Rory Bushfield
Rory Bushfield (born May 30, 1983) is a Canadian professional skier, filmmaker, and reality show star.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | "bushywayne" |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | May 30, 1983 Balzac, Alberta |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Burke (2010-2012; her death) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Mogul skiing, Slopestyle, backcountry |
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]
Personal life
Bushfield and fellow freeskier Sarah Burke were married in Pemberton, British Columbia on September 25, 2010.[3] Burke was a four-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. He is also a single-engine pilot.[1]
Filmography
- Strike Three - Level 1 2002
- Forward - Level 1 2003
- Yearbook - Matchstick Productions 2004
- The Hit List - Matchstick Productions 2005
- Push - Matchstick Productions 2006
- Seven Sunny Days - Matchstick Productions 2007
- Claim - Matchstick Productions 2008
- In Deep - Matchstick Productions 2009
- The Way I See It - Matchstick Productions 2010
- One for the Road – Teton Gravity Research 2011
- Attack of La Niña – Matchstick Productions 2011
- All.I.Can. – Sherpa 2011
- Super Heroes of Stoke - Matchstick Productions 2012
- The Dream Factory - Teton Gravity Research 2012
- Into The Mind - Sherpas Cinema 2013
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.oakley.com/sports/ski/athletes/37[dead link]
- ↑ Browne, Rembert (20 March 2013). "Splash Recap: The Only Celebrity High-Diving Show Endorsed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar".
- ↑ "Sorry Dudes, Sarah Burke Is Now Married". Freeskier.com. 27 September 2010.[dead link]
- ↑ "A year after her death, Sarah Burke's husband honours her by living his life to the fullest" – via The Globe and Mail.