David Chodounsky

David Chodounsky
— Alpine skier ♂ —
Disciplines giant slalom, slalom[1]
Born (1984-06-25) 25 June 1984[2][3][4]
Saint Paul, Minnesota[2][4]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1][2][4]
Website www.davidchodounsky.com

David Chodounsky (born June 25, 1984) is an American alpine skier and a member of the United States Ski Team's alpine skiing program. His technical disciplines in the sport of alpine skiing include the slalom and giant slalom events. Chodounsky is currently competing as part of the U.S. Olympic Alpine Ski Team in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Prior to competing as a member of the United States Ski Team, Chodounsky attended Dartmouth College, where he competed on the school's alpine skiing team.

Background

David Chodounsky was born on June 25, 1984 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[2][3][4] He was raised in Minnesota and began skiing at the age of two on a pair of "whittled wooden planks" in his family's front yard.[2][4] Chodounsky began ski racing at the age of seven, and joined a local ski racing team at Buck Hill in Burnsville, Minnesota.[2][4] While participating in the team, he was coached alongside Lindsey Vonn by Erich Sailer.[2][4] To further his skiing career, Chodounsky and his family relocated in 1995 to Crested Butte, Colorado when he was 11 years old.[2][5] There, Chodounsky attended Crested Butte Academy.[2][4][5]

College ski career

Following his graduation from Crested Butte Academy in 2003,[4] Chodounsky was unable to qualify for the United States Ski Team.[2] he was accepted to Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, but deferred for a year to train in Europe.[5] Chodounsky began attending Dartmouth in fall 2004, where he participated in the college's ski team.[2][3][5] During his freshman year at Dartmouth in 2005, Chodounsky won the slalom title at the NCAA Skiing Championships.[2][5] Two years later, during his sophomore year at Dartmouth, Chodounsky was the captain of the school's ski program.[2] He graduated from Dartmouth College in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in engineering and geology.[2][4][5]

Professional career

Following his graduation from Dartmouth, Chodounsky won the United States national slalom title in 2009.[1][2][5] Upon winning this title, Chodounsky was selected to join the United States Ski Team.[2][5] Chodounsky was the only member of the team to earn his college degree prior to making the team.[5] In 2010, Chodounsky won the slalom at the Nor-Am Cup and Australian New Zealand Cup.[3] Chodounsky cut his 2012 season short after he underwent surgery on his patella.[2] During the 2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup, Chodounsky placed 15th place in the France slalom at Val-d'Isère, and 10th place in the Switzerland slalom at Adelboden.[1] In August 2013, Chodounsky won the slaloms at both the Australian New Zealand Cup and the Australian National Championship.[3] He finished the 2013 season ranked 21st overall in slalom.[5]

On January 26, 2014, Chodounsky was nominated by the United States Ski and Snowboard Association to compete with the U.S. Olympic Alpine Ski Team at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.[6] The 2014 Winter Olympics are Chodounsky's first Olympic Games.[7] Chodounsky's technical disciplines in the sport of alpine skiing include the slalom and giant slalom events.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association. "Team USA Profile: David Chodounsky". United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Alpine Athletes: David Chodounsky". United States Ski Team. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Biography: CHODOUNSKY David". International Ski Federation. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Biography". David Chodounsky. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Peggy Shinn (November 10, 2013). "David Chodounsky: From NCAA Champion To The Olympic Games?". United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (January 26, 2014). "World Champions, Gold Medalists Lead Olympic Alpine Team". United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ NBC. "Athlete Profile: David Chodounsky". NBC. Retrieved February 9, 2014.

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