Nolan Kasper (born March 27, 1989) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. He competes in the technical events and specializes in the slalom.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 27, 1989 Morristown, New Jersey, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom, Super combined | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Burke Mountain Academy | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | November 15, 2009 (age 20) | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Nolan Kasper blog | ||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 (2010)2014, 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2011) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 3rd – (2010–12) | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 1 – (1 SL) | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (48th in 2011) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (17th in SL, 2011) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Born in Morristown, New Jersey, Kasper began skiing at age three at Hidden Valley ski area in northern New Jersey, where his father was a ski instructor. Kasper is a graduate of the Burke Mountain Academy in Vermont and attends Dartmouth College in the off-season.[1]
Kasper made his World Cup debut in November 2009 and was named for the 2010 U.S. Olympic team shortly after; he placed 24th in the Olympic slalom at Whistler. The following year, Kasper finished 15th in the slalom at the 2011 World Championships in Garmisch, Germany.
Kasper's best result to date is his first World Cup podium, a tie for second in the slalom at Kranjska Gora in March 2011. He finished in 17th place in the World Cup slalom standings for the 2011 season. After hip surgery in September 2011, Kasper was off the snow until November. Despite the lack of training time, he just missed a podium with a fourth place in the slalom in early December at Beaver Creek, Colorado.[2]
World Cup top-ten finishes
edit- 1 podium – (1 SL)
| Season | Date | Location | Race | Place |
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| 2011 | Feb 27, 2011 | Bansko, Bulgaria | Slalom | 10th |
| Mar 6, 2011 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2012 | Dec 8, 2011 | Beaver Creek, USA | Slalom | 4th |
| Jan 8, 2012 | Adelboden, Switzerland | Slalom | 9th | |
| Feb 19, 2012 | Bansko, Bulgaria | Slalom | 6th |
Video
edit- Universal Sports.com – Nolan Kasper – Adelboden, Switzerland – slalom: runs 1 & 2 – 2012-01-08
References
edit- ^ * US Ski Team.com Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – bio – Nolan Kasper – accessed March 6, 2011
- ^ The Ski Channel.com Archived January 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine – Olympian Nolan Kasper overcomes injury and illness to achieve 4th place in Birds of Prey – December 8, 2011
External links
edit- Nolan Kasper at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Nolan Kasper World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Nolan Kasper at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Nolan Kasper at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Nolan Kasper.blogspot.com – personal blog
- US Ski Team.com – profile – Nolan Kasper
- Rossignol Skis – team – Nolan Kasper