Robert Franco (skier)
Mexican-American freestyle skier (born 1993)
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Robert "Robby" Franco (born August 23, 1993) is a Mexican-American Olympian and freestyle skier. He competed for the United States of America in the 2015 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships, and for Mexico in the 2017 championships. He represented Mexico in the 2018 Winter Olympics.[4]
- Mexico
- United States
- Mexico
- United States
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| Born | August 23, 1993 [3] San Jose, California, U.S. |
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| Sport | Freestyle skiing |
Event | Slopestyle |
Early life
Franco was born in San Jose, California to an American mother and a Mexican father from Guadalajara.[5]
Career
2018 Winter Olympics
He was one of several skiers hoping to make the Mexican squad for the 2018 Olympics, alongside alpinists Rodolfo Dickson, Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg,[6] Sarah Schleper,[7] Sandra Hillen in snowboard.[8] He qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics, alongside alpinists Rodolfo Dickson and Sarah Schleper, and cross-country skier Germán Madrazo.[9][10]
