profile
1984 births
Living people
X Games athletes
People from Driggs, Idaho
Sportspeople from Idaho
Snowmobile racers
People from Pelican Rapids, Minnesota
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