James Crawford (alpine skier)

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James Crawford
Personal information
Born (1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 27)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation Alpine skier
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Skiing career
Disciplines Downhill, Super-G,
Giant slalom,  Combined
Club Georgian Peaks & Whistler Mountain [1]
World Cup debut22 January 2016 (age 18)
Olympics
Teams2 – (2018, 2022)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 – (20192025)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons7 – (2016, 20182023)
Wins1 – (1 DH)
Podiums5 – (4 DH, 1 SG)
Overall titles0 – (12th in 2023)
Discipline titles0 – (5th in SG, 2022)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
International competitions
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games 001
World Championships 100
Total101
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Beijing Combined
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Courchevel Super-G
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Åre Team event
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Sochi Super-G

James "Jack" Crawford (born 3 May 1997) is a Canadian World Cup alpine ski racer. He specializes in the speed disciplines of downhill and super-G, and occasionally competes in giant slalom and combined.

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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] At the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel, Crawford won his first gold medal in Super-G. [6] [7] In 2025, he won the Kitzbühel downhill, the first Canadian win since Todd Brooker in 1983. [8]

Crawford's older sister Candace is also an alpine racer; their aunt is Judy Crawford, who finished fourth in the slalom at the 1972 Winter Olympics at Sapporo. [5] [9]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super-GDownhillCombinedParallel
2019 21 150 54
2020 22 97 22
2021 23 82 24 51
2022 24 14 5 16
2023 25 12 54 19 5
2024 26 23 41 12 13
2025 27 17 10 7
Standings through 18 February 2025

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2022 6 Mar 2022 Flag of Norway.svg Kvitfjell, Norway Super-G 2nd
2023 3 Dec 2022 Flag of the United States.svg Beaver Creek, USA Downhill 3rd
28 Dec 2022 Flag of Italy.svg Bormio, ItalyDownhill2nd
4 Mar 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Aspen, USADownhill2nd
2025 25 Jan 2025 Flag of Austria.svg Kitzbühel, AustriaDownhill1st

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombinedTeam
Combined
ParallelTeam
 event 
2019 21 36
2021 23 DNF1 14 21 4
2023 25 1 5 DNS SL
2025 27 27 23

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombinedTeam
 event 
2018 20 29 DNF 20
2022 24 6 4 3

References

  1. "Jack Crawford". www.alpinecanada.org. Alpine Canada . Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. "Athlete Profile: James CRAWFORD - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. "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.
  5. 1 2 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.
  6. "'It's a childhood dream': Canada's Jack Crawford wins super-G world title". CBC Sports. The Associated Press. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  7. "World Championships Courchevel Meribel (FRA)". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  8. mikecharlebois (25 January 2025). "Crawford earns first career World Cup gold at prestigious Kitzbuehel race". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  9. Feschuk, Dave (10 February 2018). "Toronto skiing siblings Candace and Jack Crawford bring heady family history to Olympic debuts". Toronto Star . Retrieved 14 August 2022.