Kyle Smaine
American freestyle skier (1991–2023)
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Kyle David Smaine (June 27, 1991 – January 29, 2023) was an American freestyle skier. He won a gold medal in halfpipe at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2015.[1][2]
BornJune 27, 1991
Apple Valley, California, U.S.
DiedJanuary 29, 2023 (aged 31)
Otari, Nagano, Japan
AlmamaterSierra Nevada College
Spouse
Jenna Dramise
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| Born | June 27, 1991 Apple Valley, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | January 29, 2023 (aged 31) Otari, Nagano, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Sierra Nevada College | ||||||||||||||
Spouse |
Jenna Dramise (m. 2022) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle skiing | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Smaine met Jenna Dramise in 2010 while hitchhiking in New Zealand.[3] They married on November 18, 2022.[3]
Smaine died alongside an Austrian skier in an avalanche on Mount Norikura, located in the northern part of the Hida Mountains near Tsugaike Ski Resort in Otari, Nagano, Japan, on January 29, 2023, at the age of 31.[4][5][6]
