Evan Dybvig (born July 29, 1975) was an athlete on the U.S. Ski Team; he competed in the

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events of moguls and dual moguls.

United States Ski Team

Dybvig's first World Cup was on December 15, 1994, in

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, where he placed 19th in Moguls. In his third World Cup, he got his first podium, a 2nd in Moguls at Breckenridge,

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, on January 14, 1995. Sergei Shupletsov of Russia won. Dybvig competed in three

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(1997, 1999, 2001), and his best finishes were 6th in Moguls in Whistler,

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in 2001, and 7th in Moguls in Iizuna Kogen,

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in 1997. Of his 54 World Cup starts, he had seven podiums, placing 2nd five times and 3rd twice. His best world ranking was 7th in both 2000 and 2001. Dybvig competed in two

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, placing 31st in Moguls in 1998 and 28th in Moguls in 2002.

Later years

Dybvig was part owner of Whaleback (ski area) in Enfield,

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, and is now the head of their freestyle skiing team.NY Times
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dybvig, Evan American male freestyle skiers American freeskiers 1975 births Living people Olympic freestyle skiers for the United States Freestyle skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Skiers from Vermont 21st-century American sportsmen 20th-century American sportsmen