Steven Nyman (born February 12, 1982) is a World Cup 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, Utah, Nyman raced at Sundance as a junior until making a move to Park City in 1999. He was a discretionary pick for the 2002 World Junior Championships in Tarvisio, 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 Winter Olympics, finishing 19th in downhill, 29th in combined, and 43rd in super G.
Nyman made his first World Cup podium in December 2006, placing third in a downhill at the Birds of Prey course at Beaver Creek, Colorado. Fifteen days later, he won his first World Cup race, a downhill in Val Gardena, 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 2014, all at Val Gardena. He injured his right knee (ACL) in late January 2018 at Garmisch 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 Season Age Overall Slalom GiantSlalom Super G Downhill Combined 2002 20 119 50 — — — — 2003 21 2004 22 2005 23 2006 24 46 — — 33 24 13 2007 25 26 — — 25 10 21 2008 26 49 — — 32 19 — 2009 27 78 — — 46 27 — 2010 28 89 — — — 32 — 2011 29 90 — — 52 32 — 2012 30 2013 31 59 — — 45 20 — 2014 32 83 — — 43 35 — 2015 33 26 — — 40 6 — 2016 34 20 — — 28 6 — 2017 35 56 — — 36 22 — 2018 36 119 — — — 41 — 2019 37 46 — — 27 16 — 2020 38 55 — — 26 20 — 2021 39 2022 40 85 — — 48 32 —
Podiums 3 wins – (3 DH) 11 podiums – (11 DH) SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace20071 Dec 2006 Beaver Creek, USA Downhill 3rd16 Dec 2006 Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 1st 2008 30 Nov 2007 Beaver Creek, USA Downhill 2nd 2013 15 Dec 2012 Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 1st2015 5 Dec 2014 Beaver Creek, USA Downhill 3rd19 Dec 2014 Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 1st20166 Feb 2016 Jeongseon, South Korea Downhill 3rd20 Feb 2016 Chamonix, France Downhill 2nd12 Mar 2016 Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 3rd16 Mar 2016 St. Moritz, Switzerland Downhill 2nd 2017 17 Dec 2016 Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 3rd
World Championships results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2007 25 — — 12 21 9 2009 27 Injured, did not compete. 2011 29 — — — 13 — 2013 31 — — — 25 — 2015 33 — — 20 4 — 2017 35 Injured, did not compete. 2019 37 — — 8 23 —
Olympic results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2006 24 — — 43 19 29 2010 28 — — — 20 — 2014 32 — — — 27 — 2018 36 Injured, did not compete.
Sponsors Nyman's sponsors are Fischer (skis, boots, bindings) POC (helmets, goggles), Spyder, VISA, Powerbar, Ski Salt Lake and Swix. In 2006 Nyman sold his helmet sponsor over eBay. The winning bidder was Ski Salt Lake.
References
External links
Steven Nyman World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
U.S. Ski Team – Steven Nyman Fischer Skis – athletes – Steven Nyman