Sophie Caldwell-Hamilton

Sophia Shuell Caldwell-Hamilton (born March 22, 1990, Peru, Vermont) is an American cross-country skier.[1]

Sophie Caldwell-Hamilton
Sophie Caldwell during World Cup comeptitions in Dresden, Saxony, Germany in January 2018
Country United States
Born (1990-03-22) 22 March 1990
Peru, Vermont, United States
Ski clubStratton Mountain School
World Cup career
Seasons2013–
Individual wins2
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums9
Team podiums4
Indiv. starts129
Team starts17
Overall titles0 – (19th in 2018)
Discipline titles0
Updated on 28 March, 2020.

Caldwell's uncle, Tim Caldwell, and grandfather, John Caldwell, are also Olympians.

Caldwell attended Dartmouth College and majored in psychology, graduating in 2012. She was a member of the Tri Delta sorority.

Athletic career

Caldwell made her debut in FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Quebec's sprints in December 2012 with 14th place in the individual competition. At the 2013 World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme Caldwell finished 20th in classical style sprint.[1] In 2014 in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, she placed sixth in the freestyle sprint.[1] On March 1, 2014, Caldwell finished third in the Lahti, Finland freestyle sprint World Cup, for her first podium.

At the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, she finished sixth in the freestyle sprint.[1] She was in position to contend for a medal midway through the final when Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen poled between her legs, causing her to crash and taking her out of contention for a medal. She finished 12 seconds behind in sixth place. This is the best ever result by a female American cross-country skier.[2]

Caldwell got her first victory in the World Cup during the 2016 edition of the Tour de Ski. She won the classic sprint in Oberstdorf, Germany on January 5, 2016.[1] With this victory, Caldwell was only the second American woman with a victory in the World Cup. The other being Kikkan Randall. Caldwell is also the first American woman to win a classical World Cup event.[3]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Olympic Games
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
mass start		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
20142330——6—7
201827———85—

World Championships
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
mass start		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
201523———10—8
201725———6——
20192729——14——

World Cup

Season standings
 Season   Age  Season Standings Ski Tour Standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 Ski Tour
2020		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
20132387NC53——N/A—N/A
2014242347864DNFN/A39N/A
20152553NC2071DNFN/AN/AN/A
20162627757DNFDNFN/AN/ADNF
20172733NC11DNFDNFN/A36N/A
201828196139DNFN/A36N/A
20192921NC4—DNFN/A36N/A
20193025696DNFDNF44N/AN/A

Individual podiums
  • 2 victories – (1 WC, 1 SWC)
  • 9 podiums – (6 WC, 3 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2013–14 1 March 2014 Lahti, Finland1.55 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
22015–165 January 2016 Oberstdorf, Germany1.2 km Sprint CStage World Cup1st
3 2017–18 1 March 2014 Lenzerheide, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
413 January 2018 Dresden, Germany1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
527 January 2018 Seefeld, Austria1.1 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
6 2018–19 15 December 2018 Davos, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
71 January 2019 Val Müstair, Switzerland1.4 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
89 February 2019 Lahti, Finland1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
9 2019–20 14 December 2019 Davos, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums
  • 4 podiums – (2 RL, 2 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
12015–1624 January 2016 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndBjornsen / Stephen / Diggins
22016–175 February 2017 Pyeongchang, South Korea6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdSargent
32017–1813 January 2018 Dresden, Germany6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdSargent
42019-208 December 2019 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2nd  Maubet Bjornsen / Brennan / Diggins 
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References
  1. Sophie Caldwell-Hamilton at the International Ski Federation
  2. "Sophie Caldwell Falls in Sprint Final, Finishes Sixth.", Washington Post, 2/11/2014.
  3. "Caldwell Does What She Considered Unthinkable: Wins World Cup Classic Sprint", FasterSkier.com, 1/5/2015.
  4. "CALDWELL Sophie". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

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