Nikita Ducarroz (born 12 August 1996) is a Swiss Freestyle BMX Olympic bronze medalist.
Early life Born in Nice, France to a Swiss father and an American mother of Assyrian and Sicilian descent, she grew up in Glen Ellen, California. At the age of 11, she began suffering from crippling anxiety which forced her to quit playing association football and attend online school. Her mother wanted her to pursue another sport. Through YouTube, Ducarroz found BMX.
Career In 2019, she finished fifth at the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships, fourth at the UCI Freestyle BMX World Cup and then won the 2020 BMX Simple Session in Tallinn, Estonia. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ducarroz was in lockdown at the Daniel Dhers Action Sports Complex training facility in Holly Springs, North Carolina.
She won the bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021. She won the silver medal at the 2021 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in the Freestyle BMX, and again in 2022.
She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics on 31 July 2024, without qualifying for the final and finishing 10th.
Competitive history All results are sourced from the Union Cycliste Internationale.
As of August 5th, 2024
Olympic Games EventFreestyle Park 2020 TokyoBronze 2024 Paris 10th UCI Cycling World Championships EventFreestyle Park 2017 Chengdu 17th 2018 Chengdu 6th 2019 Chengdu 5th 2021 MontpellierSilver 2022 Abu DhabiSilver 2023 Glasgow 13th
UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup Season 1 2 3 4 Rank Points2022MON3 BRU4 GOL7 2 22102023DIR9 MON11 BRU14 BAZ7 4 17202024ENO6 MON— SHA 13 670
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