Liam Moffatt

Biography

Liam Moffatt made his Olympic debut at Beijing 2022 where he placed 19^th individually. He also competed in the first Olympic mixed team snowboard cross event alongside Tess Critchlow, finishing ninth.

Moffatt competed in his first FIS World Cup events over one weekend in Feldberg, Germany in January 2016 but then waited two years before he joined the elite circuit on a more fulltime basis. It wasn’t until the 2021-22 season that he achieved his first top 10 World Cup results, finishing ninth in Montafon, Austria in December and in Krasnoyarsk, Russia in January. Moffatt recorded his career-best World Cup result in February 2024 when he advanced to the big final in Gudauri, Georgia and finished fourth.

Moffatt competed at the FIS Junior World Championships in 2015, 2016 and 2017, posting top 10 finishes in his last two appearances. He debuted at the senior FIS World Championships in 2021 where he advanced to the small final and finished eighth overall. He also made it to the small final of the mixed team event with Zoe Bergermann, making them the top-ranked Canadian duo. He reached the small final again at the 2023 World Championships, improving his final placement by one spot.

Moffatt had joined the Nor-Am Cup tour in 2013. He earned his first podium on that circuit in February 2017 at Blue Mountain, Ontario. In 2018-19, Moffatt won the overall Nor-Am Cup title in men’s snowboard cross after earning five podium finishes, including two victories. He earned his fourth career Nor-Am Cup victory in March 2020.

In 2020, Moffatt was given the Neil Daffern Award for Excellence by Canada Snowboard. 

A Little More About Liam

Getting into the Sport: Started skiing as soon as he could walk but fell in love with snowboard at age 7… Outside Interests: Works as a golf pro at Whistler Golf Club…