Trace Worthington

Trace Worthington (born November 28, 1969) is an American former freestyle skier. He competed in two events at the 1994 Winter Olympics.[1] After retiring from the sport, Worthington became a sports commentator,[2] working for both NBC Sports and CBS Sports.[3]

Trace Worthington
Personal information
Full nameTracy Jon Worthington
NationalityAmerican
Born (1969-11-28) November 28, 1969
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Sport
SportFreestyle skiing

Biography

Worthington was born in 1969 in Minneapolis, and began skiing at the age of two.[2][4] His great-grandfather, Harry, competed in the men's long jump at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.[5] After moving to Winter Park, Colorado, Worthington took part in his first freestyle skiing competition when he was 14 years old.[2] In 1986, he was the World Junior Champion in the aerials, winning the US title the next year.[2]

From 1992 to 1995, Worthington was named the Freestyle Skier of the Year by Ski Racing magazine,[1] and in 1993, he was also named the International Skier of the Year.[1] Worthington won a total 39 World Cup events, and finished on the podium 79 times during his career.[1][2] At the 1995 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships, he was the World Champion in both the aerials and combined events, the first time one person had held both titles.[1][2]

Worthington took part in freestyle skiing as a demonstration event at the 1992 Winter Olympics.[2] At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Worthington competed in the men's moguls and the men's aerials,[6] with a best placed finish of fifth in the aerials event.[7][8] Just prior to the 1994 Winter Olympics, Worthington injured his right knee in training.[9]

Worthington retired from the sport in 1997, due to vertigo,[2][10] becoming a sports commentator.[1][11] He also opened his own television production company.[1] He was inducted into the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame in 2006.[2][12]

References
  1. "Trace Worthington". Olympedia. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  2. "Trace Worthington". U.S. National Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  3. "Trace Worthington". NBC Sport. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  4. "Olympic Aerial Skier Trace Worthington: A Trace of Gold". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  5. "Harry Worthington". Olympedia. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  6. "Moguls, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  7. "Aerials, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  8. "'94 WINTER OLYMPICS / LILLEHAMMER : Worthington Lands a Disappointing Fifth : Freestyle skiing: Top American aerial skier finishes behind Canada's 'Quebec Air Force' after shaky first routine". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  9. "Park City skier injured, could be out 5 weeks". Deseret News. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  10. "Vertigo problems fell American ski ace". AP News. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  11. "The Winter Olympics being this week: 84 commentatos join NBC Olympics' coverage of the XXIV Olympic Games". NBC. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  12. "Moseley, Worthington, and Parisien Inducted into Ski Hall of Fame". Ski Mag. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
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