Andrew "Andy" Newell (born November 30, 1983) is an American former cross-country skier. He began competing on international level in 2001 and debuted in the World Cup in the 2003–04 season. In 2020 Newell launched is online coaching platform Nordic Team Solutions. He is currently the Bridger Ski Foundation Pro Team coach in Bozeman, Montana

Andrew Newell
Country United States
Born (1983-11-30) November 30, 1983 (age 40)
Bennington, Vermont, United States
Ski clubStratton Mountain School
World Cup career
Seasons17 – (20042020)
Starts220
Podiums3
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (19th in 2010)
Discipline titles0
Updated on 18 November 2021.

Career

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His best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth in the sprint at the 2007 championships in Sapporo. Newell's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 16th in the sprint at Turin in 2006. In March, 2006, Newell reached a third place in a World Cup sprint race in Changchun, China. This podium position was the first in just over 20 years for an American Nordic skier. Newell has a total of twenty one individual sprint victories at various levels since 2001, including his first national championship in January, 2007, at Houghton, MI.

Results in 2007–08 season include: 2008 US National Sprint Champion, 4th place World Cup Kuusamo Finland, 2nd place World Cup Lahti Finland.

Andrew Newell was born in Shaftsbury, Vermont. He attended the Stratton Mountain School for several years, where his career as a ski racer began to flourish. After completing his high school degree and some post-grad work at Stratton, Newell went on to join the US Ski Team, which he still competes for today.

He also does cinematography as a hobby, and is the owner of a film company called 'X Ski Films.' Newell is known as one of the most talented persons on cross-country skis, as he demonstrates as a star in his own films. Among Newell's most noteworthy accomplishments in the XSki world are huge backflips on his skinny skis, 720's, and a radar-clocking (by the Vermont State Police) of over 50 mph.

It was announced on January 19, 2010, that Newell had qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics where he earned his best finish of ninth in the team sprint.

He is represented by Ken Sowles Athletes Management and Sport Promotion.

In 2013 Newell founded the Organization Athletes For Action, an Environmental organization focused on using professional athletes to bring attention to climate change. Some of his Climate Change Op-Eds were featured in The New York Times and USA Today. Newell also works with the environmental organization Protect Our Winters and regularly speaks on behalf of sustainable practices and urging world leaders to politically take action against climate change.

Newell retired after the 2019–20 season.

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2006 22 16 13
2010 26 45 13 9
2014 30 18 11
2018 34 37 14

World Championships

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 Year   Age   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2003 19 31
2005 21 12 14
2007 23 5 13
2009 25 12 12
2011 27 10 14 10
2013 29 21 10 14
2015 31 17 7
2017 33 50 21
2019 35 40

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
Ski Tour
2020
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2004 20 102 53
2005 21 NC NC
2006 22 25 NC 8
2007 23 35 6
2008 24 36 NC 10
2009 25 47 NC 15 DNF
2010 26 19 NC 4 DNF 40
2011 27 36 74 8 DNF DNF DNF
2012 28 42 85 16 72 DNF 32
2013 29 29 70 5 DNF DNF 38
2014 30 39 83 15 87 DNF DNF
2015 31 54 NC 18 DNF DNF
2016 32 62 NC 27 DNF DNF DNF
2017 33 66 NC 28 DNF 44
2018 34 86 NC 40 75 DNF DNF
2019 35 99 NC 51 DNF
2020 36 NC NC

Individual podiums

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  • 3 podiums – (3 WC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2005–06 15 March 2006   Changchun, China 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
2 2007–08 3 March 2008   Lahti, Finland 1.4 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
3 2009–10 11 March 2010   Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd

References

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  1. ^ "Athlete : NEWELL Andrew". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
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