James Crawford (alpine skier)

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James Alexander "Jack" Crawford[2] (born 3 May 1997) is a Canadian World Cup alpine ski racer. He specializes in the speed disciplines of downhill and super-G, and occasionally competes in giant slalom and combined.

BornJames Alexander Crawford
(1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 28)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Family
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James Crawford
Personal information
BornJames Alexander Crawford
(1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 28)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Family
Sport
Country Canada
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, Super-G,
Giant slalom, Combined
ClubGeorgian Peaks & Whistler Mountain[1]
World Cup debut22 January 2016 (age 18)
Olympics
Teams3 – (2018, 2022, 2026)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 – (20192025)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons10 – (2016, 20182026)
Wins1 – (1 DH)
Podiums6 – (4 DH, 2 SG)
Overall titles0 – (12th in 2023)
Discipline titles0 – (5th in SG, 2022;
                 DH, 2023, 2025}
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
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Crawford made his World Cup debut in January 2016 in a super-G at Kitzbühel, Austria. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics,[3] and the World Championships in 2019 and 2021, where he was fourth in the combined event. In January 2022, Crawford was named to Canada's Olympic team;[4][5] he was fourth in the downhill, sixth in the super-G, and won the bronze medal in the combined.[6] At the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel, Crawford won his first gold medal in Super-G.[7][8] In 2025, he won the Kitzbühel downhill, the first Canadian win since Todd Brooker in 1983.[9]

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.[6][10]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season
Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel
2019 2115054N/a
2020 229722
2021 23822451N/a
2022 2414516
2023 251254195N/a
2024 2623411213
2025 2713115
2026 28672238

Race podiums

  • 1 win (1 DH)
  • 6 podiums (4 DH, 2 SG); 28 top tens (15 DH, 13 SG)
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
2022 6 March 2022Norway Kvitfjell, NorwaySuper-G2nd
2023 3 December 2022United States Beaver Creek, United StatesDownhill3rd
28 December 2022Italy Bormio, ItalyDownhill2nd
4 March 2023United States Aspen, United StatesDownhill2nd
2025 25 January 2025Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaDownhill1st
9 March 2025Norway Kvitfjell, NorwaySuper-G2nd

World Championship results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined Team
combined
Parallel Team
 event 
20192136N/aN/a
202123DNF114214
20232515DNS SL
2025272723N/aN/a

Olympic results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined Team
combined
Team event
20182029DNF20N/a
202224643
202628169N/aN/a

References

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