A. J. Kitt
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G | ||||||||||||
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| Born | September 13, 1968 Boulder, Colorado, U.S. |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | January 1988 (age 19) |
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| Olympics | |||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 – (1988-98) | ||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 – (1989, '91, '93, '97) | ||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 11 - (1988-98) | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 1 – (1 DH) | ||||||||||||
| Podiums | 6 – (5 DH, 1 SG) | ||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (10th – 1992) | ||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (3rd in DH, 1992) | ||||||||||||
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Alva Ross "A.J." Kitt IV (born September 13, 1968) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. A member of the U.S. Ski Team for over a decade, Kitt retired from international competition following the 1998 season, at age 29. He had 21 top ten finishes and six World Cup podiums, which included one downhill victory. Kitt was a bronze medalist in the downhill at the 1993 World Championships. Kitt resides in Hood River, Oregon.
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[edit] Early life
Born in in Boulder, Colorado, AJ Kitt grew up in suburban Rochester, New York. He started skiing at just two years of age at Swain Ski Center in western New York, where his parents, Ross and Nancy, were part-time ski instructors.
[edit] World Cup podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 1992 | 7 Dec 1991 |  Val d'Isère, France |
Downhill | 1st |
| 18 Jan 1992 |  Kitzbühel, Austria |
Downhill | 2nd | |
| 7 Mar 1992 |  Panorama, BC, Canada |
Downhill | 3rd | |
| 1993 | 12 Dec 1992 |  Val Gardena, Italy |
Downhill | 3rd |
| 1995 | 26 Feb 1995 | Whistler, BC, Canada |
Super G | 2nd |
| 15 Mar 1995 | Bormio, Italy |
Downhill | 2nd |
[edit] Winter Olympics
Kitt's best finish in the Winter Olympics was ninth place in the downhill in 1992; he was the top North American finisher.
He also competed at the 1988, 1994, and 1998 Games.
[edit] Post career
AJ Kitt continues to support adult ski racing at the Swain ski resort where he first began his training.
He is currently the traveling NASTAR pacesetter.[1][2]
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- A. J. Kitt at the International Ski Federation
- FIS-ski.com - World Cup season standings - A J Kitt - 1988-98
- Ski-db.com - results - A J Kitt
- Sports Reference.com - Olympic results - A J Kitt
- Sports Illustrated - cover - 1992-01-27
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