Nikita Ducarroz (born 12 August 1996 in Nice, France) is a Swiss Freestyle BMX Olympic bronze medalist.[1]
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| Born | 12 August 1996 Nice, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Early life
editBorn in Nice, France to a Swiss French father and an American mother of Chaldean and Sicilian descent, she grew up in Glen Ellen, California. At the age of 11, she began suffering from crippling anxiety which forced her to quit playing association football and attend online school.[2] Her mother wanted her to pursue another sport. Through YouTube, Ducarroz found BMX.[3]
Career
editIn 2019 she finished fifth at the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships, fourth at the UCI Freestyle BMX World Cup and then won the 2020 BMX Simple Session in Tallinn, Estonia. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ducarroz was in lockdown at the Daniel Dhers Action Sports Complex training facility in Holly Springs, North Carolina.[4]
She won the bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021. She won the silver medal at the 2021 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in the Freestyle BMX,[5] and again in 2022.[6]
She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics on 31 July 2024, without qualifying for the final and finishing 10th.[7]
Competitive history
editAll results are sourced from the Union Cycliste Internationale.
As of August 5th, 2024
Olympic Games
edit| Event | Freestyle Park |
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| Bronze | |
| 10th |
UCI Cycling World Championships
edit| Event | Freestyle Park |
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| 17th | |
| 6th | |
| 5th | |
| Silver | |
| Silver | |
| 13th |
UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup
edit| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Rank | Points |
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| 2022 | MON 3 |
BRU 4 |
GOL 7 |
2 | 2210 | |
| 2023 | DIR 9 |
MON 11 |
BRU 14 |
BAZ 7 |
4 | 1720 |
| 2024 | ENO 6 |
MON — |
SHA |
13 | 670 |
References
edit- ^ WRAL (16 July 2021). "5 local BMX bikers headed to Olympics train in Holly Springs :". WRALSportsFan.com. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Under the Sun: Nikita Ducarroz, Olympian". Sonoma Sun | Sonoma, CA. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Nikita Ducarroz". Red Bull. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "10 things to know about high-flying BMX star Nikita Ducarroz". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Coming up Live - 2021 UCI URBAN Cycling World Championships in Montpellier (FR) !". UCI.
- ^ "Urban Cycling World Championships 2022: Hannah Roberts wins fourth BMX freestyle park title". Olympics.com.
- ^ Bruton, Michelle (31 July 2024). "Paris 2024 Olympics: American Perris Benegas Takes Silver In Women's BMX Freestyle". Forbes. Retrieved 1 August 2024.