Marco Sullivan
Alpine Skiing
2002 Olympian
2006 Olympian
2010 Olympic hopeful
Personal Specs
Height: 6'0"
Short List Performance
- 2002 Olympic Winter Games- ninth (Downhill), DNF (Super-G)
- 2006 Olympic Winter Games - edged in ski-off by Scott Macartney for Downhill berth
- Three World Cup Downhill podiums - Chamonix (1st, 2008), Lake Louise (2nd, 2007), Wengen (3rd, 2009)
- 2000 World Junior Championships bronze medalist - Slalom
- Four career National championships (Downhill - 1999, 2007; Super-G - 2002; Giant Slalom - 1999)
Vancouver Watch
Sullivan joins Scott Macartney and Steve Nyman in the second group of U.S. male skiers to keep tabs on in Vancouver after Bode Miller and Ted Ligety. Primarily a downhill racer, Sullivan's Olympic Winter Games experience makes him a threat in the speed events. If Miller passes on the Vancouver Games, Sullivan may be the U.S. Ski Team's top men's downhill medal hope.
Personal
He began skiing on a gravel hill in his Lake Tahoe backyard at the age of 3 and was racing by 7. Sullivan excelled in football as a team captain at North Tahoe High School. He tore his left ACL on the final day of the 2000 World Championships. Training crashes caused him to miss the 2004 and 2005 seasons. His hobbies include fly-fishing, mountain biking, hunting, water skiing and surfing. His favorite musicians range from Johnny Cash to 50 Cent. His favorite food is a hamburger barbecued in his own backyard. He has worn the same San Francisco 49ers hat since he was 13.
Did You Know...?
- Nicknamed "Sully"
- During a two-year injury rehab, passed time by driving a Snowcat (a snow mover) and tuning skis at a shop in Truckee, Calif.
- After winning the 2002 U.S. super-G title at native Squaw Valley, said: "If I hadn't won at home, I don't know if they would have let me back into town."
- Lists Q-Tips as a necessity.