James Crawford (alpine skier)

James Crawford
Personal information
Born (1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 27)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSuper-G, Downhill, Giant slalom, Combined
ClubGeorgian Peaks & Whistler Mountain Ski Club[1]
World Cup debut22 January 2016 (age 18)
Olympics
Teams2 – (2018, 2022)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams3 – (2019, 2021, 2023)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons7 – (2016, 2018–2023)
Wins0
Podiums4 – (3 DH, 1 SG)
Overall titles0 – (12th in 2023)
Discipline titles0 – (5th in SG, 2022)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Canada
International competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 1 0 0
Total 1 0 1
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Combined
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Courchevel Super-G
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Åre Team event
Silver medal – second place 2016 Sochi Super-G

James "Jack" Crawford (born 3 May 1997) is a Canadian World Cup alpine ski racer. He specializes in super-G, and also competes in giant slalom, downhill, 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.

At the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel, Crawford won his first gold medal in Super-G.[3][4]

In January 2022, Crawford was named to Canada's Olympic team;[5][6] he was fourth in the downhill, sixth in the super-G, and won the bronze medal in the combined.[7]

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.[7][8]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined
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 22 — — — 4
Standings through 7 December 2024

Race podiums

  • 0 wins
  • 4 podiums (3 DH, 1 SG); 20 top tens (11 DH, 9 SG)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2022 6 Mar 2022 Norway  Kvitfjell, Norway Super-G 2nd
2023 3 Dec 2022 United States Beaver Creek, USA Downhill 3rd
28 Dec 2022 Italy Bormio, Italy Downhill 2nd
4 Mar 2023 United States Aspen, USA Downhill 2nd

World Championship results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 		 Super-G Downhill Combined Team
event
2019 21 — — 36 — — —
2021 23 — DNF1 14 21 4 —
2023 25 — — 1 5 DNS SL —

Olympic results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 		 Super-G Downhill Combined
2018 20 — 29 DNF — 20
2022 24 — — 6 4 3

References

  1. ^ "Jack Crawford". www.alpinecanada.org. Alpine Canada. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Athlete Profile: James CRAWFORD - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. ^ "'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.
  4. ^ "World Championships Courchevel Meribel (FRA)". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.


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