AJ Ginnis

AJ Ginnis (born 17 November 1994)[1] is a Greek-American alpine ski racer. Ginnis specializes in the technical events of Slalom and Giant slalom. Ginnis made his World Cup debut on 22 December 2014.

AJ Ginnis
Alpine skier
DisciplinesSlalom, Giant slalom
ClubGreen Mountain Valley School
Born (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994
Athens, Greece
Height6 ft 0 in , 182 cm
World Cup debut
22 December 2014 (age 20)
World Championships
Teams2 (2015, 2017)
Medals1
World Cup
Seasons5th – (2015–)

Early life

Born in Athens, Greece, Ginnis grew up in Vouliagmeni. He started skiing at Parnassos Mountain at the age of 2. His father ran a ski school. He moved to Austria before moving to Vermont's famed Green Mountain Valley School , where he started to fine-tune his skiing.[2]

Career

Ginnis was named to the US Ski Team in the spring of 2012 at the age of 17. After tearing his ACL that following season he was able to climb the ranks and make his World Cup debut on 22 December 2014 in the Madonna di Campiglio Slalom. That same season Ginnis won the bronze medal in the Slalom at the World Junior Championships in Hafjel, Norway and continued to climb the ranks by securing podiums and wins at the European - Cup, North American - Cup, and National Championship events. During the 2016 - 2017 season Ginnis qualified to represent Team USA at the 2017 Alpine World Championships hosted by St. Moritz, Switzerland.[3][4] On 22 December 2016 he scored his first World Cup points finishing 26th in the Madonna di Campiglio Slalom. Ginnis' career has been plagued by injuries as he has received more than 5 surgeries on the same knee. Knee injuries kept him sidelined during the 2018 and 2019 seasons. In the 2020 season Ginnis raced for Dartmouth College while re qualifying for the US's World Cup team.

References
  1. "FIS profile". Fis-ski.com. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  2. AJ Ginnis | U.S. Ski Team - Alpine
  3. "Men's Slalom - Madonna di Campiglio (ITA)second run. - 1st Run" (PDF). Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  4. "Men's Slalom - Madonna di Campiglio (ITA) - Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 22 December 2014.


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