Erik Fisher

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Erik Fisher
Born (1985-03-21) March 21, 1985 (age 38)
Ontario, Oregon, U.S.
Occupation Alpine skier
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [1]
Skiing career
Disciplines Downhill, Super G
Club Bogus Basin Ski
Education Foundation
World Cup debutNovember 26, 2005
(age 20)
Website erikfisherusa.com
Olympics
Teams1 - (2010, injured) [2]
Medals0
World Championships
Teams1 - (2009)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons4th - (2009-12)
Podiums0
Overall titles0
Discipline titles0 - (29th in DH, 2009)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Junior World Ski Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Bardonecchia Downhill

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.

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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. [1] 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. [2] [3]

Fisher is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [4] [5]

World Cup top twenty finishes

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2009 19 Dec 2008 Flag of Italy.svg Val Gardena, Italy Super G 20th
20 Dec 2008 Downhill 7th
24 Jan 2009 Flag of Austria.svg Kitzbühel, Austria Downhill11th
2010 18 Dec 2009 Flag of Italy.svg Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill19th
23 Jan 2010 Flag of Austria.svg Kitzbühel, AustriaDownhill18th
2012 3 Feb 2012 Flag of France.svg Chamonix, France Downhill12th
4 Feb 2012Downhill12th
2014 21 Dec 2013 Flag of Italy.svg Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill13th

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Ski Team Archived 2012-05-15 at the Wayback Machine - profile - Erik Fisher - accessed 2011-12-25
  2. 1 2 "Overcoming trials part of journey to Olympics", Church News , 2010-Feb-13.
  3. ↑ Ski Racing.com - Olympics: men's downhill racers set, Nyman gets spot - 2010-02-12
  4. ↑ "Mormon bobsledder, skiers headed to Olympics". DeseretNews.com. 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  5. ↑ "Help Spotlight Mormons Competing in 2014 Winter Olympics - Church News and Events". ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
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