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Birk Irving

  • Halfpipe
Nationality
United States
Hometown
Winter Park, Colorado, USA (born Englewood, Colorado)
Height
175 cm
Born
26 July 1999
Primary discipline
Halfpipe

About Birk Irving

American halfpipe skier from Winter Park, Colorado; grandson of novelist John Irving and older brother of fellow Olympic freeski halfpipe skier Svea Irving. Won gold at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, bronze at the 2021 FIS World Championships in Aspen, and the FIS Crystal Globe in halfpipe for the 2022-23 season (a 4x FIS World Cup halfpipe winner). Competed at the 2022 Beijing Olympics (5th) and the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics, where he qualified for the final in 6th (84.25) alongside a stacked U.S. team that took 4 of the top 6 qualifying spots.

Named to and competed for the 2026 U.S. Olympic halfpipe team, qualifying 6th with 84.25. Won the 2023 halfpipe Crystal Globe and has four World Cup halfpipe wins.

Sponsors: K2 Skis, Full Tilt Boots, Smith Optics (goggles), Spyder (apparel - confirmed via Spyder's own official athlete blog page, spyder.com/blogs/athletes/birk-irving, which also independently corroborates his full accolade list), Red Bull.

Setup

3 items

Skis

K2

  • Halfpipe

K2 (model unspecified)

Medium-low confidence - via aggregated secondary sourcing; K2's own athlete page did not render on direct fetch.

Freestyle/park ski.

Boots

Full Tilt

  • Halfpipe

Full Tilt (model unspecified)

Medium-low confidence - via aggregated secondary sourcing only.

Freestyle boot.

Goggles

Smith Optics

  • Halfpipe

Smith Optics (model unspecified)

Reusing existing DB product (id 172) for Smith Optics brand; cited for Irving via aggregated secondary sourcing.

Eyewear/goggle sponsorship.

Setup verified 11 July 2026

Sources

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birk_Irving
  2. https://www.spyder.com/blogs/athletes/birk-irving
  3. https://www.usskiandsnowboard.org/athletes/birk-irving
  4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freestyle_skiing_at_the_2026_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_halfpipe
  5. https://www.summitdaily.com/news/birk-irving-lands-in-fifth-at-olympic-halfpipe-final/
  6. https://www.skyhinews.com/news/once-in-a-lifetime-winter-parks-birk-irving-18-eyes-olympic-ski-team/