Steven Nyman

Steven Nyman (born February 12, 1982) is a World Cup alpine ski racer on the U.S. Ski Team. Formerly a slalom skier, he is now a speed specialist, with a main focus on downhill.

Steven Nyman
Born (1982-02-12) February 12, 1982
Provo, Utah, U.S.
OccupationAlpine skier
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, Super-G
ClubPark City Ski Education Foundation
World Cup debutMarch 9, 2002 (age 20)
Websitenymansworld.com
Olympics
Teams3 – (2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams5 – (2007, 201115, 2019)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons14 – (200619)
Wins3 – (3 DH)
Podiums11 – (11 DH)
Overall titles0 – (20th in 2016)
Discipline titles0 – (6th in DH, 2015, 2016)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing the
 United States
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Tarvisio Slalom
Silver medal – second place 2002 Tarvisio Combined

Born in Provo, Utah, Nyman raced at Sundance as a junior until making a move to Park City in 1999. He was a discretionary pick for the 2002 World Junior Championships in Tarvisio, Italy, where he won the slalom and finished second in the combined. His slalom gold qualified him to compete in the World Cup Finals in Flachau, Austria, and finished a surprising 15th in his World Cup debut. He did not compete regularly on the World Cup until the 2006 season, during which he notched a pair of top-ten finishes and competed in his first Winter Olympics, finishing 19th in downhill, 29th in combined, and 43rd in super G.

Nyman made his first World Cup podium in December 2006, placing third in a downhill at the Birds of Prey course at Beaver Creek, Colorado. Fifteen days later, he won his first World Cup race, a downhill in Val Gardena, Italy.

As the fastest racer at the 2010–2011 NASTAR National Championships, Nyman was the NASTAR National Pacesetter and represented the National Standard or Par Time for the 2010–2011 season.[1]

Nyman won his third World Cup downhill in December 2014, all at Val Gardena.[2] He injured his right knee (ACL) in late January 2018 at Garmisch and missed the rest of the season, including the 2018 Olympics;[3] he had finished third at the pre-Olympic downhill at Jeongseon two years earlier.

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super GDownhillCombined
20022011950
200321
200422
200523
20062446332413
20072526251021
200826493219
200927784627
2010288932
201129905232
201230
201331594520
201432834335
20153326406
20163420286
201735563622
20183611941
201937462716
202038552620
202139
202240854832
Standings through 20 March 2022

Podiums

  • 3 wins – (3 DH)
  • 11 podiums – (11 DH)
SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
20071 Dec 2006United States Beaver Creek, USADownhill3rd
16 Dec 2006Italy Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill1st
200830 Nov 2007United States Beaver Creek, USADownhill2nd
201315 Dec 2012Italy Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill1st
20155 Dec 2014United States Beaver Creek, USADownhill3rd
19 Dec 2014Italy Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill1st
20166 Feb 2016South Korea Jeongseon, South KoreaDownhill3rd
20 Feb 2016France Chamonix, FranceDownhill2nd
12 Mar 2016Norway Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill3rd
16 Mar 2016 Switzerland  St. Moritz, SwitzerlandDownhill2nd
201717 Dec 2016Italy Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill3rd

World Championships results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
20072512219
200927Injured, did not compete.[4]
20112913
20133125
201533204
201735Injured, did not compete.
201937823

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
200624431929
20102820
20143227
201836Injured, did not compete.[3]

Sponsors

Nyman's sponsors are Fischer (skis, boots, bindings) POC (helmets, goggles), Spyder, VISA, Powerbar, Ski Salt Lake and Swix. In 2006 Nyman sold his helmet sponsor over eBay. The winning bidder was Ski Salt Lake.

References

  1. "Pacesetting Rules". Nastar.com. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  2. Mintz, Geoff (December 19, 2014). "Nyman shows Saslong 'who's boss'". Ski Racing. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  3. Kamrani, Christopher (January 29, 2018). "Utah's Steven Nyman suffers torn ACL, will miss 2018 Olympics". Salt Lake Tribune. (Utah). Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  4. "Nyman's knees on the mend". Ski Racing. August 4, 2009. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
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