Greg Jones (skier)

Greg Jones

Personal information
Full name	Gregory Jones
Born	(1953-12-03) December 3, 1953 (age 71) Tahoe City, California, U.S.
Occupation	Alpine skier
Skiing career
Disciplines	downhill, giant slalom, slalom, combined
World Cup debut	1974
Retired	1979 (age 25)
Olympics
Teams	1 – (1976)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	2 – (1974, 1976)
Medals	1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	5 – (1975–79)
Wins	1 – (1 GS)
Podiums	2 – (2 GS)
Overall titles	0 – (18th in 1976)
Discipline titles	0 – (6th in GS, 1976)
Medal record Men's alpine skiing Representing the   United States World Championships 1976 Innsbruck Combined

Gregory Jones (born December 3, 1953) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States.

Born in Tahoe City, California, he specialized in giant slalom. Jones competed in all three events at the 1976 Winter Olympics and finished 9th in the giant slalom, 11th in the downhill, and 19th in the slalom. His all-around performance earned a World Championship bronze medal in the combined event. ^[1]

Jones won a World Cup race a few weeks later in the United States at Copper Mountain, Colorado. Teammate Phil Mahre was the runner-up for the first-ever one-two finish by U.S. men in a World Cup race. ^{[2] [3]}

World Cup Results

Race podiums

• 1 win – (1 GS)
• 2 podiums – (2 GS)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
1975	18 Dec 1974	Madonna di Campiglio, Italy	Giant slalom	2nd
1976	5 Mar 1976	Copper Mountain, USA	Giant slalom	1st

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant  slalom	Super G	Downhill	Combined
1975	21	19	—	8	not run	—
1976	22	18	—	6		—	—
1977	23	54	—	—		—

• Points were only awarded for top ten finishes (see scoring system).

World championship results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant   slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
1974	20	—	18	not run	16	—
1976	22	19	9		11	3

From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.

Olympic results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant   slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
1976	22	19	9	not run	11	not run

References

1. "Russians rally to claim hockey gold again". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. February 15, 1976. p. 3B.
2. "Ski racing's "old lady" nears title". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. March 6, 1976. p. 11.
3. Looney, Douglas S. (March 15, 1976). "Adding a title to triumph". Sports Illustrated. p. 18. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2014.

External links

• Greg Jones at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Greg Jones World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
• Greg Jones at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
• Greg Jones at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Gregory Jones at the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame