Steven Nyman (born February 12, 1982) is a World Cup alpine ski racer on the U.S. Ski Team. Formerly a slalom skier, he is now a speed specialist, with a main focus on downhill.

Steven Nyman
Personal information
Born (1982-02-12) February 12, 1982 (age 42)
Provo, Utah, U.S.
OccupationAlpine skier
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, Super-G
ClubPark City Ski Education Foundation
World Cup debutMarch 9, 2002 (age 20)
Websitenymansworld.com
Olympics
Teams3 – (2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams5 – (2007, 201115, 2019)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons14 – (200619)
Wins3 – (3 DH)
Podiums11 – (11 DH)
Overall titles0 – (20th in 2016)
Discipline titles0 – (6th in DH, 2015, 2016)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing the
 United States
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Tarvisio Slalom
Silver medal – second place 2002 Tarvisio Combined

Born in Provo, Utah, Nyman raced at Sundance as a junior until making a move to Park City in 1999. He was a discretionary pick for the 2002 World Junior Championships in Tarvisio, Italy, where he won the slalom and finished second in the combined. His slalom gold qualified him to compete in the World Cup Finals in Flachau, Austria, and finished a surprising 15th in his World Cup debut. He did not compete regularly on the World Cup until the 2006 season, during which he notched a pair of top-ten finishes and competed in his first Winter Olympics, finishing 19th in downhill, 29th in combined, and 43rd in super G.

Nyman made his first World Cup podium in December 2006, placing third in a downhill at the Birds of Prey course at Beaver Creek, Colorado. Fifteen days later, he won his first World Cup race, a downhill in Val Gardena, Italy.

As the fastest racer at the 2010–2011 NASTAR National Championships, Nyman was the NASTAR National Pacesetter and represented the National Standard or Par Time for the 2010–2011 season.[1]

Nyman won his third World Cup downhill in December 2014, all at Val Gardena.[2] He injured his right knee (ACL) in late January 2018 at Garmisch and missed the rest of the season, including the 2018 Olympics;[3] he had finished third at the pre-Olympic downhill at Jeongseon two years earlier.

World Cup results

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Season standings

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Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
2002 20 119 50
2003 21
2004 22
2005 23
2006 24 46 33 24 13
2007 25 26 25 10 21
2008 26 49 32 19
2009 27 78 46 27
2010 28 89 32
2011 29 90 52 32
2012 30
2013 31 59 45 20
2014 32 83 43 35
2015 33 26 40 6
2016 34 20 28 6
2017 35 56 36 22
2018 36 119 41
2019 37 46 27 16
2020 38 55 26 20
2021 39
2022 40 85 48 32
Standings through 20 March 2022

Podiums

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  • 3 wins – (3 DH)
  • 11 podiums – (11 DH)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2007 1 Dec 2006   Beaver Creek, USA Downhill 3rd
16 Dec 2006   Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 1st
2008 30 Nov 2007   Beaver Creek, USA Downhill 2nd
2013 15 Dec 2012   Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 1st
2015 5 Dec 2014   Beaver Creek, USA Downhill 3rd
19 Dec 2014   Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 1st
2016 6 Feb 2016   Jeongseon, South Korea Downhill 3rd
20 Feb 2016   Chamonix, France Downhill 2nd
12 Mar 2016  Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 3rd
16 Mar 2016     St. Moritz, Switzerland Downhill 2nd
2017 17 Dec 2016   Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 3rd

World Championships results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2007 25 12 21 9
2009 27 Injured, did not compete.[4]
2011 29 13
2013 31 25
2015 33 20 4
2017 35 Injured, did not compete.
2019 37 8 23

Olympic results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2006 24 43 19 29
2010 28 20
2014 32 27
2018 36 Injured, did not compete.[3]

Sponsors

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Nyman's sponsors are Fischer (skis, boots, bindings) POC (helmets, goggles), Spyder, VISA, Powerbar, Ski Salt Lake and Swix. In 2006 Nyman sold his helmet sponsor over eBay. The winning bidder was Ski Salt Lake.

References

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  1. ^ "Pacesetting Rules". Nastar.com. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  2. ^ Mintz, Geoff (December 19, 2014). "Nyman shows Saslong 'who's boss'". Ski Racing. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Kamrani, Christopher (January 29, 2018). "Utah's Steven Nyman suffers torn ACL, will miss 2018 Olympics". Salt Lake Tribune. (Utah). Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "Nyman's knees on the mend". Ski Racing. August 4, 2009. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
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