Rory Bushfield
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Bushywayne |
| Born | May 30, 1983 |
Spouse | Sarah Burke (2010–2012; her death) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Mogul skiing, Slopestyle, backcountry |
Rory Bushfield (born May 30, 1983) is a Canadian professional skier, filmmaker, and reality show star.
Bushfield is a former member of Canada's World Cup team, skiing moguls. He has also competed in slopestyle skiing before focusing on backcountry skiing and filmmaking.[1]
Bushfield was a contestant on the reality diving competition Splash beginning in March 2013. He won the competition, defeating Nicole Eggert, on May 7, 2013.[2]
Bushfield and fellow freeskier Sarah Burke were married in Pemberton, British Columbia on September 25, 2010.[3] Burke was a five-time gold medalist at the Winter X Games and won the world championship in halfpipe in 2005. She died after a training accident in Utah on January 19, 2012.[4] He started the Sarah Burke Foundation in her memory.
Bushfield lives in Squamish, British Columbia with his dogs and girlfriend, Stacey Paradine. He was paralyzed in a car accident in 2024. [5] He is also a single-engine pilot.[1]