Cole McDonald (skier)
McDonald in 2021 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 6, 2003 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Freestyle skiing, Moguls |
| Club | Wasatch Freestyle |
| World Cup debut | Ruka, Finland, December 4, 2021 (5th place; age 18) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 1 (2022) |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 1 |
Cole McDonald (born March 6, 2003) is an American freestyle skier. He joined the US Ski & Snowboard's U.S. Freestyle Ski Team (Development Team) in July 2021. In the same season as his first World Cup, he earned a spot on the U.S. Men's Moguls Team at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, making him the youngest American male mogul skier to participate in the Olympics at 18 years of age. McDonald was named World Cup Rookie of the Year in 2022.