Steve Omischl

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Steve Omischl
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Omischl competing at the 2010 Winter Olympics
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BornNovember 16, 1978 (1978-11-16) (age 42)
North Bay, Ontario, Canada
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Steve Omischl (born November 16, 1978) is a Canadian freestyle skier. [1] [2]

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Career

Omischl was born in North Bay, Ontario. Omischl competes in aerials, and made his World Cup debut in December 1999, finishing with a silver medal at an event in Blackcomb. Omischl earned five more podiums on the World Cup circuit before winning his first event in mid-2002. [3]

Along with a fellow olympian Jeff Bean, he participated in an episode of the hit show Mantracker where he defeated Terry Grant in the nerve-wracking chase.

Over his career thus far, Omischl has placed on the podium at 40 World Cup events, and claimed 20 titles. He has won four overall World Cup titles, finishing atop the aerials standings in 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009. He has won four medals at the World Championships. His lone gold came in 2005, and most recently won a silver medal in 2009. [3]

Omischl has competed in three Olympic Games. In 2002, he placed 4th in the qualifying but ended up 11th in the final. [4] In 2006, he was well positioned to make the final after the first jump, but a poor second jump left him in 20th place. [5]

Omischl was also a member of the Canadian team at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. [6] He qualified for the final in 8th and was ranked 8th overall after the final.

World Cup podiums

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DateLocationRank
December 4, 1999 Blackcomb Silver medal icon.svg
February 26, 2000 Piancavallo Silver medal icon.svg
August 12, 2000 Mount Buller Bronze medal icon.svg
December 2, 2000 Blackcomb Bronze medal icon.svg
March 10, 2001 Himos Silver medal icon.svg
January 18, 2002 Lake Placid Bronze medal icon.svg
September 8, 2002 Mount Buller Gold medal icon.svg
January 17, 2003 Lake Placid Silver medal icon.svg
February 7, 2003 Steamboat Bronze medal icon.svg
March 3, 2003 Špindlerův Mlýn Gold medal icon.svg
September 6, 2003 Mount Buller Gold medal icon.svg
September 7, 2003 Mount Buller Gold medal icon.svg
January 16, 2004 Lake Placid Gold medal icon.svg
January 18, 2004 Lake Placid Gold medal icon.svg
January 25, 2004 Fernie Silver medal icon.svg
January 31, 2004 Deer Valley Silver medal icon.svg
February 15, 2004 Harbin Gold medal icon.svg
February 28, 2004 Špindlerův Mlýn Silver medal icon.svg
March 10, 2004 Sauze d'Oulx Gold medal icon.svg
January 16, 2005 Lake Placid Bronze medal icon.svg
January 28, 2005 Deer Valley Bronze medal icon.svg
February 5, 2005 Shenyang Silver medal icon.svg
February 12, 2005 Changchun Silver medal icon.svg
February 19, 2005 Sauze d'Oulx Gold medal icon.svg
December 18, 2005 Changchun Bronze medal icon.svg
March 3, 2006 Davos Gold medal icon.svg
December 10, 2006 Jilin Gold medal icon.svg
January 11, 2007 Deer Valley Silver medal icon.svg
February 25, 2007 Apex Gold medal icon.svg
December 21, 2007 Lianhua Mountain Gold medal icon.svg
December 22, 2007 Lianhua Mountain Bronze medal icon.svg
January 19, 2008 Lake Placid Gold medal icon.svg
January 27, 2008 Mont Tremblant Gold medal icon.svg
February 10, 2008 Cypress Mountain Gold medal icon.svg
February 17, 2008 Inawashiro Silver medal icon.svg
March 1, 2008 Moscow Gold medal icon.svg
March 7, 2008 Davos Gold medal icon.svg
January 25, 2009 Mount Gabriel Gold medal icon.svg
January 30, 2009 Deer Valley Bronze medal icon.svg
February 2, 2009 Cypress Mountain Gold medal icon.svg

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References

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