James Crawford (alpine skier)
James "Jack" Crawford (born 3 May 1997) is a Canadian World Cup alpine ski racer. He specializes in super-G, and also competes in giant slalom, downhill, and combined.
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| Disciplines | Super-G, Downhill, Giant slalom, Combined | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Georgian Peaks & Whistler Mountain Ski Club[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 May 1997 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | January 2016 (age 18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2018, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2019, 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 5 – (2018–2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 1 – (1 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (14th in 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (5th in SG, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Crawford made his World Cup debut in January 2016 in a super-G at Kitzbühel, Austria. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics,[2] and the World Championships in 2019 and 2021, where he was fourth in the combined event.
In January 2022, Crawford was named to Canada's Olympic team;[3][4] he was fourth in the downhill, sixth in the super-G, and won the bronze medal in the combined.[5]
Crawford's older sister Candace is also an alpine racer; they are the nephew and niece of Judy Crawford, who finished fourth in the women's slalom at the Sapporo 1972 Winter Olympics.[5][6]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2019 | 21 | 150 | — | — | 54 | — | — |
| 2020 | 22 | 97 | — | — | 22 | — | — |
| 2021 | 23 | 82 | — | — | 24 | 51 | — |
| 2022 | 24 | 14 | — | — | 5 | 16 | — |
Top twenty finishes
- 1 podium – (1 SG); 7 top tens
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20 Dec 2019 |  Val Gardena, Italy | Super-G | 17th |
| 2021 | 29 Dec 2020 |  Hinterstoder, Austria | Super-G | 12th |
| 25 Jan 2021 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Super-G | 6th | |
| 6 Feb 2021 |  Garmisch, Germany | Super-G | 19th | |
| 2022 | 3 Dec 2021 |  Beaver Creek, USA | Super-G | 12th |
| 17 Dec 2021 | Val Gardena, Italy | Super-G | 8th | |
| 13 Jan 2022 |  Wengen, Switzerland | Super-G | 5th | |
| 14 Jan 2022 | Downhill | 16th | ||
| 15 Jan 2022 | Downhill | 14th | ||
| 21 Jan 2022 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill | 6th | |
| 4 Mar 2022 |  Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | 13th | |
| 5 Mar 2022 | Downhill | 15th | ||
| 6 Mar 2022 | Super-G | 2nd | ||
| 16 Mar 2022 |  Courchevel, France | Downhill | 7th | |
| 17 Mar 2022 | Super-G | 5th |
World Championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 21 | — | — | 36 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 23 | — | DNF1 | 14 | 21 | 4 | — |
References
- "Jack Crawford". www.alpinecanada.org. Alpine Canada. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- "Athlete Profile: James CRAWFORD - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com.
- Nichols, Paula (21 January 2022). "13 alpine skiers and eight ski cross racers nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- "21 Alpine Skiing and Ski Cross Athletes Nominated to Compete at Beijing 2022". www.alpinecanada.org/. Alpine Canada. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- Steiner, Ben (10 February 2022). "Jack Crawford skis to alpine combined bronze, launching Canadian ski racing into a new era". Beijing 2022. CBC Sports. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- "Toronto skiing siblings Candace and Jack Crawford bring heady family history to Olympic debuts". Retrieved 16 January 2021.
External links
- James Crawford at FIS (alpine)
- James Crawford at Olympedia
- James Crawford at the Canadian Olympic Committee
- James Crawford at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Jack Crawford at Alpine Canada
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