‘It feels like you’re flying sometimes’ – heaven is a halfpipe for freestyle skier Ben Lynch as he chases Olympic dreamDublin-born and Vancouver-raised, the 23-year-old switched allegiance to Ireland last year in a bid to compete at Milano Cortina 2026Ben Lynch is in the mix to qualify for the Winter Olympics in Italy next FebruarySinéad Kissane Yesterday at 19:00Legendary American freestyle skier Glen Plake once said the best skier on the mountain is the one having the most fun. And there’s a skier hoping to represent Ireland at the Winter Olympics in two months’ time who would thoroughly agree.

Source: Irish Independent December 29, 2025 06:00 UTC