Steven Williams

Steven Williams (born 15 January 1988) is an Argentine snowboarder. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Early life Steven Williams was born in San Martín de los Andes on 15 January 1988. His father, of Welsh descent was the director of the local ski school. He taught Williams to ski from a very young age, and he spent much of his childhood in the ski resorts of the city. However, his father died when Williams was 13 years old, and decided to start working to help his family.

While he continued skiing after the death of his father, he soon became bored of it, and decided to switch to snowboard.

Before becoming a professional snowboarder, Williams worked as a firefighter, fishing guide and snowboard instructor. With this, he became the first Argentine to compete in Snowboard Cross at the Winter Olympics. Williams managed to advance to the knockout stage, however he was surpassed by only four centimeters in the final straight by the French snowboarder Merlin Surget.

He showed interest in participating in the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Personal life He lives in Andorra, Argentina and Italy.