Steve Omischl

Steve Omischl (born November 16, 1978) is a Canadian freestyle skier.^[1][2]

Steve Omischl

Omischl competing at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Born	November 16, 1978 (1978-11-16) (age 46) North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Medal record Men's freestyle skiing Representing  Canada World Championships 2005 Ruka Aerials 2009 Inawashiro Aerials 2003 Deer Valley Aerials 2007 Madonna di Campiglio Aerials

Career

Omischl was born in North Bay, Ontario.As a kid was a paper boy for the North Bay Nugget, Omischl competes in aerials, and made his World Cup debut in December 1999, finishing with a silver medal at an event in Blackcomb. Omischl earned five more podiums on the World Cup circuit before winning his first event in mid-2002.^[3]

Along with a fellow olympian Jeff Bean, he participated in an episode of the hit show Mantracker where he defeated Terry Grant in the nerve-wracking chase.

Over his career thus far, Omischl has placed on the podium at 40 World Cup events, and claimed 20 titles. He has won four overall World Cup titles, finishing atop the aerials standings in 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009. He has won four medals at the World Championships. His lone gold came in 2005, and most recently won a silver medal in 2009.^[3]

Omischl has competed in three Olympic Games. In 2002, he placed 4th in the qualifying but ended up 11th in the final.^[4] In 2006, he was well positioned to make the final after the first jump, but a poor second jump left him in 20th place.^[5]

Omischl was also a member of the Canadian team at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.^[6] He qualified for the final in 8th and was ranked 8th overall after the final.

World Cup podiums

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Date	Location	Rank
December 4, 1999	Blackcomb
February 26, 2000	Piancavallo
August 12, 2000	Mount Buller
December 2, 2000	Blackcomb
March 10, 2001	Himos
January 18, 2002	Lake Placid
September 8, 2002	Mount Buller
January 17, 2003	Lake Placid
February 7, 2003	Steamboat
March 3, 2003	Špindlerův Mlýn
September 6, 2003	Mount Buller
September 7, 2003	Mount Buller
January 16, 2004	Lake Placid
January 18, 2004	Lake Placid
January 25, 2004	Fernie
January 31, 2004	Deer Valley
February 15, 2004	Harbin
February 28, 2004	Špindlerův Mlýn
March 10, 2004	Sauze d'Oulx
January 16, 2005	Lake Placid
January 28, 2005	Deer Valley
February 5, 2005	Shenyang
February 12, 2005	Changchun
February 19, 2005	Sauze d'Oulx
December 18, 2005	Changchun
March 3, 2006	Davos
December 10, 2006	Jilin
January 11, 2007	Deer Valley
February 25, 2007	Apex
December 21, 2007	Lianhua Mountain
December 22, 2007	Lianhua Mountain
January 19, 2008	Lake Placid
January 27, 2008	Mont Tremblant
February 10, 2008	Cypress Mountain
February 17, 2008	Inawashiro
March 1, 2008	Moscow
March 7, 2008	Davos
January 25, 2009	Mount Gabriel
January 30, 2009	Deer Valley
February 2, 2009	Cypress Mountain