Luke Winters
Luke Winters (born 2 April 1997) is an American World Cup alpine ski racer.[1] He was a medalist at the Junior World Championships in 2018. At the World Cup level, Winters focuses on the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.
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| Disciplines | Slalom, Giant slalom | |||||||||||||
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| Club | Sugar Bowl Academy | |||||||||||||
| Born | 2 April 1997 Gresham, Oregon, U.S. | |||||||||||||
| World Cup debut |
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| Olympics | ||||||||||||||
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||||
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| World Cup | ||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 2 – (2019–2020) | |||||||||||||
| Podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
At the 2018 Junior World Championships in Davos, Switzerland, Winters won the bronze medal in the Super-G, was ninth in the Downhill, and 22nd in the Alpine Combined. In November 2018, he made his World Cup debut in the slalom at Levi, Finland. The following March, he gained his first national championship title, winning the alpine combined at Sugarloaf, Maine. He followed that up with his second national title, in slalom at Waterville Valley.[1][2] In December 2019, he scored his first World Cup points at 19th place in the slalom at Val-d'Isère, France; he was second after the first run with bib 40.
Personal life
Born and raised in Gresham, Oregon, a suburb east of Portland, Winters learned to race at Mount Hood. He has a twin brother, two sisters, and two great parents.[2]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | |||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2019 | 21 | no World Cup points | |||||
| 2020 | 22 | 127 | 49 | — | — | — | — |
Top 20 results
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2020 | 15 December 2019 |  |
Slalom | 19th |
Junior World Championship results
| Year | ||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2018 | 20 | DNF2 | DNF1 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
References
- Luke Winters at the International Ski Federation
- "Luke Winters". usskiandsnowboard.org.
External links
- Luke Winters at the International Ski Federation
- Luke Winters World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Luke Winters at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Luke Winters at U.S. Ski Team