Nicholas Charles Goepper was born on March 14,1994 and is an American Olympic freestyle skier.
20 Facts About Nick Goepper
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Nick Goepper has won five gold medals and two silver medals at the Winter X Games.
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Nick Goepper's sponsors include PowerBar, Red Bull, Kulkea, and Volkl.
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Nick Goepper was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana but raised in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.
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Nick Goepper has two younger sisters, one younger brother, and a cat.
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Nick Goepper began skiing at the age of five, started competing when he was eleven years old, and landed his first double backflip by thirteen.
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In 2009, Nick Goepper moved to Sandy, Oregon where he attended school and trained with professional skiers at Windells Academy on a full ride scholarship under Head Coach Mike Hanley.
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Nick Goepper placed first despite skiing with a broken hand and no poles.
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Nick Goepper was featured on a Jif peanut butter jar.
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Nick Goepper's hometown threw a parade for him when he returned, and Perfect North Slopes gave him a lifelong pass.
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Nick Goepper met former Indiana Governor Mike Pence and threw the opening pitch of the season for the Cincinnati Reds baseball team.
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Nick Goepper later met President Donald Trump at the White House where he was mistakenly addressed as Mark Goepper.
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In December 2014, Nick Goepper partnered with Wy'East Mountain Academy to host a rail jam competition at Perfect North Slopes, which attracted more than 150 participants with all proceeds donated to "The Cure Starts Now Foundation".
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Nick Goepper serves as a Trustee on Wy'East's inaugural not-for-profit board of trustees.
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Nick Goepper talked about watching hours of freestyle skiing videos of professionals.
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Nick Goepper mentioned selling candy bars on the school bus, mowing neighbors' lawns, and babysitting children to pay for his skiing-related expenses when his father, Chris, lost his job during the Great Recession.
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Nick Goepper said he had a panic attack throwing rocks at some cars shortly after the Sochi Olympics.
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Nick Goepper was admitted into a rehabilitation center in Houston, Texas for two months and has since recovered.
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Nick Goepper was forced to pay $8,000 in fines in lieu of jail time for reckless endangerment.
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Nick Goepper's family attended the Olympics in Sochi, Russia, to cheer him on.