Steve Omischl

Steve Omischl
Omischl competing at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Born November 16, 1978 (1978-11-16) (age 39)
North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing  Canada
World Championships
2005 Ruka Aerials
2009 Inawashiro Aerials
2003 Deer Valley Aerials
2007 Madonna di Campiglio Aerials

Steve Omischl (born November 16, 1978) is a Canadian freestyle skier.[1]

Career

Omischl was born in North Bay, Ontario. Omischl competes in aerials, and made his World Cup debut in December 1999, finishing with a silver medal at an event in Blackcomb. Omischl earned five more podiums on the World Cup circuit before winning his first event in mid-2002.[2]

Along with a fellow olympian Jeff Bean, he participated in an episode of the hit show Mantracker where he defeated Terry Grant in the nerve-wracking chase.

Over his career thus far, Omischl has placed on the podium at 40 World Cup events, and claimed 20 titles. He has won four overall World Cup titles, finishing atop the aerials standings in 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009. He has won four medals at the World Championships. His lone gold came in 2005, and most recently won a silver medal in 2009.[2]

Omischl has competed in three Olympic Games. In 2002 he placed 4th in the qualifying, but ended up 11th in the final.[3] In 2006, he was well positioned to make the final after the first jump, but a poor second jump left him in 20th place.[4]

Omischl was also a member of the Canadian team at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[5] He qualified for the final in 8th and was ranked 8th overall after the final.

World Cup Podiums

[2]

Date Location Rank
December 4, 1999Blackcomb2nd, silver medalist(s)
February 26, 2000Piancavallo2nd, silver medalist(s)
August 12, 2000Mount Buller3rd, bronze medalist(s)
December 2, 2000Blackcomb3rd, bronze medalist(s)
March 10, 2001Himos2nd, silver medalist(s)
January 18, 2002Lake Placid3rd, bronze medalist(s)
September 8, 2002Mount Buller1st, gold medalist(s)
January 17, 2003Lake Placid2nd, silver medalist(s)
February 7, 2003Steamboat3rd, bronze medalist(s)
March 3, 2003Špindlerův Mlýn1st, gold medalist(s)
September 6, 2003Mount Buller1st, gold medalist(s)
September 7, 2003Mount Buller1st, gold medalist(s)
January 16, 2004Lake Placid1st, gold medalist(s)
January 18, 2004Lake Placid1st, gold medalist(s)
January 25, 2004Fernie2nd, silver medalist(s)
January 31, 2004Deer Valley2nd, silver medalist(s)
February 15, 2004Harbin1st, gold medalist(s)
February 28, 2004Špindlerův Mlýn2nd, silver medalist(s)
March 10, 2004Sauze d'Oulx1st, gold medalist(s)
January 16, 2005Lake Placid3rd, bronze medalist(s)
January 28, 2005Deer Valley3rd, bronze medalist(s)
February 5, 2005Shenyang2nd, silver medalist(s)
February 12, 2005Changchun2nd, silver medalist(s)
February 19, 2005Sauze d'Oulx1st, gold medalist(s)
December 18, 2005Changchun3rd, bronze medalist(s)
March 3, 2006Davos1st, gold medalist(s)
December 10, 2006Jilin1st, gold medalist(s)
January 11, 2007Deer Valley2nd, silver medalist(s)
February 25, 2007Apex1st, gold medalist(s)
December 21, 2007Lianhua Mountain1st, gold medalist(s)
December 22, 2007Lianhua Mountain3rd, bronze medalist(s)
January 19, 2008Lake Placid1st, gold medalist(s)
January 27, 2008Mont Tremblant1st, gold medalist(s)
February 10, 2008Cypress Mountain1st, gold medalist(s)
February 17, 2008Inawashiro2nd, silver medalist(s)
March 1, 2008Moscow1st, gold medalist(s)
March 7, 2008Davos1st, gold medalist(s)
January 25, 2009Mount Gabriel1st, gold medalist(s)
January 30, 2009Deer Valley3rd, bronze medalist(s)
February 2, 2009Cypress Mountain1st, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Steve Omischl". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 "FIS-biography". fis-ski.com. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Salt Lake 2002 Official Report - Results" (PDF). Salt Lake City Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Torino 2006 Official Report - Freestyle Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Elation, heartbreak highlight freestyle Olympic team". CBC News. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-25.


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