Sophie Caldwell Hamilton
Sophia Shuell Caldwell Hamilton (born March 22, 1990, Peru, Vermont) is an American cross-country skier.[1]
| Sophie Caldwell Hamilton | |
|---|---|
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93022_Sophie_Caldwell.jpg.webp) Sophie Caldwell during World Cup comeptitions in Dresden, Saxony, Germany in January 2018 | |
| Country |  United States |
| Born | 22 March 1990 Peru, Vermont, United States |
| Ski club | Stratton Mountain School |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 2013– |
| Individual wins | 2 |
| Team wins | 0 |
| Indiv. podiums | 10 |
| Team podiums | 4 |
| Indiv. starts | 129 |
| Team starts | 17 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (19th in 2018) |
| Discipline titles | 0 |
| Updated on 19 December 2020. | |
Caldwell's uncle, Tim Caldwell, and grandfather, John Caldwell, are also Olympians.
Caldwell attended Dartmouth College and majored in psychology, graduating in 2012. She was a member of the Tri Delta sorority.
Since 2019, Caldwell is married with U.S. cross-country fellow teammate Simeon Hamilton.
Athletic career
Caldwell made her debut in FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Quebec's sprints in December 2012 with 14th place in the individual competition. At the 2013 World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme Caldwell finished 20th in classical style sprint.[1] In 2014 in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, she placed sixth in the freestyle sprint.[1] On March 1, 2014, Caldwell finished third in the Lahti, Finland freestyle sprint World Cup, for her first podium.
At the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, she finished sixth in the freestyle sprint.[1] She was in position to contend for a medal midway through the final when Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen poled between her legs, causing her to crash and taking her out of contention for a medal. She finished 12 seconds behind in sixth place. This is the best ever result by a female American cross-country skier.[2]
Caldwell got her first victory in the World Cup during the 2016 edition of the Tour de Ski. She won the classic sprint in Oberstdorf, Germany on January 5, 2016.[1] With this victory, Caldwell was only the second American woman with a victory in the World Cup. The other being Kikkan Randall. Caldwell is also the first American woman to win a classical World Cup event.[3]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]
Olympic Games
| Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23 | 30 | — | — | 6 | — | 7 |
| 2018 | 27 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | — |
World Championships
| Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23 | — | — | — | 10 | — | 8 |
| 2017 | 25 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
| 2019 | 27 | 29 | — | — | 14 | — | — |
Season standings
| Season | Age | Season Standings | Ski Tour Standings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
Ski Tour 2020 |
World Cup Final |
Ski Tour Canada | ||
| 2013 | 23 | 87 | NC | 53 | — | — | N/A | — | N/A |
| 2014 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 8 | 64 | DNF | N/A | 39 | N/A |
| 2015 | 25 | 53 | NC | 20 | 71 | DNF | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2016 | 26 | 27 | 75 | 7 | DNF | DNF | N/A | N/A | DNF |
| 2017 | 27 | 33 | NC | 11 | DNF | DNF | N/A | 36 | N/A |
| 2018 | 28 | 19 | 61 |  | 39 | DNF | N/A | 36 | N/A |
| 2019 | 29 | 21 | NC | 4 | — | DNF | N/A | 36 | N/A |
| 2020 | 30 | 25 | 69 | 6 | DNF | DNF | 44 | N/A | N/A |
| 2021 | 31 | 57 | DNF | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
Individual podiums
- 2 victories – (1 WC, 1 SWC)
- 10 podiums – (7 WC, 3 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013–14 | 1 March 2014 |  Lahti, Finland | 1.55 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 2 | 2015–16 | 5 January 2016 |  Oberstdorf, Germany | 1.2 km Sprint C | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 3 | 2017–18 | 1 March 2014 |  Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 1.5 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 4 | 13 January 2018 | Dresden, Germany | 1.2 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 5 | 27 January 2018 |  Seefeld, Austria | 1.1 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 6 | 2018–19 | 15 December 2018 | Davos, Switzerland | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 7 | 1 January 2019 | Val Müstair, Switzerland | 1.4 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
| 8 | 9 February 2019 | Lahti, Finland | 1.4 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 9 | 2019–20 | 14 December 2019 | Davos, Switzerland | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 10 | 2020–21 | 19 December 2020 | Dresden, Germany | 1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
Team podiums
- 4 podiums – (2 RL, 2 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015–16 | 24 January 2016 |  Nové Město, Czech Republic | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Bjornsen / Stephen / Diggins |
| 2 | 2016–17 | 5 February 2017 |  Pyeongchang, South Korea | 6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Sargent |
| 3 | 2017–18 | 13 January 2018 | Dresden, Germany | 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Sargent |
| 4 | 2019-20 | 8 December 2019 |  Lillehammer, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Maubet Bjornsen / Brennan / Diggins |
References
- Sophie Caldwell Hamilton at the International Ski Federation
- "Sophie Caldwell Falls in Sprint Final, Finishes Sixth.", Washington Post, 2/11/2014.
- "Caldwell Does What She Considered Unthinkable: Wins World Cup Classic Sprint", FasterSkier.com, 1/5/2015.
- "CALDWELL Sophie". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
External links
Media related to Sophie Caldwell at Wikimedia Commons