Timothy Matthew Jitloff (born January 11, 1985) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. He specializes in giant slalom and competed in five World Championships and two Winter Olympics.
 Jitloff in January 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 11, 1985 Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Giant slalom |
| Club | Park City Ski Ed Foundation |
| World Cup debut | December 17, 2006 (age 21) |
| Retired | March 2018 (age 33) |
| Website | timjitloff.com |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 2 – (2014, 2018) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 6 – (2007–2017) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 10 – (2009–2018) |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (50th in 2014) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (17th in GS, 2015) |
Born in Reno, Nevada, Jitloff was named to the U.S. Development Team with the 2005 season and moved from the 20s in 2004 NorAms into the teens and single-number results during Winter 2005 as he also saw his first racing in Europe. He has since been a member of the 2007 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Team. He made the US team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in late 2009 and competed in the giant slalom for the United States in the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Jitloff retired from international competition in March 2018.[1]
Career highlights
edit2005 – Sprint/Ski Racing Junior Skier of the Year. Also the combined gold medalist at the Junior World Championships.
2007 – NorAm giant slalom champion with two wins
Injuries
edit2006 – An injured left ACL ended his season early
World Cup results
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 24 | 75 | 49 | 28 | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 25 | 136 | — | 48 | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 26 | 99 | — | 39 | — | — | 23 |
| 2012 | 27 | 78 | — | 27 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 28 | 82 | — | 29 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 29 | 50 | — | 18 | — | — | 19 |
| 2015 | 30 | 60 | — | 17 | 48 | — | 36 |
| 2016 | 31 | 76 | — | 25 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 32 | 103 | — | 34 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 33 | 98 | — | 31 | — | — | — |
Top ten finishes
edit- 0 podiums; 2 top fives
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 12 Feb 2009 |  Sestriere, Italy |
Giant slalom | 5th |
| 2011 | 26 Feb 2011 |  Bansko, Bulgaria |
Super combined | 8th |
| 2012 | 6 Dec 2011 |  Beaver Creek, USA |
Giant slalom | 10th |
| 2014 | 22 Dec 2013 | Alta Badia, Italy |
Giant slalom | 5th |
| 8 Mar 2014 |  Kranjska Gora, Slovenia |
Giant slalom | 8th | |
| 2015 | 7 Dec 2014 | Beaver Creek, USA |
Giant slalom | 9th |
| 1 Mar 2015 |  Garmisch, Germany |
Giant slalom | 10th | |
| 2016 | 20 Dec 2015 | Alta Badia, Italy |
Giant slalom | 7th |
| 21 Dec 2015 | Parallel giant slalom | 9th |
World Championship results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 22 | 25 | 18 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 24 | 22 | 26 | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| 2013 | 28 | — | 16 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 30 | — | 9 | — | — | 17 |
| 2017 | 32 | — | DNF1 | — | — | — |
Olympic results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 29 | — | 15 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 33 | — | DNF1 | — | — | — |
References
edit- ^ "Exceptional athletes retiring from the World Cup Tour". FIS-Ski.com. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
External links
edit- Tim Jitloff at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Tim Jitloff World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Tim Jitloff at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Tim Jitloff at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- U.S. Ski Team – Tim Jitloff
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