Summary
Rory Bushfield (born May 30, 1983) is a Canadian professional skier, filmmaker, and reality show star.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Bushywayne |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | May 30, 1983 Balzac, Alberta, Canada |
| Spouse | 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 edit
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 dog, Dexter.[5] He is also a single-engine pilot.[1]
Filmography edit
- 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 edit
- ^ a b [1] [dead link]
- ^ "» Splash Recap: The Only Celebrity High-Diving Show Endorsed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar". Grantland.com. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- ^ [2] [dead link]
- ^ "A year after her death, Sarah Burke's husband honours her by living his life to the fullest". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ "Remembering Sarah Burke – 'the most amazing girl ever'". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
External links edit
- Rory Bushfield at IMDb