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Jossi Wells

Jossi Wells, 29, grew up in the Cardrona patrol room, where his father was head of ski patrol. It was there that Bruce Wells taught his sons, Jossi and his three younger brothers, how to ski, coaching them into freeskiing phenoms that have dominated the competition scene. At 16 years old, Jossi was the youngest person to ever compete in the X-Games, going on to win five medals, including slopestyle gold in 2016.

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