• Source: Avital Carroll

      • Avital Carroll (née Shimko, born 24 April 1996) is an Austrian and former American mogul skier.


      Biography


      Carroll had her first international success at the 2015 Junior World Championships, where she won the silver medal behind French racer Perrine Laffont and ahead of then teammate Jaelin Kauf.
      On 7 June 2022, Carroll announced that she choose to competed under the Austrian flag. This was possible due to a new Austrian law, granting citizenship to descendants of displaced persons.
      At the 2023 Snowboard World Championships, Carroll became the first Austrian since Margarita Marbler to win a medal in the moguls event.


      Personal life


      Her grandmother Elfi Hendell was born in Vienna, her grandfather David Hendell in modern-day Croatia. They both fled to the United States by ship (U.S.S Henry Gibbons) in 1944. On 7 September 2020, she married her husband, Bobby Carroll, who later became her coach. She competes under her husband's name.


      World Championships results


      2 medals – (2 bronze)


      Junior World Championships results


      1 medals – (1 silver)


      References




      External links


      Official website

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