Connor Wilson

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Connor Wilson Alpine skiing
nation South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa
birthday 18th December 1996 (age 23)
place of birth Johannesburg , South Africa
size 175 cm
Weight 70 kg
job college student
Career
discipline Super-G , giant slalom , slalom ,
combination
society SA Active Club
status active
last change: March 30, 2018

Connor Wilson (born December 18, 1996 in Johannesburg ) is a South African ski racer . The two-time South African champion took part in the World Championships in St. Moritz in 2017 and in the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang in 2018 .

biography

Connor Wilson was born in Johannesburg and started skiing in the United States at the age of five . In high school he was the captain of the ice hockey team and a successful show jumper . It was only when his horse became sick that he concentrated on skiing. Before graduating from high school, he spent some time at the Carrabassett Valley Academy, a ski school in Maine , training at Sugarloaf Mountain. The trained rescue diver and helicopter pilot studies veterinary medicine at the University of Vermont and does his training sessions at Mount Mansfield . During stays in his home country he is looked after by the Swiss Cédric Maret and trains in the Drakensberg .

When he was 16, Wilson competed in his first FIS races in the USA . After several other FIS and junior races, he won the South African slalom championship for the first time in July 2016 in Tiffindell . In February 2017 he represented South Africa at the World Championships in St. Moritz , where he finished 54th and 71st in giant slalom and slalom. In the summer he defended his national title in slalom in Tiffindell. Although he only finished 26th in the race, just under ten seconds behind, he managed to clearly distance himself from the domestic competition.

Connor Wilson qualified as one of two ski racers in his country for the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang . Due to the better placement in the world rankings, he was preferred to his competitor Sive Speelman and was allowed to lead the South African delegation as the flag bearer to the opening as the only active participant . In both giant slalom and slalom he was eliminated in the first round.

successes

World championships

More Achievements

  • 2 South African championship titles (slalom 2016 and 2017)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Show jumping's loss is skiing's gain in Connor Wilson. ESPN , February 8, 2018, accessed March 30, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Athlete Profile - Connor Wilson. Pyeongchang 2018 , accessed March 30, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Team SA all set to go at Winter Olympics. Team SA, February 9, 2018, accessed March 30, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Show jumping's loss is skiing's gain in Connor Wilson. ESPN , February 8, 2018, accessed March 30, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Wilson, Connor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African ski racer
DATE OF BIRTH December 18, 1996
PLACE OF BIRTH Johannesburg