Noah Hoffman

Noah Hoffman
Born (1989-08-01) August 1, 1989
Evergreen, Colorado[1]
Ski club Ski and Snowboard Club Vail
World Cup career
Seasons 2009–

Noah Hoffman (born August 1, 1989 in Evergreen, Colorado) is an American cross country skier who competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Personal

Hoffman is Jewish.[2] He grew up in Aspen, Colorado.

Career

Hoffman debuted in the FIS World Cup at Vancouver in January 2009, placing 25th in the 30 km skiathlon.[3] His first European appearance in the World Cup was at the 2010–11 season opener in Gällivare, where he placed 31st in the 15 km freestyle, only just missing out on a points finish.[3] He represented the United States at the 2011 World Championships in Oslo, Norway, where he placed 29th in the 15 km classic and 30th in the 50 km freestyle mass start.[3]

2012–13

Hoffman opened the 2012–13 season well, placing a career-best 19th in the second stage of the Nordic Opening at Ruka, a 10 km freestyle race;[3][4] he went on to place 26th in the final standings of the Ruka Triple.[3] He scored his first top 10 finish two weeks later at Canmore, placing 8th in the 30 km skiathlon.[3][5] Hoffman also completed his first Tour de Ski, finishing 46th with a best stage finish of 17th in the final climb.[3][6]

At the 2013 World Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy, Hoffman improved on his results from two years before. He finished strong to place 15th in the 15 km freestyle, his best World Championship result to date.[7] In the 50 km classic mass start he placed 27th after going with an early five-man breakaway.[8] He was the top American in both races.[8]

Hoffman narrowly qualified for his first World Cup Final in Falun, Sweden, scoring seven World Cup points at the last opportunity (a 50 km freestyle mass start at Oslo) to move to 47th in the World Cup overall standings as the top 50 qualified for the final weekend.[9] He eventually finished 48th in the overall World Cup and 36th in the distance World Cup.[10]

2013–14

Hoffman underwent shoulder surgery in the off-season, hoping to eliminate a recurring shoulder dislocation problem.[11] He placed a career-best 9th in the season-opening Ruka Triple, being the fastest skier in the final stage (a 15 km freestyle pursuit) and thus receiving the maximum 50 World Cup points for a stage win.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Noah Hoffman". U.S. Ski Team. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  2. ↑
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Noah Hoffman at the International Ski Federation
  4. ↑ "Randall Leads Another Historic USA Day". U.S. Ski Team. December 1, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Top 10 for Hoffman, Freeman". U.S. Ski Team. December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Men 9 km Free Final Climb Pursuit Start Winner Of The Day" (pdf). FIS. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Hoffman Notches Career-Best 15th in Val di Fiemme". FasterSkier.com. February 27, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  8. 1 2 "Aspen's Hoffman leads U.S. nordic team". Aspen Times. March 4, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Hoffman Leads at Holmenkollen". U.S. Ski Team. March 16, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Cup Standings 2012–13". FIS. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  11. ↑ Mangan, Audrey (May 17, 2013). "Hoffman Capitalizes on Recovery Process". FasterSkier.com. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Sundby (NOR) takes the final stage of Ruka Triple". FIS. December 1, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
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