Kyle A. Rasmussen (born June 20, 1968, in Sonora, California) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Angels Camp, California.
While competing with the U.S. Ski Team, he won two World Cup downhills in 1995 (Wengen and Kvitfjell), his best season, in which he finished sixth in the downhill standings, fifth in the Super-G standings, and 17th in the overall standings.
Rasmussen competed in three Winter Olympics in the 1990s and was ninth in the 1998 Downhill. With 12 top-ten finishes in his World Cup career, he retired from competition at age 30 in October 1998.
World Cup results Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom Giant Slalom Super G Downhill Combined 1991 22 91 – – – 39 – 1992 23 72 – – 37 63 22 1993 24 102 – – 57 – 21 1994 25 43 – – 14 29 — 1995 26 17 – – 5 6 – 1996 27 43 – – 33 18 12 1997 28 74 – – – 28 – 1998 29 87 – – – 37 –
Race podiums 2 wins – (2 DH) 3 podiums – (2 DH, 1 SG), 12 top tens Season Date Location Discipline Place1995 Jan 21, 1995 Wengen, Switzerland Downhill 1stMar 10, 1995Kvitfjell, Norway Super G 3rdMar 11, 1995 Downhill 1st
World Championship results Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super G Downhill Combined 1989 20 — — — 29 — 1991 22 1993 24 injured, did not compete 1996 27 — — 40 14 — 1997 28 injured, did not compete
Olympic results Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super G Downhill Combined 1992 23 — — 17 16 16 1994 25 — — DSQ 11 31 1998 29 — — 13 9 —
References
External links
Kyle Rasmussen World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation