Rory Morrish

Snowsports

BIOGRAPHY

Rory Morrish represented Ireland in cross-country skiing at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games and carried the Irish flag at the Closing Ceremony.

Morrish made his entrance to snowsports via ski orienteering and was the first Irish athlete ever to compete in a World Cup in that sport. He went on to compete for Ireland at the 2005 ski orienteering World Championships and multiple cross country skiing World Championships.

Team Ireland Number

661

Gender

Male

Games

Torino 2006

Date Of Birth

January 8, 1968

WINTER OLYMPICS NEWS

WINTER OLYMPICS DEBUTANT BEN LYNCH REFLECTS ON HIS HISTORIC HALFPIPE PERFORMANCE

As he said himself it was as if the stars aligned under the Friday night lights in Livigno when Ben Lynch became the first Irish skier ever to make an Olympic final (Halfpipe) taking 8th place overall; his lucky number!   Overcoming the natural nerves of his first Olympic run (which Lynch landed safely), meant [...]

Highlights from Team Ireland at Milano Cortina

Relive the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games with highlights of Team Ireland’s four athletes in action. From historic milestones to determined debuts, Ben Lynch, Cormac Comerford, Anabelle Zurbay and Thomas Maloney Westgård showcased the very best of Irish winter sport on the Olympic stage. More from Milano Cortina WINTER OLYMPICS DEBUTANT BEN LYNCH REFLECTS ON [...]

Ireland’s Winter Olympians Celebrated at Homecoming Ceremony

Ireland’s four Olympians from the Milano Cortina Games have been formally welcomed home with a reception in Dublin city centre. Freestyle skier Ben Lynch, alpine skiers Cormac Comerford and Anabelle Zurbay, and cross-country skier Thomas Maloney Westgård were recognised for their performances and their contribution to Team Ireland’s Winter Olympic campaign at the Department of [...]

BEN LYNCH IS NAMED AS TEAM IRELAND FLAGBEARER

The Olympic Federation of Ireland is delighted to announce that Ben Lynch, Irish freestyle skier, will serve as Team Ireland’s flagbearer at the Closing Ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Verona tonight. Lynch capped off a standout Games for Ireland with a historic performance that saw him become the first Irish [...]

MALONEY WESTGÅRD SHOWS GRIT IN GRUELLING 50KM FINALE

Day Fifteen – Team Ireland at Milano Cortina ‘26 Thomas Maloney Westgård rounded out Team Ireland’s performance at the Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina 2026, finishing 23rd in a brutally competitive race in Predazzo, competing in the Cross-Country Men’s 50km Mass Classic. Norway dominated what is one of the most prestigious events in Cross-Country [...]

BEN LYNCH EIGHTH IN OLYMPIC FINAL

Day Fourteen Finals – Team Ireland at Milano Cortina ‘26 History maker Ben Lynch has finished a brilliant eighth place in the Finals of the Men’s Freestyle Skiing Halfpipe at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Livigno tonight, posting an impressive score of 75.00 in the final run of the event. Lynch’s result marks [...]

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