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
Personal information
Born (1989-02-11) February 11, 1989 (age 35)
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 place 2015 Beaver Creek Super-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

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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

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Season standings

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Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2011 22 163 53
2012 23
2013 24 126 44 50
2014 25
2015 26 30 30 5
2016 27 injured, out for season
2017 28 88 21
2018 29 70 17
2019 30 99 27
Standings through 20 January 2019

Race podiums

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  • 1 win – (1 SG)
  • 2 podiums – (2 SG)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2015 8 Mar 2015  Kvitfjell, Norway Super-G 3rd
18 Mar 2015   Méribel, France Super-G 1st

World Championships results

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  Year    Age   Slalom  Giant
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2013 24 DNF2
2015 26 12 2
2017 28 DNF
2019 30 DNF

Olympic results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2018 29 9 32

Other

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Most Valuable Participant: Craigleith Men's Day 2016

References

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  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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