Kyle Rasmussen
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 20, 1968 Sonora, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Skiing career | |
| Sport | Alpine skiing |
| Retired | October 1998 (age 30)[1] |
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super G, Combined |
World Cup debut | December 8, 1990 (age 22) (first top 15) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 3 – (1992, 1994, 1998) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 2 – (1989, 1996) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 7 – (1992–1998) |
| Wins | 2 – (2 DH) |
| Podiums | 3 – (2 DH, 1 SG) |
Overall titles | 0 – (17th in 1995) |
Discipline titles | 0 – (5th in SG, 1995) |
Kyle A. Rasmussen (born June 20, 1968, in Sonora, California) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Angels Camp, California.
While competing with the U.S. Ski Team, he won two World Cup downhills in 1995 (Wengen and Kvitfjell), his best season, in which he finished sixth in the downhill standings, fifth in the Super-G standings, and 17th in the overall standings.
Rasmussen competed in three Winter Olympics in the 1990s and was ninth in the 1998 Downhill. With 12 top-ten finishes in his World Cup career, he retired from competition at age 30 in October 1998.[1]
World Cup results
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22 | 91 | – | – | – | 39 | – |
| 1992 | 23 | 72 | – | – | 37 | 63 | 22 |
| 1993 | 24 | 102 | – | – | 57 | – | 21 |
| 1994 | 25 | 43 | – | – | 14 | 29 | — |
| 1995 | 26 | 17 | – | – | 5 | 6 | – |
| 1996 | 27 | 43 | – | – | 33 | 18 | 12 |
| 1997 | 28 | 74 | – | – | – | 28 | – |
| 1998 | 29 | 87 | – | – | – | 37 | – |
Race podiums
[edit]- 2 wins – (2 DH)
- 3 podiums – (2 DH, 1 SG), 12 top tens
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Jan 21, 1995 | Wengen, Switzerland | Downhill | 1st |
| Mar 10, 1995 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Super G | 3rd | |
| Mar 11, 1995 | Downhill | 1st |
World Championship results
[edit]| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 20 | — | — | — | 29 | — |
| 1991 | 22 | |||||
| 1993 | 24 | injured, did not compete | ||||
| 1996 | 27 | — | — | 40 | 14 | — |
| 1997 | 28 | injured, did not compete | ||||
Olympic results
[edit]| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 23 | — | — | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| 1994 | 25 | — | — | DSQ | 11 | 31 |
| 1998 | 29 | — | — | 13 | 9 | — |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Skier Kyle Rasmussen retires". Associated Press. archives. October 14, 1998. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
External links
[edit]- Kyle Rasmussen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Kyle Rasmussen World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Kyle Rasmussen at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Kyle Rasmussen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- American male alpine skiers
- Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Olympic alpine skiers for the United States
- Skiers from California
- 1968 births
- Living people
- People from Sonora, California
- Sportspeople from Tuolumne County, California
- 20th-century American sportsmen