Andrew Weibrecht

Andrew Weibrecht (born February 10, 1986) is a World Cup alpine ski racer and two-time Olympic medalist from the United States.

Andrew Weibrecht
Alpine skier
Weibrecht at the 2018 Olympics
DisciplinesSuper-G, downhill, combined
ClubNew York Ski
Educational Foundation
Born (1986-02-10) February 10, 1986
Lake Placid, New York, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
World Cup debutNovember 30, 2006
(age 20)
Retired2018 (age 32)
Olympics
Teams3 – (2010, 2014, 2018)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 – (2009, 2013–2017)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons11 – (2008–2018)
Wins0
Podiums2 – (2 SG)
Overall titles0 – (22nd in 2016)
Discipline titles0 – (8th in SG, 2016)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2014 SochiSuper-G
2010 VancouverSuper-G
Junior World Ski Championships
2006 QuebecSuper-G

Born in Lake Placid, New York, he grew up racing at nearby Whiteface Mountain. Weibrecht races in all five disciplines and specializes in super-G; he attained his first World Cup podium in December 2015, finishing third in the super-G at Beaver Creek, Colorado.[1]

Ski racing career
Weibrecht at the 2010 Olympics

Weibrecht made his World Cup debut on November 30, 2006 at Beaver Creek and became a full-time World Cup racer during the 2008 season. He competed in three events in his debut at the World Championships in 2009 in Val d'Isère, earning his best finish of 39th in the super-G event.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Weibrecht finished 21st in the downhill at Whistler Creekside. Four days later, Weibrecht won the bronze medal in the super-G.[2]

Weibrecht missed most of the 2011 season due to injuries. After shoulder surgery in the spring, he raced in just five speed events, all before Christmas, and failed to break into the top 30 for World Cup points. While slalom training in late December, he injured the other shoulder and sat out the rest of season, which included the 2011 World Championships.[3]

Weibrecht won the silver medal in the super-G in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, besting teammate Bode Miller, who tied for the bronze. A surprise medalist, he started 29th at Rosa Khutor and was in the lead at every split, except for the very last.[4] The Los Angeles Times called Weibrecht's dramatic silver medal a "super-giant upset" and said Weibrecht "is only 28 but has had more body work done than a rent-a-wreck."[5]

Weibrecht's best finish at the World Championships is 9th in the downhill in 2015.

Formerly with Rossignol, Weibrecht switched to Head equipment in April 2013.[6]

World Cup results

Top ten finishes
  • 2 podiums - (2 SG)
  • 11 top tens – (2 DH, 9 SG)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
200829 Nov 2007Beaver Creek, USADownhill10
20123 Dec 2011Super-G10
20142 Mar 2014Kvitfjell, NorwaySuper-G7
20156 Dec 2014Beaver Creek, USASuper-G10
23 Jan 2015Kitzbühel, AustriaSuper-G5
8 Mar 2015Kvitfjell, NorwaySuper-G5
20164 Dec 2015Beaver Creek, USADownhill5
5 Dec 2015Super-G3
18 Dec 2015Val Gardena, ItalySuper-G5
22 Jan 2016Kitzbühel, AustriaSuper-G2
13 Mar 2016Kvitfjell, NorwaySuper-G5

Season standings
SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
20082293———3938
20092397——304248
20102454——232640
201125(168)injured in December 2010
20122683——24——
201327101——29——
20142868——22—33
20152940——124626
20163022—56822—
20173187——2739—
201832106——30——

World Championship results
  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
200923——39DNFDNS2
201125injured, did not compete
201327——DNF22—
201529——209—
201731——DNF——

Olympic results
  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
201024——32111
201428——2—DNF2
201832——DNF——

Personal life

Born and raised in Lake Placid, Weibrecht grew up and raced on the challenging slopes of nearby Whiteface Mountain, which hosted the alpine events at the 1980 Winter Olympics. The fourth of five siblings, Weibrecht learned how to be a technical skier through the direction of the New York Ski Educational Foundation (NYSEF) program.

Weibrecht attended Northwood School in Lake Placid, NY, and also The Winter Sports School in Park City, Utah, and graduated in 2003. His nickname is "Warhorse." He attends Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, where he is an earth sciences major and has graduated as of 2015.[7] In 2012, he married his longtime girlfriend, Denja Rand of Lake Placid, New York.[8]

gollark: Initially.
gollark: The models got wrecked by Eliera (can't spell it) having strange downward gravity.
gollark: Planets are quite big.
gollark: I really doubt it.
gollark: Such as, I don't know, venting the mantle to the surface.

References
  1. "Men's Super G – Beaver Creek, USA". FIS. 5 December 2015.
  2. Bode Miller Wins Silver Medal in Olympic Super-G - The New York Times
  3. Injury sidelines Weibrecht for season
  4. Svrluga, Barry (February 16, 2014). "Weibrecht shocks in super-G, and Miller also medals". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  5. Dufresne, Chris (February 16, 2014). "A super-giant upset at Sochi Olympics for U.S. skier Andrew Weibrecht". LA Times. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  6. "Andreas Romar, Andrew Weibrecht move to Head". FIS Ski. April 10, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  7. Collins, Jim. "The Contenders". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  8. "Denja & Andrew". Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
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