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Tim Jitloff
Jitloff in January 2008
Personal information
Born (1985-01-11) January 11, 1985 (age 39)
Reno, Nevada, U.S.
OccupationAlpine skier
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant Slalom
ClubPark City Ski Ed Foundation
World Cup debutDecember 17, 2006
(age 21)
RetiredMarch 2018 (age 33)
Websitetimjitloff.com
Olympics
Teams2 – (2014, 2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams6 – (20072017)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons10 – (20092018)
Podiums0
Overall titles0 – (50th in 2014)
Discipline titles0 – (17th in GS, 2015)

Timothy Matthew Jitloff (born January 11, 1985) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. He specializes in giant slalom and competed in five World Championships and two Winter Olympics.

Born in Reno, Nevada, Jitloff was named to the U.S. Development Team with the 2005 season and moved from the 20s in 2004 NorAms into the teens and single-number results during Winter 2005 as he also saw his first racing in Europe. He has since been a member of the 2007 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Team. He made the US team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in late 2009 and competed in the giant slalom for the United States in the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Jitloff retired from international competition in March 2018.[1]

Career highlights

2005 – Sprint/Ski Racing Junior Skier of the Year. Also the combined gold medalist at the Junior World Championships.

2007 – NorAm giant slalom champion with two wins

Injuries

2006 – An injured left ACL ended his season early

World Cup results

Season standings

Season  Age  Overall  Slalom  Giant
 Slalom 
Super G Downhill Combined
2009 24 75 49 28
2010 25 136 48
2011 26 99 39 23
2012 27 78 27
2013 28 82 29
2014 29 50 18 19
2015 30 60 17 48 36
2016 31 76 25
2017 32 103 34
2018 33 98 31

Top ten finishes

  • 0 podiums; 2 top fives
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2009 12 Feb 2009 Italy Sestriere, Italy Giant slalom 5th
2011 26 Feb 2011 Bulgaria Bansko, Bulgaria Super combined 8th
2012 6 Dec 2011 United States Beaver Creek, USA Giant slalom 10th
2014 22 Dec 2013 Italy Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom 5th
8 Mar 2014 Slovenia Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom 8th
2015 7 Dec 2014 United States Beaver Creek, USA Giant slalom 9th
1 Mar 2015 Germany Garmisch, Germany Giant slalom 10th
2016 20 Dec 2015 Italy Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom 7th
21 Dec 2015 Parallel Giant slalom 9th

World Championship results

  Year    Age   Slalom  Giant
 Slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2007 22 25 18
2009 24 22 26
2011 26 14
2013 28 16
2015 30 9 17
2017 32 DNF1

Olympic results

  Year    Age   Slalom  Giant
 Slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2014 29 15
2018 33 DNF1

References

  1. ^ "Exceptional athletes retiring from the World Cup Tour". FIS-Ski.com. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2019.