Nicholas Alexander (born August 24, 1988) 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 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics as a member of Team USA

Career

Early years

He was born in

Brattleboro, Vermont Brattleboro (), originally Brattleborough, is a New England town, town in Windham County, Vermont, United States, located about north of the Massachusetts state line at the confluence of Vermont's West River (Vermont), West River and the Connec ...

, and lives in

Lebanon, New Hampshire Lebanon ( ) is the only city in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 14,282 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 13,151 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census. Lebanon is in western New Hampshi ...

. Alexander learned to ski and ski jump from members of the Lebanon Outing Club at the Storrs Hill Ski area. He made his world cup debut in

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in 2009. He is a member of the U.S. Men's Ski Jumping Team and he is an Olympian who competed in the

2010 Winter Olympics The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Vancouver 2010 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with ...

U.S. Nationals

Alexander won the 2013 Men's U.S. National Ski Jumping Championship in

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on the normal Olympic hill. He was second that same year in 2013 in the Men's U.S. National Ski Jumping Championship in

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on the large Olympic hill. He also won the 2009 Men's U.S. National Ski Jumping Championship in

, on the only hill jumped that year, the normal Olympic hill.

2010 season

His best winter World Cup finish was 38th in the large hill event in March 2010 in

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. Alexander finished tenth in the team flying hill event at the

FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2010 The FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2010 was held 18–21 March 2010 in Planica, Slovenia for a record sixth time. Planica hosted the event previously in 1972, 1979, 1985, 1994, and 2004. Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer was the defending indivi ...

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. He qualified in 29th place for the individual competition at this same event. He set his personal best 184 metres (604 ft) in this event. At the

, he finished 11th in the team large hill, 40th in the individual large hill, and 41st in the individual normal hill events.

World Cup

Standings

Individual starts (21)

References

External links

* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Nicholas 1988 births Living people American male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for the United States Ski jumpers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2014 Winter Olympics People from Lebanon, New Hampshire Sportspeople from Grafton County, New Hampshire 21st-century American sportsmen