Emily Cook
Emily Cook 
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| birthday | July 1, 1979 | ||||||||
| place of birth | Boston | ||||||||
| size | 158 cm | ||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg | ||||||||
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| discipline | Aerials | ||||||||
| society | FLY freestyle | ||||||||
| status | active | ||||||||
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| last change: March 23, 2014 | |||||||||
Emily Cook (born July 1, 1979 in Boston ) is an American freestyle skier . She specializes in the aerials (jumping) discipline.
biography
Cook learned to ski at the age of four and began freestyle ski jumping at the age of 14; in her youth she was also an artistic gymnast. From 1995 she first took part in the Nor-Am Cup, the North American continental championship. She made her debut in the World Cup on January 13, 1997 in Lake Placid , where she reached 13th place. At the Junior World Championships in 1999 in Jyväskylä , she won the bronze medal. The first podium in a World Cup competition she achieved on January 6, 2001 with third place in Deer Valley . Shortly before the 2002 Winter Olympics , to which she had qualified, she suffered a severe foot injury that forced her to take a break of over two years.
Cook only started again in January 2005, but was able to keep up with the world's best with several top 10 placements. In the following season she was again on the podium, and she also took part in the Olympic Games for the first time. She achieved her first World Cup victory on March 1, 2008 in Moscow , in the same year she won the first national championship title. In the winter of 2009/10 Cook was twice third in the World Cup, at the 2009 World Cup she just missed a medal in fourth. In 2010 the second Olympic participation and the second championship title followed. On February 12, 2011 she was able to celebrate her second World Cup victory in Moscow. Another win followed towards the end of the 2012/13 season.
Cook is an athlete ambassador for the development aid organization Right to Play .
successes
Olympic games
- Turin 2006 : 19th Aerials
- Vancouver 2010 : 11th Aerials
- Sochi 2014 : 8th Aerials
World championships
- Hasliberg 1999 : 18th Aerials
- Whistler 2001 : 12th Aerials
- Ruka 2005 : 7th Aerials
- Madonna di Campiglio 2007 : 6th Aerials
- Inawashiro 2009 : 4th Aerials
- Deer Valley 2011 : 7th Aerials
- Voss 2013 : 10th Aerials
World Cup ratings
- 2000/01 season : 6th Aerials World Cup
- 2005/06 season : 5th Aerials World Cup
- 2007/08 season : 6th Aerials World Cup
- 2008/09 season : 8th Aerials World Cup
- 2010/11 season : 5th Aerials World Cup
- 2012/13 season : 2nd Aerials World Cup
- 2013/14 season : 7th Aerials World Cup
World Cup victories
Cook has achieved 9 podiums so far, including 3 wins:
| date | place | country |
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| March 1, 2008 | Moscow | Russia |
| February 12, 2011 | Moscow | Russia |
| February 23, 2013 | Bukovel | Ukraine |
More Achievements
- Bronze medal Junior World Championship 1999
- 2 US championship titles (2008, 2010)
- 6 podium places in the Nor-Am Cup
- 4 victories in FIS jumping
Web links
- Emily Cook website
- Emily Cook in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Portrait at the US Ski Association
- Emily Cook in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Cook, Emily |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American freestyle skier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston |