James Crawford (alpine skier)

James "Jack" Crawford (born 3 May 1997) is a Canadian World Cup alpine ski racer. He specializes in the speed disciplines of downhill and super-G, and occasionally competes in giant slalom and combined.

James Crawford

Personal information
Born	(1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 28) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country	Canada
Skiing career
Disciplines	Downhill, Super-G, Giant slalom, Combined
Club	Georgian Peaks & Whistler Mountain[1]
World Cup debut	22 January 2016 (age 18)
Olympics
Teams	2 – (2018, 2022)
Medals	1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	4 – (2019–2025)
Medals	1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	7 – (2016, 2018–2023)
Wins	1 – (1 DH)
Podiums	6 – (4 DH, 2 SG)
Overall titles	0 – (12th in 2023)
Discipline titles	0 – (5th in SG, 2022)
Medal record Men's alpine skiing Representing  Canada International competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 0 1 World Championships 1 0 0 Total 1 0 1 Olympic Games 2022 Beijing Combined World Championships 2023 Courchevel Super-G Junior World Championships 2017 Åre Team event 2016 Sochi Super-G

Crawford made his World Cup debut in January 2016 in a super-G at Kitzbühel, Austria. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics,^[2] and the World Championships in 2019 and 2021, where he was fourth in the combined event. In January 2022, Crawford was named to Canada's Olympic team;^[3][4] he was fourth in the downhill, sixth in the super-G, and won the bronze medal in the combined.^[5] At the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel, Crawford won his first gold medal in Super-G.^[6][7] In 2025, he won the Kitzbühel downhill, the first Canadian win since Todd Brooker in 1983.^[8]

Crawford's older sister Candace is also an alpine racer; their aunt is Judy Crawford, who finished fourth in the slalom at the 1972 Winter Olympics at Sapporo.^[5][9]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined	Parallel
2019	21	150	—	—	54	—	—	—
2020	22	97	—	—	22	—	—	—
2021	23	82	—	—	24	51	—	—
2022	24	14	—	—	5	16	—
2023	25	12	—	54	19	5	—
2024	26	23	—	41	12	13
2025	27	13	—	—	11	5

Race podiums

• 1 win (1 DH)
• 6 podiums (4 DH, 2 SG); 27 top tens (15 DH, 12 SG)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
2022	6 Mar 2022	Kvitfjell, Norway	Super-G	2nd
2023	3 Dec 2022	Beaver Creek, USA	Downhill	3rd
	28 Dec 2022	Bormio, Italy	Downhill	2nd
	4 Mar 2023	Aspen, USA	Downhill	2nd
2025	25 Jan 2025	Kitzbühel, Austria	Downhill	1st
	9 Mar 2025	Kvitfjell, Norway	Super-G	2nd

World Championship results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant   slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined	Team Combined	Parallel	Team  event
2019	21	—	—	36	—	—	—	—	—
2021	23	—	DNF1	14	21	4	—	—
2023	25	—	—	1	5	DNS SL	—	—
2025	27	—	—	27	23	—	—	—	—

Olympic results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant   slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined	Team  event
2018	20	—	29	DNF	—	20	—
2022	24	—	—	6	4	3	—