Erik Belshaw (born August 23, 2004) is an American ski jumper.

Erik Belshaw
CountryUnited States
Born (2004-08-23) August 23, 2004 (age 19)
Steamboat Springs, U.S.
Ski clubSt. Springs Winter Sports Club
Personal best230 m (750 ft)
Oberstdorf, 24 February 2024
World Cup career
Seasons2023–present
Starts33
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Representing  United States
World Junior Championship
Silver medal – second place 2024 Planica Individual NH
Updated on March 24, 2024.

Career edit

Born in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, he is a member of Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club.

On December 17, 2022 he made World Cup debut at Engelberg, where he qualified to the competition reaching 38th place. And the next day with first World Cup points ended at 24th place.

Together with Tate Frantz, he took 7th place at Super Team World Cup event in Wisła.[1]

At the 2024 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Planica he took silver medal at the normal hill individual and became first ever American to reach podium at Junior World Championships.[2][3]

Major tournament results edit

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships edit

Year Place Individual Team
Normal Large Men Mixed
2021   Oberstdorf q q 10
2023   Planica 42 26 8

FIS Ski Flying World Championships edit

Year Place Individual Team
2024   Tauplitz 36 9

World Cup edit

Standings edit

 Season  Overall 4H SF RA P7
2022–23 58 45 52 39
2023–24 35 39 19 28 13

Individual starts edit

winner (1); second (2); third (3); did not compete (–); failed to qualify (q); disqualified (DQ)
Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Points
2022–23                                                                 17
38 24 26 q 47 q 48 q 47 42 q 36 q q 26 q
2023–24                                                                 137
42 24 q q 36 q 43 47 31 36 38 41 29 q 26 27 18 12 24 15 33 33 28 24 30 27 8 17

References edit

  1. ^ "Slovenia wins Super-Team event in Wisla". International Ski Federation. 13 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Belshaw Takes Silver at Junior Worlds". usskiandsnowboard.org. 8 February 2024.
  3. ^ "FIS Junior World Championships 2024 – Men's normal hill official results" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 8 February 2024.

External links edit