Errol Kerr
Errol Kerr (born April 12, 1986 in Truckee, California) is a downhill skier formerly with the U.S. Ski Team. Kerr is the son of a Jamaican father and an American mother. Kerr started skiing at age 4 and started racing competitively at age 11, and as a child he also raced BMX and motocross. The multi-disciplined Kerr eventually found his niche in skicross.[1] He is the nephew of Doug E. Doug, the actor who portrayed a Jamaican bobsledder in the film Cool Runnings [citation needed]
Skiing career
Errol Kerr finished an admirable 9th overall in the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. This was the first time Skicross was held in the Olympics. This is the best placing by a Carribean athlete at any Winter Olympics and he has made many proud. He also finished ahead of all his former US teammates which makes him also the best Skicross racer in the USA.
He made his World Cup debut in January 2008 with a twelfth place in Les Contamines, and followed up with an eighth place in Meiringen-Hasliberg in March. He opened the 2008–09 season with a thirtieth place in St. Johann in Tirol and a fifteenth place in Lake Placid, and then tenth place worldwide at the Skicross World Championships 2009 in Japan. He is now competing in the 2010 Winter Olympics. [2]
References
- ^ Who is Errol Kerr Windies Sports, October 21, 2008
- ^ Errol Kerr at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Retrieved on February 4, 2009
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