Rory Bushfield

Rory Bushfield
Personal information
NicknameBushywayne
Born (1983-05-30) May 30, 1983 (age 41)
Balzac, Alberta, Canada
SpouseSarah Burke (2010–2012; her death)
Sport
SportMogul 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]

Personal life

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

  • 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
  • The Crash Reel - Documentary by Julian Cautherley & Lucy Walker 2013

References

  1. ^ a b [1] [dead link‍]
  2. ^ "» Splash Recap: The Only Celebrity High-Diving Show Endorsed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar". Grantland.com. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  3. ^ [2] [dead link‍]
  4. ^ "A year after her death, Sarah Burke's husband honours her by living his life to the fullest". The Globe and Mail.
  5. ^ "Remembering Sarah Burke – 'the most amazing girl ever'". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2019-10-25.