Steven Nyman Explained

Steven Nyman
Country:United States -->
Disciplines:Downhill, Super-G
Club:Park City Ski Education Foundation
Skis:Fischer
Boots:Fischer
Bindings:Fischer -->
Birth Date:12 February 1982
Birth Place:Provo, Utah, U.S.
Website:nymansworld.com
Olympicteams:3 – (2006, 2010, 2014)
Olympicmedals:0
Worldsteams:5 – (2007, 201115, 2019)
Worldsmedals:0
Wcseasons:14 – (200619)
Wcwins:3 – (3 DH)
Wcpodiums:11 – (11 DH)
Wcoveralls:0 – (20th in 2016)
Wctitles:0 – (6th in DH, 2015, 2016)
Show-Medals:yes

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.

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 he had finished third at the pre-Olympic downhill at Jeongseon two years earlier.

World Cup results

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
20 119 50
21
22
23
24 46 33 24 13
25 26 25 10 21
26 49 32 19
27 78 46 27
28 89 32
29 90 52 32
30
31 59 45 20
32 83 43 35
33 26 40 6
34 20 28 6
35 56 36 22
36 119 41
37 46 27 16
38 55 26 20
39
40 85 48 32

Podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
20071 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
20166 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

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Combined
25 9
27 Injured, did not compete.[3] <-->
29
31
33
35 Injured, did not compete.<-->
37

Olympic results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
24 29
28
32
36 Injured<-- in late January 2018-->, did not compete.-->

Sponsors

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pacesetting Rules . Nastar.com . 2011-01-24.
  2. Nyman shows Saslong 'who's boss' . Ski Racing . Mintz . Geoff . December 19, 2014 . December 20, 2014.
  3. Nyman's knees on the mend . Ski Racing . August 4, 2009 . December 20, 2014.