James Crawford (alpine skier)

James Crawford

Personal information
Born	(1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 27) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country	Canada
Skiing career
Disciplines	Downhill, Super-G, Giant slalom,  Combined
Club	Georgian Peaks & Whistler Mountain [1]
World Cup debut	22 January 2016 (age 18)
Olympics
Teams	2 – (2018, 2022)
Medals	1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	4 – (2019–2025)
Medals	1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	7 – (2016, 2018–2023)
Wins	1 – (1 DH)
Podiums	5 – (4 DH, 1 SG)
Overall titles	0 – (12th in 2023)
Discipline titles	0 – (5th in SG, 2022)
Medal record Men's alpine skiing Representing   Canada International competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 0 1 World Championships 1 0 0 Total 1 0 1 Olympic Games 2022 Beijing Combined World Championships 2023 Courchevel Super-G Junior World Championships 2017 Åre Team event 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.

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

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined	Parallel
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

• 1 win (1 DH)
• 5 podiums (4 DH, 1 SG); 24 top tens (13 DH, 11 SG)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
2022	6 Mar 2022	Kvitfjell, Norway	Super-G	2nd
2023	3 Dec 2022	Beaver Creek, USA	Downhill	3rd
	28 Dec 2022	Bormio, Italy	Downhill	2nd
	4 Mar 2023	Aspen, USA	Downhill	2nd
2025	25 Jan 2025	Kitzbühel, Austria	Downhill	1st

World Championship results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant   slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined	Team Combined	Parallel	Team  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-G	Downhill	Combined	Team  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. 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.

External links

• James Crawford at FIS (alpine)
• James Crawford at Team Canada
• James Crawford at Olympedia
• James Crawford at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
• Jack Crawford at Alpine Canada