Steven Nyman
Alpine Skiing
2006 Olympian
2010 Olympic hopeful
Personal Specs
Height: 6'4"
Short List Performance
- 2006 Olympic Winter Games - 19th (Downhill), 29th (Combined), 43rd (Super-G)
- 2007 World Championships - ninth (Combined), 12th (Super-G), 21st (Downhill)
- Three career World Cup Downhill podiums - Gardena/Groeden (1st, 2006), Beaver Creek (2nd, 2007; 3rd, 2006)
- 2003 National champion - Downhill
- 2002 World Junior champion - Slalom
Vancouver Watch
Nyman provides depth to the U.S. Ski Team in speed events, having made strides from Torino to the 2007 World Championships. However, injuries have riddled his 2008-09 season, and he did not compete at the 2009 World Championships.
Personal
One of four brothers, Nyman grew up in Sundance, Utah, (Robert Redford's resort town) and was skiing at age 2 and racing at 8. A bad back has bothered him since a crash in Italy two years ago. The back injury was so bad early on that he had trouble walking down stairs and it was later revealed that he had a bulging disc and a pinched nerve.
A free spirit, Nyman has compared himself to water, saying "I flow." Teammates call him "Planet Provo" for being in his own world. His motto is: "The grass is greener where you water it," a quote from his dad. He dated fellow U.S. skier Julia Mancuso for three years.
Did You Know...?
- Plays Scrabble with teammate Marco Sullivan on the road
- Once did yard work for Robert Redford to finance his skiing
- Flew to Haiti with "A Child Hope Foundation" and helped build an orphanage in 2003
- Maintains own Web site, nymansworld.com, where you can read his self-described "incoherent babblings."