Dustin Cook

Dustin Cook (born February 11, 1989) is a Canadian former World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he won a silver medal in the Super-G at the 2015 World Championships at Beaver Creek, USA.[1]

Dustin Cook
Born (1989-02-11) February 11, 1989
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSuper-G
ClubMont Ste. Marie
World Cup debutNovember 27, 2010 (age 21)
RetiredMarch 2020 (age 30)
Websitedustincook.ca
Olympics
Teams1 – (2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams4 – (20132019)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons8th – (201115, 201719)
Wins1 – (1 SG)
Podiums2 – (2 SG)
Overall titles0 – (30th in 2015)
Discipline titles0 – (5th in SG, 2015)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 Beaver CreekSuper-G

Cook made his first World Cup podium in March 2015, in a Super-G at Kvitfjell, Norway, and won his first race eleven days later at the World Cup finals in Méribel, France.

Career

Born in Toronto, Cook has lived in Lac-Sainte-Marie since he was ten.[2] When he was five he competed in his first ski race, and when he was twelve he made the regional high performance ski team. Cook has 23 Nor-Am Cup podiums, ranking him tied for fifth among men for most podiums in Nor-Am Cup history as of the end of the 2014/15 season.[3]

His first podium came in 2015 at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015 when he finished 2nd in the Super G at Beaver Creek. Cook became the first Canadian man to medal in a Super G at the World Championships.[4] He also finished twelfth in Giant Slalom at the World Championships one week later. His first FIS Alpine World Cup podium came one month later when he finished 3rd in the Super G at Kvitfjell. He won his first race eleven days later at the World Cup Finals in Meribel. Cook finished the 2015 season with five top twenty World Cup finishes, in addition to his two podiums and World Championship medal. He finished the 2015 season ranked 5th in Super G, and 30th in Giant Slalom.[5]

With his World Championship medal Cook became the eighth and final member of the Canadian Cowboys[6]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
20112216353
201223
2013241264450
201425
20152630305
201627injured, out for season
2017288821
2018297017
2019309927
Standings through 20 January 2019

Race podiums

  • 1 win – (1 SG)
  • 2 podiums – (2 SG)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
20158 Mar 2015Norway Kvitfjell, NorwaySuper-G3rd
18 Mar 2015France Méribel, FranceSuper-G1st

World Championships results

  Year   Age  Slalom Giant
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
201324DNF2
201526122
201728DNF
201930DNF

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
201829932

Other

Most Valuable Participant: Craigleith Men's Day 2016

References

  1. "Men's Super-G Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. "Dustin Cook". alpinecanada.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  3. "Competitors having more than one podium". data.fis-ski.com.
  4. "Cook captures World Championship silver". 5 February 2015.
  5. "COOK Dustin - Biographie". data.fis-ski.com.
  6. "WINNA.COM". cowboysracing.com.
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