Steve Omischl

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

Steve Omischl
Omischl competing at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Personal information
BornNovember 16, 1978 (1978-11-16) (age 41)
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

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, 1999Blackcomb
February 26, 2000Piancavallo
August 12, 2000Mount Buller
December 2, 2000Blackcomb
March 10, 2001Himos
January 18, 2002Lake Placid
September 8, 2002Mount Buller
January 17, 2003Lake Placid
February 7, 2003Steamboat
March 3, 2003Špindlerův Mlýn
September 6, 2003Mount Buller
September 7, 2003Mount Buller
January 16, 2004Lake Placid
January 18, 2004Lake Placid
January 25, 2004Fernie
January 31, 2004Deer Valley
February 15, 2004Harbin
February 28, 2004Špindlerův Mlýn
March 10, 2004Sauze d'Oulx
January 16, 2005Lake Placid
January 28, 2005Deer Valley
February 5, 2005Shenyang
February 12, 2005Changchun
February 19, 2005Sauze d'Oulx
December 18, 2005Changchun
March 3, 2006Davos
December 10, 2006Jilin
January 11, 2007Deer Valley
February 25, 2007Apex
December 21, 2007Lianhua Mountain
December 22, 2007Lianhua Mountain
January 19, 2008Lake Placid
January 27, 2008Mont Tremblant
February 10, 2008Cypress Mountain
February 17, 2008Inawashiro
March 1, 2008Moscow
March 7, 2008Davos
January 25, 2009Mount Gabriel
January 30, 2009Deer Valley
February 2, 2009Cypress Mountain

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Steve Omischl". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
  2. "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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