Greg Jones (skier)

Gregory Jones (born December 3, 1953) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States.

Greg Jones
Alpine skier
Disciplinesdownhill, Giant Slalom,
Slalom, Combined
Full nameGregory Jones
Born (1953-12-03) December 3, 1953
Tahoe City, California, U.S.
World Cup debut1974
Retired1979 (age 25)
Olympics
Teams1 – (1976)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams2 – (1974, 1976)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons5 – (1975–79)
Wins1 – (1 GS)
Podiums2 – (2 GS)
Overall titles0 – (18th in 1976)
Discipline titles0 – (6th in GS, 1976)

Born in Tahoe City, California, he specialized in giant slalom. Jones competed in all three events at the 1976 Winter Olympics and finished 9th in the giant slalom, 11th in the downhill, and 19th in the slalom. His all-around performance earned a World Championship bronze medal in the combined event.[1]

Jones won a World Cup race a few weeks later in the United States at Copper Mountain, Colorado. Teammate Phil Mahre was the runner-up for the first-ever one-two finish by U.S. men in a World Cup race.[2][3]

World Cup Results

Race podiums

  • 1 win – (1 GS)
  • 2 podiums – (2 GS)
SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
197518 Dec 1974 Madonna di Campiglio, ItalyGiant Slalom2nd
19765 Mar 1976 Copper Mountain, USAGiant Slalom1st

Season standings

SeasonAge Overall  Slalom Giant
 Slalom 
Super GDownhillCombined
197521198not run
197622186
19772354

World championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 Slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
19742018not run16
197622199113

From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 Slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
197622199not run11not run

References

  1. "Russians rally to claim hockey gold again". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. February 15, 1976. p. 3B.
  2. "Ski racing's "old lady" nears title". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. March 6, 1976. p. 11.
  3. Looney, Douglas S. (March 15, 1976). "Adding a title to triumph". Sports Illustrated. p. 18. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2014.


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