Hig Roberts

Hig Roberts (born March 15, 1991) is an American alpine skier. He had 31 starts in the World Cup between 2015 and 2019 and won 2 giant slalom national titles competing on the United States Ski Team.

Early life and education

Roberts was born March 15, 1991, and raised in Steamboat Springs, Colorado where he started skiing at 2 years old. He competed in a large tournament for the first time at the age of 9 and broke his femur, resulting in a risky surgery. He began questioning his sexuality when he was 12 but did not come out. Roberts placed 7th in the giant slalom at the 2013 Winter Universiade. Roberts graduated from Middlebury College in 2014.[1]

Career

Roberts was one a few former college skiers to join the United States Ski Team B. In 2017, Roberts beat Tim Jitloff in the giant slalom at Sugarloaf, Maine to earn his first national title. He won again in 2018.[1] He was the first alternate U.S. team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2] After retiring from sports in 2019, Roberts worked in finance in Norway and continues to ski recreationally.[1][3]

Personal life

In August 2016, Roberts' younger brother, Murphy, suffered a diabetic seizure while hiking and died from a head injury at the age of 22. He had type 1 diabetes and was a major influence on Roberts.[1]

In December 2020, Roberts came out as gay.[1][4]

References
  1. Brassil, Gillian R. (2020-12-13). "Ski Champion Comes Out as Gay: 'I'm Ready to Be Happy'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  2. Artavia, David (2020-12-13). "Hig Roberts, World Cup Alpine Skier, Comes Out as Gay". Out. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  3. Higgins, Sean (2019-04-14). "2019: The Year of the Retirement". Ski Racing Media. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  4. Robledo, Jordan (2020-12-13). "U.S Skiing champion Hig Roberts has come out as gay". Gay Times. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
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