Casey Colby (born November 3, 1974, in

Lake Placid, New York Lake Placid is a Administrative divisions of New York#Village, village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, Essex County, New York (state), New York, United States. In 2020, its population was 2,205. The village of Lake Placid ...

) is an American former

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fin ...

who competed in the

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 (), were a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Nagano, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, with some events ...

. After competing in the 1998 Nagano, Japan Winter Olympics, Casey went on to coach the U.S.A. women's ski jump team. He also jumped in the Opening Ceremonies for the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. After finishing coaching around 2014, Casey began a career as a professional helicopter pilot.

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1974 births Living people People from Lake Placid, New York American male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for the United States Ski jumpers at the 1998 Winter Olympics 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-skijumping-bio-stub