Steven Nyman was born and raised in Provo, Utah. His father ran the ski school located at Sundance so he began skiing at the age of two. He launched his United States Ski Team career with two medals and took a World Cup win in 2007 to show how much he had progressed over the course of his skiing career. He was born in December 1982, so already has a lengthy career under his belt.
Nyman is one of four sons, and his parents now co-own a landscaping business since his father has retired from teaching at the Sundance ski school. When he is not skiing, he is heavy into donating time and energy for charity work, and even helped to build an orphanage to house thirty two children in Haiti.
Where He Is Now -
Steven Nyman opened the 2008 skiing season with a real bang, taking a second place medal in the Birds of Prey downhill at Beaver Creek for his third podium at the World Cup. The remainder of the season was hampered significantly by issues relating to his back, and he was left sidelined for numerous skiing events including the famed Chamonix Kandahar downhill, which was won by his teammate Marco Sullivan. It turned out he had a bulging disc, and doctors ended up putting him in a trunk cast. By May, the trunk cast had done its job and allowed Steven Nyman to return to the snow in Mammoth Mountain in California followed by a trip to Chile in South America for a pair of camps pre season.
Career Highlights -
Steven is a Former National Development Systems athlete, took 15th in the first World Cup race he ever ran in 2002, and also in 2002 was the Junior Worlds SL champ, CO silver. In 2004 he took Europa Cup DH, NorAm super G wins and in 2005 he was the U.S. downhill champ again. In 2006 he took 4th in World Cup DH (Garmisch, GER), and 19th on his 24th birthday in the Olympic DH. In 2007 he scored his first World Cup win, and in 2008 he took 2nd in the World Cup downhill before sitting out much of the season due to back issues.
Interesting and Inspirational Quotes -
"I think it's the fairest way of doing it, over two days. They had originally talked about just taking the two fastest guys from final training on Saturday. But over one day, you could have a bad day." - Steven Nyman
"He's happy. We're all happy. Medals? Screw medals. Nobody cares. A lot of people in America don't relate to this, but it's not about the medals. It's about the effort and hard work. We're all happy with what we did. Nobody is disappointed at all." - Steven Nyman
"To get the cast outfitted I basically had to be hung by my neck. The Dr. put this brace around my neck then I had to slip my arms through these sheep skin loops and he lifted me off the ground. I was suspended in the air for 15 minutes with my arms above my head and I could barely touch my toes to the ground," - Steven Nyman
Nyman is one of four sons, and his parents now co-own a landscaping business since his father has retired from teaching at the Sundance ski school. When he is not skiing, he is heavy into donating time and energy for charity work, and even helped to build an orphanage to house thirty two children in Haiti.
Originally posted 2008-12-12 05:13:43. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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