Kris Freeman (born October 14, 1980 Concord, New Hampshire) is a former professional American cross-country skier. He was a member of the U.S. Ski Team, along with his older brother Justin Freeman.
He competed in the Winter Olympics for the first time in 2002. In March 2003, at the World Championships held in Val di Fiemme, Italy, Freeman placed fourth in the 15 Kilometer Classic. At the U-23 World Championships he placed 1st in the 30 km classic race, skiing away from the field. He was again picked for the U.S. Olympic Team. After several seasons in which, by his own admission, his results did not live up to expectations and the diagnosis of severe compartment syndrome, Freeman duplicated his career best by placing fourth in the 15 km individual-start classic race at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic. . Freeman represented the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games Year Age 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2002 21 22 14 — — 41 5 2006 25 21 — 61 — 12 — 2010 29 59 45 — — — 2014 33 52 53 57 — — —
World Championships Year Age 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2001 20 62 54 50— — 13 2003 22 4 14 ——— 12 2005 24 — 50 — — 11 — 2007 26 61 19 12 — — — 2009 28 4 — — — 12 11 2011 30 24 29 — 58 14 — 2013 32 — 40 37 — 10 — 2015 34 59 48 — — —
World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinalSki TourCanada 2001 20 107 2002 21 2003 22 84 2004 23 44 27 2005 24 79 51 2006 25 107 73 — 2007 26 56 32 — 2008 27 66 40 — — 2009 28 84 51 — — — 2010 29 64 34 — — 2011 30 27 22 91 12 28 24 2012 31 86 54 43 43 — 2013 32 76 50 44 — 2014 33 57 —— 2015 34 — — — 2016 35 73 — —
References
External links Kris Freeman's Bio at Alpina Sports
NBCOlympics.com announcement of the 2010 cross-country skiing team. – accessed 20 January 2010. Kris Freeman's Bio at U.S. Ski Team Kris' U.S. Olympic Team bio Kris Freeman article on official web site of the US Olympic Committee