Simi Hamilton

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Simeon Hamilton
Simeon Hamilton FIS Cross-Country World Cup 2012 Quebec.jpg
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Full nameSimeon Hamilton
Born (1987-05-14) May 14, 1987 (age 36)
Aspen, Colorado, United States
Ski club Stratton Mountain School
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (20102021)
Individual wins1
Indiv. podiums4
Team podiums0
Indiv. starts144
Team starts23
Overall titles0 – (30th in 2017)
Discipline titles0
Updated on 2 November 2021.

Simeon "Simi" Hamilton (born May 14, 1987) is an American, former cross-country skier, who competed between 2000 and 2021.. Hamilton attended Middlebury College from 2005 to 2009, during which time he competed for its ski team, individually earning several All-American NCAA Championship results. It was announced on 29 January 2010 that Hamilton qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Hamilton competed in the 15 kilometer freestyle, 1.5 kilometer classic sprint, and 4x10km relay races. He paced all Americans in the field in the 1.5 kilometer sprint by advancing to the medal rounds and finishing 29th of 96 competitors. In the relay, Hamilton pulled away from the Estonian skier in the anchor leg to secure a 13th-place finish.

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On December 31, 2013, Hamilton won Stage 3 of the 2013–14 FIS Tour de Ski, a 1.5 kilometer freestyle sprint. In doing so, he became the first American male skier to win a World Cup race since Bill Koch won the Sarajevo 30 km in February 1983. On December 19, 2015, Hamilton placed second in the World Cup freestyle sprint in Toblach.

He announced his retirement from cross-country skiing in March, 2021. [1]

Since 2019, Hamilton is married to fellow U.S. cross-country teammate Sophie Caldwell. [1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [2]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2010 22 64 29 13
2014 26 27 11 6
2018 30 20 6

World Championships

 Year  Age  15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2011 23 51 25
2013 25 34
2015 27 12 11 7
2017 29 28 10 5
2019 31 34 9 8
2021 33 31 8 14

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintNordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
Ski Tour
2020
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2010 22176107
2011 23130NC79DNF
2012 2462NC22DNF
2013 2591NC46DNF
2014 2654NC20DNFDNF
2015 27638926DNFDNF
2016 2832NC1068DNFDNF
2017 2930NC9DNFDNF45
2018 30407317DNFDNF49
2019 3137NC1766DNF26
2020 3261NC24DNFDNF
2021 3351NC1455DNF

Individual podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 SWC)
  • 4 podiums – (2 WC, 2 SWC)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 2013–14 31 December 2013 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lenzerheide, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
2 2015–16 19 December 2015 Flag of Italy.svg Toblach, Italy1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
33 January 2016 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gatineau, Canada1.7 km Sprint FStage World Cup3rd
4 2016–17 14 January 2017 Flag of Italy.svg Toblach, Italy1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd

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References

  1. 1 2 "U.S. Olympic cross-country skiers retire one year before Winter Games". NBC Sports . March 12, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  2. "Athlete : HAMILTON Simeon". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved February 27, 2018.