James Crawford (alpine skier)
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| Born | 3 May 1997 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G, Giant slalom, Combined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Georgian Peaks & Whistler Mountain[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 22 January 2016 (age 18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 2 – (2018, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 4 – (2019–2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 7 – (2016, 2018–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 1 – (1 DH) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 6 – (4 DH, 2 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (12th in 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (5th in SG, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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James "Jack" Crawford (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.
Crawford made his World Cup debut in January 2016 in a super-G at Kitzbühel, Austria. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics,[2] 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;[3][4] he was fourth in the downhill, sixth in the super-G, and won the bronze medal in the combined.[5] At the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel, Crawford won his first gold medal in Super-G.[6][7] In 2025, he won the Kitzbühel downhill, the first Canadian win since Todd Brooker in 1983.[8]
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.[5][9]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel |
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| 2019 | 21 | 150 | — | — | 54 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 22 | 97 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 23 | 82 | — | — | 24 | 51 | — | — |
| 2022 | 24 | 14 | — | — | 5 | 16 | — | |
| 2023 | 25 | 12 | — | 54 | 19 | 5 | — | |
| 2024 | 26 | 23 | — | 41 | 12 | 13 | ||
| 2025 | 27 | 13 | — | — | 11 | 5 |
Race podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2022 | 6 Mar 2022 |  Kvitfjell, Norway |
Super-G | 2nd |
| 2023 | 3 Dec 2022 |  Beaver Creek, USA |
Downhill | 3rd |
| 28 Dec 2022 |  Bormio, Italy |
Downhill | 2nd | |
| 4 Mar 2023 | Aspen, USA |
Downhill | 2nd | |
| 2025 | 25 Jan 2025 |  Kitzbühel, Austria |
Downhill | 1st |
| 9 Mar 2025 | Kvitfjell, Norway |
Super-G | 2nd |
World Championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team Combined |
Parallel | Team event |
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| 2019 | 21 | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 23 | — | DNF1 | 14 | 21 | 4 | — | — | |
| 2023 | 25 | — | — | 1 | 5 | DNS SL | — | — | |
| 2025 | 27 | — | — | 27 | 23 | — | — | — | — |
Olympic results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
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| 2018 | 20 | — | 29 | DNF | — | 20 | — |
| 2022 | 24 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 3 | — |
References
- ^ "Jack Crawford". www.alpinecanada.org. Alpine Canada. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Athlete Profile: James CRAWFORD - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (21 January 2022). "13 alpine skiers and eight ski cross racers nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "21 Alpine Skiing and Ski Cross Athletes Nominated to Compete at Beijing 2022". www.alpinecanada.org/. Alpine Canada. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ a b Steiner, Ben (10 February 2022). "Jack Crawford skis to alpine combined bronze, launching Canadian ski racing into a new era". Beijing 2022. CBC Sports. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "'It's a childhood dream': Canada's Jack Crawford wins super-G world title". CBC Sports. The Associated Press. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "World Championships Courchevel Meribel (FRA)". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ mikecharlebois (25 January 2025). "Crawford earns first career World Cup gold at prestigious Kitzbuehel race". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ Feschuk, Dave (10 February 2018). "Toronto skiing siblings Candace and Jack Crawford bring heady family history to Olympic debuts". Toronto Star. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
External links
- James Crawford at FIS (alpine)
- James Crawford at Team Canada
- James Crawford at Olympedia
- James Crawford at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Jack Crawford at Alpine Canada
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