Erik Schlopy
Erik Schlopy (born August 21, 1972) is former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. Born in Buffalo, New York and raised in Hamburg, New York,[1] he competed in three Olympics: 1994, 2002, and 2006. At the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, he placed 34th in Giant Slalom. At the 2002 Olympics, he placed 14th in Slalom, and at the 2006 Olympic Games, he placed 13th in Giant Slalom. He also won a bronze medal in the Giant Slalom at the 2003 World Championships. Schlopy also took two podium finishes in the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, won seven US national championship titles, and was a member of the United States Ski Team for 14 seasons.[2]
He was a youngster when he started skiing at Kissing Bridge Ski Area near Buffalo, and when the family moved to Stowe, Schlopy became a force in junior racing with the Mount Mansfield Ski Club. He enrolled in Burke Mountain Academy and was Eastern junior champ at 14, J1 slalom and GS champ at 16 and joined the U.S. Ski Team at 18. He left the World Cup after the ’95 season to race pro, then decided to return to the World Cup and paid for his training and racing in Winter 1999, and was named to the 2000 Ski Team.
Schlopy retired from competition in 2008. He subsequently became a coach, and in August 2013 it was announced that he had joined the US national ski team as assistant coach to the men's alpine technical team, serving under Bernd Brunner.[2]
Personal life
Schlopy is married to former Olympic swimmer Summer Sanders; they have two children. They are both Buffalo Bills fans. Freestyle skier Alex Schlopy is the son of Erik's cousin.[3]
References
- ^ Reid, Del (3 June 2013). "Mafia Monday Interview with Summer Sanders". Bills Mafia.
- ^ a b "Erik Schlopy Joins Men's Alpine Staff". U.S. Ski & Snowboard. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ Berg, Aimee (31 March 2011). "Schlopy: Olympic Legacy?". United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- Yahoo! Sports profile for the 2006 Winter Olympics at the Wayback Machine (archived October 10, 2012)
External links
- Erik Schlopy at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Erik Schlopy World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Erik Schlopy at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Erik Schlopy at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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