James Crawford (alpine skier)

James "Jack" Crawford (born 3 May 1997) is a Canadian World Cup alpine ski racer. He specializes in super-G, and also competes in giant slalom, downhill, and combined.

James Crawford
Born (1997-05-03) 3 May 1997
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSuper-G, Downhill, Giant slalom, Combined
ClubGeorgian Peaks & Whistler Mountain Ski Club[1]
World Cup debut22 January 2016 (age 18)
Olympics
Teams2 – (2018, 2022)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams3 – (2019, 2021, 2023)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons7 – (2016, 2018–2023)
Wins0
Podiums4 – (3 DH, 1 SG)
Overall titles0 – (14th in 2022)
Discipline titles0 – (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
Bronze medal – third place2022 BeijingCombined
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 CourchevelSuper-G
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 ÅreTeam event
Silver medal – second place2016 SochiSuper-G

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.

At the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel, Crawford won his first gold medal in Super-G.[3][4]

In January 2022, Crawford was named to Canada's Olympic team;[5][6] he was fourth in the downhill, sixth in the super-G, and won the bronze medal in the combined.[7]

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.[7][8]

World Cup results

Season standings
SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom		Super-GDownhillCombined
2019 21150——54——
2020 2297——22——
2021 2382——2451—
2022 2414——516
2023 2512—54195

Race podiums
  • 0 wins
  • 4 podiums (3 DH, 1 SG); 14 top tens (7 DH, 7 SG)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
20226 Mar 2022Norway  Kvitfjell, NorwaySuper-G2nd
20233 Dec 2022United States Beaver Creek, USADownhill3rd
28 Dec 2022Italy Bormio, ItalyDownhill2nd
4 Mar 2023United States Aspen, USADownhill2nd

World Championship results
  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombinedTeam
event
201921——36———
202123—DNF114214—
202325——15DNS SL—

Olympic results
  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
201820—29DNF—20
202224——643

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. "'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.
  4. "World Championships Courchevel Meribel (FRA)". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  5. 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.
  6. "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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
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