Kyle Rasmussen

Kyle A. Rasmussen (born June 20, 1968, in Sonora, California) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Angels Camp, California.

Kyle Rasmussen
Alpine skier
DisciplinesDownhill, Super G,
Combined
Born (1968-06-20) June 20, 1968
Sonora, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
World Cup debutDecember 8, 1990
(age 22) (first top 15)
RetiredOctober 1998 (age 30)[1]
Olympics
Teams3 – (1992, 1994, 1998)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams2 – (1989, 1996)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons7 – (1992–1998)
Wins2 – (2 DH)
Podiums3 – (2 DH, 1 SG)
Overall titles0 – (17th in 1995)
Discipline titles0 – (5th in SG, 1995)

While competing with the U.S. Ski Team, he won two World Cup downhills in 1995 (Wengen and Kvitfjell), his best season, in which he finished sixth in the downhill standings, fifth in the Super-G standings, and 17th in the overall standings.

Rasmussen competed in three Winter Olympics in the 1990s and was ninth in the 1998 Downhill. With 12 top-ten finishes in his World Cup career, he retired from competition at age 30 in October 1998.[1]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
 Slalom 
Super GDownhillCombined
1991229139
19922372376322
1993241025721
199425431429
1995261756
19962743331812
1997287428
1998298737

Race podiums

  • 2 wins – (2 DH)
  • 3 podiums – (2 DH, 1 SG), 12 top tens
Season Date Location Discipline Place
1995Jan 21, 1995Wengen, Switzerland  Downhill1st
Mar 10, 1995Kvitfjell, NorwaySuper G3rd
Mar 11, 1995Downhill1st

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 Slalom 
Super GDownhillCombined
19892029
199122
199324injured, did not compete
1996274014
199728injured, did not compete

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 Slalom 
Super GDownhillCombined
199223171616
199425DSQ1131
199829139

References

  1. "Skier Kyle Rasmussen retires". Associated Press. archives. October 14, 1998. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
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