John

Daly

Quick Facts

• He ran track and field while in college and was all-American in the decathlon in 2007.
• Daly considers his entire family his support team: his mother, father, brother, sister, and his Aunt Sabina have "all been there from the beginning."
• Graduated from Plattsburgh State University with a degree in Public Relations and Advertising
• Was originally recruited for luge in 2001, but switched to skeleton

Career Highlights

• 2017-2018 World Cup- 17th in Lake Placid (11/17); 18th in Park City (11/17); 29th in Whistler (11/17); 10th in Winterberg (12/17); 11th in Igls (12/17); 15th in St. Moritz (1/18); 10th in Koenigssee (1/18)
• 2017-2018 Intercontinental Cup - BRONZE in St. Moritz #1 (1/18); SILVER in St. Moritz #2 (1/18)
• 2016-2017 World Cup - 14th in PyeongChang (3/17)
• 2016-2017 Intercontinental Cup - GOLD in Lake Placid #1 (1/17); SILVER in Lake Placid #2 (1/17)
• 2016-2017 European Cup - 5th in St. Moritz (1/17)
• 2016-2017 North American Cup- GOLD in Park City #1 (1/17); GOLD in Park City #2 (1/17); SILVER in Lake Placid #1 (1/17); GOLD in Lake Placid #2 (1/17)
• 2013-2014 World Cup - 16th in Calgary (11/13), 15th in Park City (12/13), 4th in Lake Placid (12/13), 5th in Winterberg (1/14), 23rd in St. Moritz #1 (1/14), 9th in St. Moritz #2 (1/14), 5th in Igls (1/14), 23rd in St. Mortiz #1 (1/10), 9th in St Moritz #2 (1/12), 5th in Igls (1/18), 12th in Koenigssee (1/24)
• 2012-2013 World Cup - 4th in Lake Placid (11/12), 7th in Park City (11/12), 19th in Whistler (11/12), 11th in Winterberg (12/12), 9th in La Plagne (12/12), 20th in Altenberg (1/13), 11th in Koenigssee (1/13), 16th in Igls (1/13), GOLD in St. Moritz World Championship team event (2/13), 5th in St. Moritz World Championships (2/13), 4th in Sochi (2/13)
• 2011-2012 World Cup - DSQ in Igls (11/11), 22nd in La Plagne (11/11), 14th in Winterberg (11/11), 24th in Altenberg (12/11), 17th in Koenigssee (12/11), 6th in St. Moritz (1/12), 5th in Calgary (1/12), 8th in Lake Placid World Championships (2/12)
• 2011-2012 Intercontinental Cup - GOLD in Calgary #1 (2/12), SILVER in Calgary # (2/12)
• 10th overall in 2010-2011 World Cup - 19th in Whistler (11/10), 10th in Calgary (12/10), 8th in Park City (12/10), 10th in Lake Placid (12/10), 16th in Igls (1/11), 6th in Winterberg (1/11), 5th in St. Moritz (1/11), 18th in Cesana (1/11), 17th at World Championships in Koenigssee (2/11)
• 2009-2010 World Cup - 14th in Park City (11/09), 11th in Lake Placid (11/09), 22nd in Cesana (12/09), 20th in Winterberg (12/09)
• 2009-2010 Intercontinental Cup - GOLD in Lake Placid (1/10), GOLD in Calgary #1 (1/10), GOLD in Calgary #2 (1/10), GOLD in Park City (1/10)
• 2009-2010 America's Cup - GOLD in Lake Placid #1 (12/09), GOLD in Lake Placid #2 (12/09)
• 14th overall in 2009-2010 World Cup - 14th in Park City (11/09), 11th in Lake Placid (11/09), 22nd in Cesana (12/09), 20th in Winterberg (12/09)
• 2nd overall in 2008-2009 European Cup - SILVER in Winterberg (12/5), BRONZE in Altenberg EC #1 (12/12), SILVER in Altenberg EC #2 (12/13), 6th in Igls EC #1 (12/20), GOLD in Igls EC #2 (12/21), GOLD in St. Moritz (1/22), BRONZE in Cesana (1/31)
• 7th overall in 2008-2009 America's Cup - SILVER in Park City #1 (11/1), BRONZE in Lake Placid #1 (11/21), 8th in Lake Placid #2 (11/22), BRONZE in Lake Placid #3 (4/3)

Olympic Experience

• 3-time Olympian
• Olympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, 16th (Individual - Men)
• Olympic Games Sochi 2014, 15th (Individual - Men)
• Olympic Games Vancouver 2010, 17th (Individual - Men)

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2017 – 17th (Individual - Men)
• Years of participation: Individual - Men 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017; Team Competition - Mixed 2011, 2012, 2013
• Medals: 1 (1 gold)
• Gold – 2013 (Team Competition - Mixed)