Steven Nyman (born February 12, 1982) is a

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alpine ski racer on the U.S. Ski Team. Formerly a slalom skier, he is now a speed specialist, with a main focus on downhill. Born in Provo,

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, Nyman raced at

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as a junior until making a move to Park City in 1999. He was a discretionary pick for the 2002 World Junior Championships in

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, Italy, where he won the slalom and finished second in the combined. His slalom gold qualified him to compete in the World Cup Finals in Flachau, Austria, and finished a surprising 15th in his World Cup debut. He did not compete regularly on the World Cup until the 2006 season, during which he notched a pair of top-ten finishes and competed in his first

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, finishing 19th in downhill, 29th in combined, and 43rd in super G. Nyman made his first World Cup podium in December

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, placing third in a downhill at the ''

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'' course at Beaver Creek,

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. Fifteen days later, he won his first World Cup race, a downhill in

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, Italy. As the fastest racer at the 2010–2011 NASTAR National Championships, Nyman was the NASTAR National Pacesetter and represented the National Standard or Par Time for the 2010–2011 season. Nyman won his third World Cup downhill in December

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, all at Val Gardena. He injured his right knee ( ACL) in late January

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and missed the rest of the season, including the he had finished third at the pre-Olympic downhill at Jeongseon two years earlier.

World Cup results

Season standings

Podiums

* 3 wins – (3 DH) * 11 podiums – (11 DH)

World Championships results

Olympic results

References

External links

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– athletes – Steven Nyman * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nyman, Steven American male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for the United States Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Provo, Utah American Latter Day Saints 1982 births Living people Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics 21st-century American sportsmen