Rodney Alexander Koford - "AK"
Who is AK?
Rodney Alexander Koford, better known as "AK", is a 18 year old freeskier from Ogden, Utah. In 2015, AK was admitted to the Winter Sports School in Park City and his daily commute of 68 miles one way began. AK trains full-time with the Park City Ski and Snowboard National Team. He graduated from high School in November 2018, is a straight-A student, and plans to attend the University of Utah in the summer of 2020. He wants to study Physics and Engineering.
2018-19 Competition Track
Achievements
2019 USA World Jr Freeskiing Team, one of 6 Jr Men competing in Kläppen Sweden, April 2019.
Co-Produced, "Pushing Boundaries" Winning film
2019 World FIS Championship Youth Film Festival
Winner Park City Youth Sports Alliance
Sam Jackenthal Show Stopper Award , 2018
Completed Seven World’s First Tricks on Snow during the 2018-19 Season:
Triple 18
Switch Dub 1600- 12 to 3
Dub 1600 -10 to 5, blunt
Dub 1600- 10 to 5, double seatbelt
Dub 1200, double seatbelt
Dub 1600 -7 to 9, double seatbelt
Dub 1400 -10 to 3, bow
First athlete to land a triple at the Aspen Open, 2018
US FreeSkiing Gold Camp-Invited Athlete
Park City Freeski 2018 MVP
Park City Freeski "NBD" Award, 2018
(never been done)
2017 USASA Nationals - 3rd Place
April 2018 AFP World Jr Men Ranking:
24th Slopestyle
28th BigAir