Erik Fisher (born March 21, 1985) is a World Cup alpine ski racer with the U.S. Ski Team. From Middleton, Idaho, he primarily competes in the speed events of Downhill and Super G.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 21, 1985 Ontario, Oregon, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super G | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Bogus Basin Ski Education Foundation | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | November 26, 2005 (age 20) | ||||||||||||||
| Website | erikfisherusa.com | ||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 - (2010, injured)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 - (2009) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 4th - (2009-12) | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 - (29th in DH, 2009) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Born in Ontario, Oregon, Fisher learned to ski and race at Bogus Basin near Boise, Idaho, beginning at age 3. While growing up, his family moved to different locations in the western U.S.; he also raced in northern Arizona and Utah before returning to Idaho as a teenager. Following graduation from Eagle High School in 2003, Fisher spent a post-graduate year at the Rowmark ski academy in Salt Lake City, and was named to the national developmental team in 2004. He was the bronze medalist in the downhill at the 2005 Junior World Championships in Bardonecchia, Italy.
Fisher made his World Cup debut in November 2005 in a downhill at Lake Louise, Alberta, and finished 44th. An ACL injury in November 2007 kept him out of the rest of the 2008 season.[2] He returned the following season in 2009 and had his best results with a seventh at Val Gardena, Italy, and an 11th at the famed Hahnenkamm downhill race in Kitzbühel, Austria.
Fisher qualified for the U.S. team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in late 2009, but did not race in February due to a broken hand.[1][3]
Fisher is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[4][5]
World Cup top twenty finishes
edit| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2009 | 19 Dec 2008 |  Val Gardena, Italy |
Super G | 20th |
| 20 Dec 2008 | Downhill | 7th | ||
| 24 Jan 2009 |  Kitzbühel, Austria |
Downhill | 11th | |
| 2010 | 18 Dec 2009 | Val Gardena, Italy |
Downhill | 19th |
| 23 Jan 2010 | Kitzbühel, Austria |
Downhill | 18th | |
| 2012 | 3 Feb 2012 |  Chamonix, France |
Downhill | 12th |
| 4 Feb 2012 | Downhill | 12th | ||
| 2014 | 21 Dec 2013 | Val Gardena, Italy |
Downhill | 13th |
References
edit- ^ a b "Overcoming trials part of journey to Olympics", Church News, 2010-Feb-13.
- ^ a b U.S. Ski Team Archived 2012-05-15 at the Wayback Machine - profile - Erik Fisher - accessed 2011-12-25
- ^ Ski Racing.com - Olympics: men's downhill racers set, Nyman gets spot - 2010-02-12
- ^ "Mormon bobsledder, skiers headed to Olympics". DeseretNews.com. 2010-01-29. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
- ^ "Help Spotlight Mormons Competing in 2014 Winter Olympics - Church News and Events". ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
External links
edit- Erik Fisher at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Erik Fisher World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Erik Fisher at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Erik Fisher at the U.S. Ski Team
- Official website
- Erik Fisher at Fischer Skis
- The Ski Channel's Q&A with Erik - The Ski Channel sat down with Erik to learn more about "The Flying Fish."
- Skodeo.com