Andrew Newell (skier)

Andrew "Andy" Newell (born November 30, 1983) is an American former cross-country skier. He began competing on international level in 2001 and debuted in the World Cup in the 2003–04 season.

Andrew Newell
Country United States
Born (1983-11-30) November 30, 1983
Bennington, Vermont, United States
Ski clubStratton Mountain School
World Cup career
Seasons2004–2020
Individual wins0
Indiv. podiums3
Team podiums0
Indiv. starts220
Team starts36
Overall titles0 – (19th in 2010)
Discipline titles0
Updated on 26 January, 2020.

Career

His best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth in the sprint at the 2007 championships in Sapporo. Newell's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 16th in the sprint at Turin in 2006. In March, 2006, Newell reached a third place in a World Cup sprint race in Changchun, China. This podium position was the first in just over 20 years for an American Nordic skier. Newell has a total of twenty one individual sprint victories at various levels since 2001, including his first National Championship in January, 2007, at Houghton, MI.

Results in 2007–08 season include: 2008 US National Sprint Champion, 4th place World Cup Kuusamo Finland, 2nd place World Cup Lahti Finland.

Andrew Newell was born in Shaftsbury, Vermont. He attended the Stratton Mountain School for several years, where his career as a ski racer began to flourish. After completing his high school degree and some post-grad work at Stratton, Newell went on to join the US Ski Team, which he still competes for today.

He also does cinematography as a hobby, and is the owner of a film company called 'X Ski Films.' Newell is known as one of the most talented persons on cross-country skis, as he demonstrates as a star in his own films. Among Newell's most noteworthy accomplishments in the XSki world are huge backflips on his skinny skis, 720's, and a radar-clocking (by the Vermont State Police) of over 50 mph.

It was announced on January 19, 2010, that Newell had qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics where he earned his best finish of ninth in the team sprint.

He is represented by Ken Sowles Athletes Management and Sport Promotion.

In 2013 Newell founded the Organization Athletes For Action, an Environmental organization focused on using professional athletes to bring attention to climate change. Some of his Climate Change Op-Eds were featured in The New York Times and USA Today. Newell also works with the environmental organization Protect Our Winters and regularly speaks on behalf of sustainable practices and urging world leaders to politically take action against climate change.

Newell retired after the 2019–20 season.

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

World Cup standings
 Season   Age  Season standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
200421102DNP53N/AN/AN/AN/A
200522NCDNPNCN/AN/AN/AN/A
20062325NC8N/AN/AN/AN/A
20072435DNP6N/ADNPN/AN/A
20082536NC10N/ADNPDNPN/A
20092647NC15N/ADNPDNFN/A
20102719NC4N/ADNF40N/A
20112836748DNFDNFDNFN/A
20122942851672DNF32N/A
20133029705DNFDNF38N/A
20143139831587DNFDNFN/A
20153254NC18DNFDNFN/AN/A
20163362NC27DNFDNFN/ADNF
20173466NC28DNFDNP44N/A
20183586NC4075DNFDNFN/A
20193699NC51DNPDNPDNFN/A
202037NCDNPNCDNPDNPN/AN/A

Individual podiums
  • 3 podiums – (3 WC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12005–0615 March 2006 Changchun, China1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
22007–083 March 2008 Lahti, Finland1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
32009–1011 March 2010 Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd

References
  1. "Athlete : NEWELL Andrew". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
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