Team USA Reaches New Heights In Biathlon At The 2022 Winter Olympics
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Athlete Bio#
Height
5'8"
Age
32
Hometown
Saint Paul, MN
Education
Saint Olaf
Career Highlights
- 2019 US Biathlon National Championships (Jericho, Vt.) - 1st in sprint / 2nd in pursuit / 6th in super sprint
- 2018 US Biathlon National Championships (Park City, Utah) - 9th in sprint / 8th in pursuit / 8th in mass start
Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian
- Olympic Games Beijing 2022, 13th (4 x 7.5km Relay - Men), 28th (20km Individual - Men), 36th (10km Sprint - Men), 40th (12.5km Pursuit - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2024 – 5th (4 x 7.5km Relay - Men), 37th (12.5km Pursuit - Men), 38th (10km Sprint - Men), 50th (20km Individual - Men)
- Years of participation: 10km Sprint - Men 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024; 12.5km Pursuit - Men 2019, 2021, 2024; 20km Individual - Men 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024; 4 x 7.5km Relay - Men 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024; 15km Mass Start - Men 2021; 4 x 7.5km Relay - Mixed 2021
- Top finish: 5th – 2024 (4 x 7.5km Relay - Men)
More #
More on Jake:
Jake was introduced to cross-country skiing by his parents in their Minneapolis backyard at age 3, but it was while training with coach Piotr Bednarski's Go!Training (now Loppet Nordic Racing) summer club that he became obsessed with ski training. At St. Olaf College Jake competed in cross-country running, Nordic skiing, and track, helping the Oles win the NCAA Championship in cross-country his junior season. After graduating in 2015, Jake joined the Northern Michigan University ski team as a graduate student and finished his NCAA career with a top-5 finish at US Nationals and as an NCAA All-American. After two years with the US Biathlon development program, Jake joined the Craftsbury GRP Biathlon team in 2018 and lives and trains in Craftsbury, Vermont. Jake has two brothers. His brother Luke is also a biathlete with the Craftsbury Green Racing Project.
SPORT DATA
Biathlon Since: 2016, cross-country ski racing since: 2006
Skis: Salomon
Boots: Salomon
Poles: Swix
WORLD CUP TOTAL FINAL RANK
| 2022/23 |
- 67 |
| 2021/22 |
- 49 |
| 2020/21 | - 47 |
| 2018/19 | - 100 |
WORLD CUP TOP RESULTS (INCLUDING OWG & WCH)
| POS | COMP | SEASON | EVENT |
| 12 | SP | 2020/21 | Pokljuka (SLO) WCH |
| 20 | PU | 2022/23 | Kontiolahti (FIN) WC |
| 22 | PU | 2021/22 | Kontiolahti (FIN) WC |
| 22 | SP | 2020/21 | Ostersund (SWE) WC |
| 22 | IN | 2020-21 | Pokljuka (SLO) WCH |
| 23 | IN | 2021-22 | Ostersund (SWE) WC |
| 25 | SP | 2021-22 | Ostersund (SWE) WC |
| 25 | PU | 2020/21 | Pokljuka (SLO) WCH |
| 27 | SP | 2021/22 | Kontiolahti (FIN) WC |
| 28 | IN | 2021/22 | Beijing (CHN) OWG |
