Erik Schlopy
Erik Schlopy (born August 21, 1972) is former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States and specialized in the technical events of giant slalom and slalom.
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| Born | August 21, 1972 | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Giant slalom, slalom, super-G | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | December 5, 1992 (age 20) | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2008 (age 35) | ||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (1994, 2002, 2006) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2001, 2003, 2005) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 2 – (2 GS) | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (15th in 2001) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (3rd in GS, 2001) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Born in Buffalo, New York and raised in nearby Hamburg,[1] Schlopy competed in three Olympics: 1994, 2002, and 2006. In 1994 at Lillehammer, he placed 34th in giant slalom. At the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, he was thirteenth in the slalom, and was thirteenth in the giant slalom in 2006. He competed in three World Championships, and won a bronze medal in the giant slalom in 2003.
Schlopy made his World Cup debut at age twenty in December 1992, scoring points in 24th place in a super-G at Val-d'Isère, France. His two career World Cup podiums came during his best season in 2001; he finished third in the giant slalom season standings and fifteenth overall. He won seven U.S. national championship titles and was a member of the U.S. Ski Team for fourteen seasons.[2]
Schlopy was a youngster when he started skiing at Kissing Bridge Ski Area near Buffalo, and when his family moved to Stowe, Vermont, he became a force in junior racing with the Mount Mansfield Ski Club. He attended Burke Mountain Academy and was Eastern junior champ at 14, J1 slalom and GS champ at 16, and joined the U.S. Ski Team at 18. Schlopy left the World Cup after the 1995 season to race pro, then decided to return to the World Cup and paid for his training and racing in Winter 1999, and was named to the 2000 Ski Team.
Schlopy retired from competition in 2008. He subsequently became a coach, and in August 2013 it was announced that he had joined the US national ski team as assistant coach to the men's alpine technical team, serving under Bernd Brunner.[2]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 20 | 137 | — | — | 58 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 21 | 122 | 43 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | 27 | 76 | 41 | 38 | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | 28 | 15 | 22 | 3 | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | 29 | 63 | 37 | 34 | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 49 | — | — | |
| 2005 | 32 | 54 | 51 | 16 | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | 33 | 46 | 62 | 15 | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | 35 | 107 | — | 39 | — | — | — |
Race podiums
- 0 wins
- 2 podiums (2 GS); 18 top tens
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 21 Dec 2000 |  Bormio, Italy | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 10 Mar 2001 |  Åre, Sweden | Giant slalom | 2nd |
World Championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 28 | 21 | DNF1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | 30 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | 32 | DNF1 | 17 | — | — | — | ||
Olympic results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 21 | DNF1 | 34 | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 29 | 13 | DNS2 | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | 33 | — | 13 | — | — | — |
Personal life
Schlopy is married to former Olympic swimmer Summer Sanders; they have two children. They are both Buffalo Bills fans. Freestyle skier Alex Schlopy is Erik's cousin and is the son of Erik's cousin Todd Schlopy, a former NFL placekicker for the Buffalo Bills in 1987.[3][4]
References
- Reid, Del (3 June 2013). "Mafia Monday Interview with Summer Sanders". Bills Mafia.
- "Erik Schlopy Joins Men's Alpine Staff". U.S. Ski & Snowboard. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- Berg, Aimee (31 March 2011). "Schlopy: Olympic Legacy?". United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- Buffalo Bills Noteworthy Fans on Twitter Retrieved 14:25 PM EST on 29 JAN 2021.
- Yahoo! Sports profile for the 2006 Winter Olympics at the Wayback Machine (archived October 10, 2012)
External links
- Erik Schlopy at FIS (alpine)
- Erik Schlopy at Olympedia
- Erik Schlopy at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Erik Schlopy at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)