Robert Franco (skier)
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| Born | August 23, 1993 [3] San Jose, California, U.S. |
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| Sport | Freestyle skiing |
| Event | Slopestyle |
Robert "Robby" Franco (born August 23, 1993) is a Mexican-American freestyle skier. He competed for the United States of America in the 2015 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships, and for Mexico in the 2017 championships.
He represented Mexico in the 2018 Winter Olympics.[4]
Early life
[edit]Franco was born in San Jose, California to an American mother and a Mexican father from Guadalajara.[5]
Career
[edit]2018 Winter Olympics
[edit]He was one of several skiers hoping to make the Mexican squad for the 2018 Olympics, alongside alpinists Rodolfo Dickson, Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg,[6] Sarah Schleper,[7] Sandra Hillen in snowboard.[8] He qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics, alongside alpinists Rodolfo Dickson and Sarah Schleper, and cross-country skier Germán Madrazo.[9][10]
Career in Software Sales
[edit]After retiring following the 2018 Winter Olympics, Franco transitioned to a career in software sales. He has worked for prominent companies such as Zoom, Clevertap, and Zylo.[11][12][13]
Franco's exceptional performance at Zoom earned him a spot among the top four sales representatives in his department, allowing him to attend Zoom's Champions Circle. This prestigious, weeklong President's Club event for top performers was held at the Four Seasons Lanai.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Robby Franco". USSA - US Ski Team. 2015.
- ^ Saúl Trujano (January 10, 2018). "Tres atletas representarán a México en Pyeongchang 2018". Adrenalina (in Spanish). Excelsior.
- ^ "Freestyle Skiing — ATHLETE PROFILE: Robert FRANCO". PyeongChang 2018. Olympic.org. 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- ^ "Athlete profile - Robert Franco". pyeongchang2018.com. 2018. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- ^ Calle, Jenifer (February 14, 2018). "Robby Franco was Born in the U.S. but He's Representing Mexico in a Big Way this Winter Olympic". Latina. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ Tik Root (March 6, 2015). "Mariachi Man: Prince Hubertus and the Mexican ski team he helped create". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "Tres mexicanos acudirán a Pyeongchang 2018" (in Spanish). Esportes.MX. May 18, 2017. Archived from the original on February 17, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ Carlos Alberto Cruz (February 23, 2017). "México con cuatro o cinco atletas a Pyeongchang 2018" (in Spanish). El Big Data.
- ^ Luis Gomez (February 9, 2018). "How to root for Team Mexico in the 2018 Winter Olympics". San Diego Union-Tribune.
- ^ Abigail Parra (February 7, 2018). "Delegación mexicana en PyeonChang 2018, la más grande desde 1992" (in Spanish). mediotiempo.
- ^ zoom.us
- ^ clevertap.com
- ^ zylo.com
- ^ zoom.us
External links
[edit]- Robert Franco at FIS (freestyle)
- Robert Franco at Olympedia
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- American male freestyle skiers
- Mexican male freestyle skiers
- Olympic freestyle skiers for Mexico
- Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- American sportspeople of Mexican descent
- Sportspeople from San Jose, California
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- Mexican sportspeople stubs
- American freestyle skiing biography stubs