Tommy Ford (skier)
Tommy Ford (born March 20, 1989) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. He specializes in giant slalom and super-G; his best World Cup result to date is a first place finish at a giant slalom event in December of 2019. He has represented the US in two Winter Olympics and four World Championships.
| Alpine skier | |
| Disciplines | Giant slalom, Super-G |
|---|---|
| Club | Mount Bachelor Ski Education Foundation |
| Born | March 20, 1989 Bend, Oregon, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| World Cup debut | October 25, 2009 (age 20) |
| Website | onionsontop.tumblr.com |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 2 – (2010, 2018) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 4 – (2011, 2015–19) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 11th – (2010–13, 2015–21) |
| Wins | 1 – (1 GS) |
| Podiums | 3 – (3 GS) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (22nd in 2020) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (5th in GS, 2020) |
Born and raised in Bend, Oregon, Ford was on skis at age two, as both his parents were racers and coaches. He skied and raced at nearby Mount Bachelor and later attended Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and has won eight titles at the U.S. Alpine Championships.[1]
During the 2013 season, Ford fractured his right femur in mid-January while free skiing in La Clusaz, France. Following surgery in Annecy, he returned to the U.S. and missed over two years, including the 2013 World Championships and 2014 Winter Olympics.[2][3] During the 2017 season, Ford had five top-20 finishes in giant slalom and was 25th in the season standings.
Ford attained his first career World Cup top-ten finish in December 2017, a tenth-place finish in giant slalom in Beaver Creek, Colorado. At the 2018 Winter Olympics at Pyeongchang, he was twentieth in the giant slalom at Yongpyong. Ford scored two more top-tens in March with a ninth at Kranjska Gora and an eighth at the World Cup finals at Åre, and was 17th in the giant slalom standings for the 2018 season.
During the 2019 season, Ford had four top-ten finishes in giant slaloms and was tenth in the GS season standings.
Ford began the 2020 season with his strongest finish to date, with a fourth in the opening GS at Sölden, Austria. Several weeks later, he earned his first World Cup podium with a win in the giant slalom at Beaver Creek in December 2019.[4]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20 | 116 | — | 35 | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | 21 | 108 | — | 41 | 37 | — | — | |
| 2012 | 22 | 74 | — | 28 | 46 | — | — | |
| 2013 | 23 | 136 | — | 49 | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | 24 | injured: did not compete | ||||||
| 2015 | 25 | 118 | — | 36 | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | 26 | 109 | — | 39 | 56 | — | — | |
| 2017 | 27 | 82 | — | 25 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 28 | 58 | — | 17 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | 29 | 41 | — | 10 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 30 | 22 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 12 |
| 2021 | 31 | 32 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
- Standings through 6 February 2021
Race podiums
- 1 win – (1 GS)
- 3 podiums – (3 GS), 15 top tens (14 GS, 1 PG)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 Dec 2019 |  Beaver Creek, United States | Giant slalom | 1st |
| 22 Feb 2020 |  Yuzawa Naeba, Japan | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 2021 | 7 Dec 2020 |  Santa Caterina, Italy | Giant slalom | 2nd |
World Championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 21 | — | DNF2 | 14 | — | — | |
| 2013 | 23 | injured: did not compete | |||||
| 2015 | 25 | — | 19 | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | 27 | — | DNF1 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | 29 | — | 12 | — | — | — | |
Olympic results 
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20 | — | 26 | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | 24 | injured: did not compete | |||||
| 2018 | 28 | — | 20 | — | — | — | |
References
- "Ford, Staples win combined titles". U.S. Ski Team. March 30, 2012. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- "Tommy Ford fractures femur in France". Ski Racing.com. January 16, 2013.
- "Ford out with fractured femur". U.S. Ski Team. January 16, 2013.
- "Tommy Ford ends US men's World Cup drought at Beaver Creek". NBC Sports. December 8, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
External links
- Tommy Ford at the International Ski Federation
- Tommy Ford World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Tommy Ford at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Tommy Ford at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Tommy Ford at U.S. Ski Team
- Tommy Ford at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
- Tommy Ford at Head Skis
- Official website