Andrew Weibrecht
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Andrew Weibrecht (born February 10, 1986) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and two-time Olympic medalist from the United States.
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Born | (1986-02-10) February 10, 1986 (age 38) Lake Placid, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disciplines | Super-G, downhill, combined | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | New York Ski Educational Foundation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | November 30, 2006 (age 20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2018 (age 32) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 – (2010, 2014, 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 2 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 4 – (2009, 2013–2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 11 – (2008–2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 2 – (2 SG) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (22nd in 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 – (8th in SG, 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in Lake Placid, New York, he grew up racing at nearby Whiteface Mountain. Weibrecht raced in all five disciplines and specialized in super-G; he attained his first World Cup podium in December 2015, finishing third in the super-G at Beaver Creek, Colorado.[1]