14 Facts About Iouri Podladtchikov

Iouri Podladtchikov won the gold medal for the halfpipe at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Iouri Podladtchikov has three brothers, including a fraternal twin that he shared a bedroom with for 15 years.

Iouri Podladtchikov grew up in Davos, Switzerland, and started snowboarding in 2000.

Iouri Podladtchikov changed nationality after competing for Russia at the 2006 Olympics in Turin at age 17, where he placed 37th.

Iouri Podladtchikov, known on the circuit as I-Pod, won the halfpipe World Cup title in 2008.

Iouri Podladtchikov won silver at Winter X Games XIV in 2010.

Iouri Podladtchikov placed fourth at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver for Switzerland.

At the Winter X Games Europe in 2010, Iouri Podladtchikov successfully landed a Double McTwist 1260, putting him in first place with a score of 98.00, the second highest in Winter X Games history.

Iouri Podladtchikov is the only other person in the world besides Shaun White, Ben Stewart, and Markus Malin that has landed a Double McTwist 1260.

Iouri Podladtchikov competes regularly at major events on the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour.

Iouri Podladtchikov's win came after a couple of second places at the Dew Tour and Winter XGames.

Iouri Podladtchikov's nickname is IPod, taken from the vowel i of his first name and the first syllable of his last name.

Iouri Podladtchikov speaks four languages, has trained in ballet, and is interested in photography.

Iouri Podladtchikov studied art history at the University of Zurich, and in 2019 he began studying in the Creative Practices Program at the International Center of Photography in New York.