Marko Grilc

Snowboarder

Birthday July 7, 1983

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Slovenia

DEATH DATE Nov 23, 2021 (38)

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About

Professional snowboarder, athlete, Instagram star, online content creator, and social media personality who was a prominent figure in the freestyle snowboarding scene. He retired from the sport in 2013 to focus on filming videos.

Before fame

He started snowboarding when he was eight.

Trivia

His sponsors included Burton Snowboards and GoPro. GoPro described him as "a legend." He died in a snowboarding accident in 2021 while with a filming team at the Austrian ski resort of Sölden. He earned more than 190,000 followers on his grilo Instagram account.

Family life

He and his fiancé Nina had two children named Maxx and Emma. At the time of his death, Nina was weeks away from giving birth to the couple's third child. 

Associated with

Snowboarder Mark McMorris said he "was a huge mentor to me and he will never be forgotten."