Marco Sullivan
| — Alpine ski racer — | |
 Sullivan in February 2008 | |
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super G, Combined |
|---|---|
| Club | Squaw Valley Ski Team |
| Born |
April 27, 1980 Truckee, California, U.S. |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
| World Cup debut | December 7, 2001 (age 21) |
| Website | americandownhiller.com |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 2 - (2002, 2010) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 3 - (2003, '07, '09, '13) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 10th - (2002, '03, '06-13) |
| Wins | 1 - (1 DH) |
| Podiums | 4 - (4 DH) |
| Overall titles | 0 - (28th in 2008) |
| Discipline titles | 0 - (4th in DH, 2008) |
Marco Sullivan (born April 27, 1980) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. Born in Truckee, California,[2] he competes primarily in the speed events of Downhill and Super G.
Sullivan competed in the 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics, and four World Championships. He has won one World Cup race, a downhill in Chamonix, France, in January 2008.
World Cup
Since making his World Cup debut in December 2001, Sullivan has one victory, a downhill at Chamonix, France, on January 26, 2008.[2] He won the renowned Kandahar downhill in Chamonix in 2:00.11, ahead of Swiss star Didier Cuche.[3]
In early December 2003, Sullivan injured his knee in a downhill training run at Beaver Creek. It happened at the last jump of the Birds of Prey course and caused him to miss the rest of the 2004 season. While training in France in October 2004, Sullivan reinjured the knee and was out for the 2005 season as well.[4][5]
Sullivan attained his first World Cup podium on November 24, 2007, when he finished second at the season's first downhill at Lake Louise, a good-for-gliders course in the Canadian Rockies.
In late December 2010, Sullivan crashed during a training run on the Stelvio course at Bormio, Italy (video). He sustained a concussion which ended his 2011 season, including the 2011 World Championships. After two months, he was cleared by doctors to get back on skis in early March.[6]
World Cup top ten finishes
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7 Dec 2002 |  Beaver Creek, USA | Downhill | 6th |
| 2007 | 1 Dec 2006 | Beaver Creek, USA | Downhill | 10th |
| 16 Dec 2006 |  Val Gardena, Italy | Downhill | 4th | |
| 2008 | 24 Nov 2007 |  Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 2nd |
| 13 Jan 2008 |  Wengen, Switzerland | Downhill | 7th | |
| 18 Jan 2008 |  Kitzbühel, Austria | Super G | 10th | |
| 19 Jan 2008 | Downhill | 6th | ||
| 28 Jan 2008 |  Chamonix, France | Downhill | 1st | |
| 2009 | 30 Nov 2008 | Lake Louise, Canada | Super G | 5th |
| 19 Dec 2008 | Val Gardena, Italy | Super G | 5th | |
| 20 Dec 2008 | Super G | 4th | ||
| 17 Jan 2009 | Wengen, Switzerland | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 2013 | 24 Nov 2012 | Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 3rd |
Olympics
2002
- Finished ninth in the Downhill
- Did Not Finish in the Super-G
2010
- Disqualified in the Downhill
- Finished 23rd in the Super-G
World Championships
Sullivan first raced in the World Championships in 2003, where he finished 17th in the Super G and 24th in the Downhill.[2] He missed the 2005 and 2011 worlds due to injury.
U.S. Ski Championships
Sullivan was the Downhill champion at the U.S. Alpine Championships in 2007 in the Alyeska Resort in Alaska; he finished more than a full second ahead of runner-up Erik Fisher.[7]
SKI Magazine column
During the 2012 season, Sullivan has written columns for SKI mag.com, giving insight to life on the World Cup circuit, which includes spending Christmas in Bormio.[8][9]
References
- ↑ "U.S. Ski Team Athlete Bios – MARCO SULLIVAN". United States Ski Team.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Marco Sullivan at the International Ski Federation
- ↑ "Sullivan Wins Chamonix Downhill". U.S. Ski Team. January 26, 2008.
- ↑ Ski Racing.com - Healthy Marco Sullivan takes giant step forward, finishing downhill training run - 2005-11-23 - accessed 2012-02-06
- ↑ SKI Mag.com - Sullivan reinjures knee, season over - 2004-10-29 - accessed 2012-02-06
- ↑ 3wiresports.com - Marco Sullivan ready to run downhill - 2011-11-30 - accessed 2012-02-06
- ↑ "Sullivan wins downhill; Bode Miller 12th". Anchorage Daily News. March 31, 2007.
- ↑ SKI Mag.com - Marco Sullivan: World Cup season starts with a bang - December 2011
- ↑ SKI Mag.com - Marco Sullivan: Christmas in Bormio - December 2011
External links
- Marco Sullivan at the International Ski Federation
- FIS-ski.com – Marco Sullivan – World Cup season standings
- Ski-db.com – results – Marco Sullivan
- Sports-Reference.com - Olympic results - Marco Sullivan
- americandownhiller.com - personal site
- U.S. Ski Team.com – profile – Marco Sullivan
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