Gregory Jones (born December 3, 1953) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States.
Born in Tahoe City, California, he specialized in giant slalom. Jones competed in all three events at the 1976 Winter Olympics and finished 9th in the giant slalom, 11th in the downhill, and 19th in the slalom. His all-around performance earned a World Championship bronze medal in the combined event.
Jones won a World Cup race a few weeks later in the United States at Copper Mountain, Colorado. Teammate Phil Mahre was the runner-up for the first-ever one-two finish by U.S. men in a World Cup race.
Jones was inducted into the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1978.
World Cup Results Race podiums 1 win – (1 GS) 2 podiums – (2 GS) Season Date Location Discipline Place 1975 18 Dec 1974 Madonna di Campiglio, Italy Giant slalom 2nd 1976 5 Mar 1976 Copper Mountain, USA Giant slalom 1st
Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom Giant slalom Super G Downhill Combined 1975 21 19 — 8 not run — 1976 22 18 — 6 — — 1977 23 54 — — — Points were only awarded for top ten finishes (see scoring system).
World championship results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1974 20 — 18 not run 16 — 1976 22 19 9 11 3 From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
Olympic results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1976 22 19 9 not run 11 not run
References
External links
Greg Jones World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
Gregory Jones at the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame