Tim Jitloff
Jitloff in January 2008
Personal information
Born (1985-01-11) January 11, 1985
Reno, Nevada, U.S.
OccupationAlpine skier
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom
ClubPark City Ski Ed Foundation
World Cup debutDecember 17, 2006
(age 21)
RetiredMarch 2018 (age 33)
Websitetimjitloff.com
Olympics
Teams2 – (2014, 2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams6 – (20072017)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons10 – (20092018)
Podiums0
Overall titles0 – (50th in 2014)
Discipline titles0 – (17th in GS, 2015)

Timothy Matthew Jitloff (born January 11, 1985) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. He specializes in giant slalom and competed in five World Championships and two Winter Olympics.

Born in Reno, Nevada, Jitloff was named to the U.S. Development Team with the 2005 season and moved from the 20s in 2004 NorAms into the teens and single-number results during Winter 2005 as he also saw his first racing in Europe. He has since been a member of the 2007 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Team. He made the US team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in late 2009 and competed in the giant slalom for the United States in the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Jitloff retired from international competition in March 2018.[1]

Career highlights

2005 – Sprint/Ski Racing Junior Skier of the Year. Also the combined gold medalist at the Junior World Championships.

2007 – NorAm giant slalom champion with two wins

Injuries

2006 – An injured left ACL ended his season early

World Cup results

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
 Slalom 
Super GDownhillCombined
200924754928
20102513648
201126993923
2012277827
2013288229
201429501819
20153060174836
2016317625
20173210334
2018339831

Top ten finishes

  • 0 podiums; 2 top fives
Season Date Location Discipline Place
200912 Feb 2009Italy Sestriere, ItalyGiant slalom5th
201126 Feb 2011Bulgaria Bansko, BulgariaSuper combined8th
20126 Dec 2011United States Beaver Creek, USAGiant slalom10th
201422 Dec 2013Italy Alta Badia, ItalyGiant slalom5th
8 Mar 2014Slovenia Kranjska Gora, SloveniaGiant slalom8th
20157 Dec 2014United States Beaver Creek, USAGiant slalom9th
1 Mar 2015Germany Garmisch, GermanyGiant slalom10th
201620 Dec 2015Italy Alta Badia, ItalyGiant slalom7th
21 Dec 2015Parallel giant slalom9th

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom Giant
 Slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2007222518
2009242226
20112614
20132816
201530917
201732DNF1

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom Giant
 Slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
20142915
201833DNF1

References

  1. "Exceptional athletes retiring from the World Cup Tour". FIS-Ski.com. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2019.


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