Erik Schlopy

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Erik Schlopy
Alpine skier
Disciplines Giant slalom, Slalom,
Super-G
Born (1972-08-21) August 21, 1972 (age 50)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
World Cup debutDecember 5, 1992 (age 20)
Retired2008 (age 35)
Olympics
Teams3 – (1994, 2002, 2006)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams3 – (2001, 2003, 2005)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Wins0
Podiums2 – (2 GS)
Overall titles0 – (15th in 2001)
Discipline titles0 – (3rd in GS, 2001)
Medal record
Men’s alpine skiing
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 St. Moritz Giant slalom

Erik Schlopy (born August 21, 1972) is former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States and specialized in the technical events of giant slalom and slalom.

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Born in Buffalo, New York and raised in nearby Hamburg, [1] Schlopy competed in three Olympics: 1994, 2002, and 2006. In 1994 at Lillehammer, he placed 34th in giant slalom. At the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, he was thirteenth in the slalom, and was thirteenth in the giant slalom in 2006. He competed in three World Championships, and won a bronze medal in the giant slalom in 2003.

Schlopy made his World Cup debut at age twenty in December 1992, scoring points in 24th place in a super-G at Val-d'Isère, France. His two career World Cup podiums came during his best season in 2001; he finished third in the giant slalom season standings and fifteenth overall. He won seven U.S. national championship titles and was a member of the U.S. Ski Team for fourteen seasons. [2]

Schlopy was a youngster when he started skiing at Kissing Bridge Ski Area near Buffalo, and when his family moved to Stowe, Vermont, he became a force in junior racing with the Mount Mansfield Ski Club. He attended Burke Mountain Academy and was Eastern junior champ at 14, J1 slalom and GS champ at 16, and joined the U.S. Ski Team at 18. Schlopy left the World Cup after the 1995 season to race pro, then decided to return to the World Cup and paid for his training and racing in Winter 1999, and was named to the 2000 Ski Team.

Schlopy retired from competition in 2008. He subsequently became a coach, and in August 2013 it was announced that he had joined the US national ski team as assistant coach to the men's alpine technical team, serving under Bernd Brunner. [2]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAge Overall  Slalom Giant
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombinedParallel
1993 20137——58———
1994 2112243————
2000 27764138———
2001 2815223———
2002 29633734———
2003 3029201249——
2005 32545116———
2006 33466215———
2008 35107—39———

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2001 21 Dec 2000 Flag of Italy.svg Bormio, Italy Giant slalom 2nd
10 Mar 2001 Flag of Sweden.svg Åre, SwedenGiant slalom2nd

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombinedParallelTeam
event
2001 2821DNF1————
2003 30153———
2005 32DNF117———

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombinedTeam
event
1994 21 DNF1 34 — — — —
2002 29 13 DNS2 — — —
2006 33 — 13 — — —

Personal life

Schlopy is married to former Olympic swimmer Summer Sanders; they have two children. They are both Buffalo Bills fans. Freestyle skier Alex Schlopy is Erik's cousin and is the son of Erik's cousin Todd Schlopy, a former NFL placekicker for the Buffalo Bills in  1987. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Reid, Del (3 June 2013). "Mafia Monday Interview with Summer Sanders". Bills Mafia.
  2. 1 2 "Erik Schlopy Joins Men's Alpine Staff". U.S. Ski & Snowboard . 9 August 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  3. ↑ Berg, Aimee (31 March 2011). "Schlopy: Olympic Legacy?". United States Olympic Committee . Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Buffalo Bills Noteworthy Fans on Twitter Retrieved 14:25 PM EST on 29 JAN 2021.
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