Stacey Janelle Cook[1] (born July 3, 1984) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States, and specializes in the speed events.
 Cook in January 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 3, 1984 Truckee, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super G |
| Club | Mammoth Mountain Ski Team |
| World Cup debut | January 30, 2004 (age 19) |
| Website | staceycook.net |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 3 – (2006, 2010, 2014) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 6 – (2007–17) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 12th – (2006–17) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 3 – (3 DH) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (28th in 2014) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (4th in DH, 2013) |
Racing career
editBorn in Truckee, California, Cook started skiing at age 4 with her father at various Lake Tahoe ski areas and raced in the learn-to-race Buddy Werner League events run by the Truckee-Donner Recreation and Park District. She has competed in two Olympics and four World Championships. Cook made her first two World Cup podiums in late 2012 in consecutive downhills at Lake Louise, Canada.
Cook is based in Mammoth Lakes, California.[2]
Career highlights
edit- 2005 – NorAm super G runner-up with two wins
- 2006 – Competed in first Winter Olympics; 19th in downhill and 23rd in giant slalom.
- U.S. super G champion
- 2007 – competed in first World Championships, 16th in downhill.
- 2009 – World Championships, 9th in downhill.
- 2010 – Winter Olympics, 11th in downhill.
- 2012 – Finished tenth in the World Cup downhill standings; five top-ten finishes in downhill
- 2013 – Finished Fourth in the World Cup Downhill Standing
World Cup results
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 21 | 54 | — | 41 | 51 | 25 | — |
| 2007 | 22 | 38 | — | — | 29 | 21 | 24 |
| 2008 | 23 | 48 | — | 54 | 21 | 39 | 23 |
| 2009 | 24 | 110 | — | — | — | 43 | 42 |
| 2010 | 25 | 56 | — | — | 49 | 17 | 39 |
| 2011 | 26 | 45 | — | — | 32 | 19 | 32 |
| 2012 | 27 | 41 | — | — | 41 | 10 | — |
| 2013 | 28 | 31 | — | — | 34 | 4 | — |
| 2014 | 29 | 28 | — | — | 15 | 18 | — |
| 2015 | 30 | 34 | — | — | 29 | 14 | — |
| 2016 | 31 | 37 | — | — | 26 | 15 | 40 |
| 2017 | 32 | 53 | — | — | 54 | 14 | 45 |
| 2018 | 33 | 59 | — | — | — | 19 | — |
- Standings through 4 February 2018
Podiums
edit- 3 podiums – (3 DH)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 30 Nov 2012 |  Lake Louise, Canada |
Downhill | 2nd |
| 1 Dec 2012 | Downhill | 2nd | ||
| 2015 | 6 Dec 2014 | Downhill | 2nd |
World Championship results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 22 | — | — | — | 16 | — |
| 2009 | 24 | — | — | 22 | 9 | 16 |
| 2011 | 26 | — | — | DNF | 25 | — |
| 2013 | 28 | — | — | — | 6 | 18 |
| 2015 | 30 | — | — | 13 | 19 | — |
| 2017 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 22 |
Olympic results 
edit
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 21 | — | 23 | — | 19 | — |
| 2010 | 25 | — | — | — | 11 | — |
| 2014 | 29 | — | — | DNF | 17 | DNF1 |
Off the slopes
editOn July 13, 2010, Cook toured the oil-stained areas of Louisiana devastated by the BP Oil Spill as part of a Sierra Club-sponsored event involving 10 current and former athletes, which included NASCAR racer Leilani Munter, tennis star Chanda Rubin and NFL stars Ovie Mughelli and Mike Alstott[3]
References
edit- ^ According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905–1995. At Ancestry.com and FamilyTreeLegends.com
- ^ "Small town, big Olympians; Mammoth Lakes home base for six Sochi athletes". Men's Journal. 5 December 2019. Archived from the original on Dec 9, 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Cook joins athletes tour of Gulf Coast oil disaster". Ski Racing.com. July 15, 2010.
External links
edit
- Stacey Cook at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Stacey Cook World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Stacey Cook at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Stacey Cook at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Stacey Cook at Olympics.com
- Stacey Cook at the U.S. Ski Team
- Stacey Cook alpine racing at Rossignol
- Official website