Kirsty Muir
A Scottish freestyle skier who soared to an X Games gold medal, proving herself among the world's best in slopestyle and big air.
Born 2004 (age 22)·Scottish freestyle skier·Birthday: May 5·Generation Z
Biography
Kirsty Muir emerged from the Scottish snowsports scene as a prodigious talent in freestyle skiing. Competing for Great Britain, she specializes in the high-flying, technically demanding disciplines of big air and slopestyle. Her potential was clear early, marked by a silver medal in big air at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics. Muir honed her craft on the global circuit, combining amplitude with clean execution. Her dedication culminated in a career-defining victory at the 2026 Winter X Games, where she topped the podium in slopestyle, one of the sport's most prestigious contests. That win announced her arrival at the very pinnacle of her sport, a skier with the style and consistency to dominate on the biggest stages.
Generation Z
1997–2012
Born into smartphones, social media, and school shootings. The most diverse generation in history. Pragmatic about money, fluid about identity, anxious about the climate. They do not remember a world before the internet.
Kirsty was born in 2004, placing them squarely in the Generation Z. The events that shaped this generation — social media, climate anxiety, and a pandemic — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Kirsty Was Born
The biggest hits of 2004
#1 Movie
Shrek 2
Best Picture
Million Dollar Baby
#1 TV Show
American Idol
Kirsty's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
2004Born
Indian Ocean tsunami kills over 230,000
Gas: $1.88/galHome: $157,300Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Yeah!" — UsherBest Picture: Million Dollar Baby
2009Started school
Michael Jackson dies; Bitcoin created
Gas: $2.35/galHome: $148,500Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Boom Boom Pow" — The Black Eyed PeasBest Picture: The Hurt Locker
2017Became a teenager
#MeToo movement; solar eclipse crosses the US
Gas: $2.42/galHome: $195,000Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"Shape of You" — Ed SheeranBest Picture: The Shape of Water
2020Could drive
COVID-19 pandemic shuts down the world
Gas: $2.17/galHome: $248,800Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"Blinding Lights" — The WeekndBest Picture: Nomadland
2022Could vote
Russia invades Ukraine; Queen Elizabeth II dies
Gas: $3.97/galHome: $348,700Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Joe Biden"As It Was" — Harry StylesBest Picture: Everything Everywhere All at Once
2025Turned 21
AI agents go mainstream
Gas: $3.10/galHome: $385,000Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"APT." — Rose & Bruno Mars
2026Age 22 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Won the gold medal in slopestyle at the 2026 Winter X Games, a premier extreme sports competition.
- Earned the silver medal in big air at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne.
- Represents Great Britain in international competition in both big air and slopestyle events.
Did You Know?
She is from Scotland, a country not traditionally associated with alpine winter sports.
She competes in two distinct freestyle disciplines: big air, which focuses on a single jump, and slopestyle, which involves a course of rails and jumps.
Her X Games victory in 2026 was a landmark achievement for British freestyle skiing.
“I just want to land my run and see where that puts me.”
