Tess Johnson
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2000-06-19) June 19, 2000
Vail, United States
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight117 lb (53 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportFreestyle skiing
EventDual moguls
ClubSki and Snowboard Club Vail
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 UtahDual moguls

Tess Johnson (born June 19, 2000) is an American freestyle moguls skier.[1] In 2014, she became the youngest moguls skier ever named to the United States national team. She has been named to the United States Olympic Team for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Early life and education

Tess Johnson was born in Vail, Colorado to TJ and Carol Johnson.[2] She is the granddaughter of William Oscar Johnson, a writer who covered the Olympics and ski racing for Sports Illustrated.[3] Tess began skiing with her parents at age two.[1] She played soccer for Vail Mountain School, which won state championships in 2015 and 2016.[2]

Career

At fourteen years old, Johnson became the youngest ever moguls skier named to the United States nation team.[1] In the 2014–15 season, she placed had five top-10 finishes on the NorAm tour.[1] In 2016, she won the Grand Prix title for the NorAm tour. and a silver medal at the FIS Junior World Ski Championships.[1]

In January 2018, Johnson placed fourth at a World Cup event in Tremblant, Quebec. The result was the best of any American competing at the event and Johnson's best World Cup finish to date.[4] On January 22, 2018, Johnson was named to the United States Olympic Team for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.[2] At the Olympics, Johnson placed seventeenth in the first round of qualifying.[5] She is coached by former Nordic skier Sylvan Ellefson as well as Riley Campbell and John Dowling.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tess Johnson". U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 LaConte, John (January 22, 2018). "Edwards local Tess Johnson confirmed for Olympics". Vail Daily. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ Layden, Tim (February 7, 2018). "The unlikely path of Tess Johnson, USA's teenage mogul skier". SI.com. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ LaConte, John (January 20, 2018). "Johnson 4th in Tremblant, likely for 1st Winter Games". Vail Daily. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  5. ↑ Smith, Shawn (February 8, 2018). "Perrine Laffont qualifies first in women's moguls; USA's Morgan Schild in third". NBC Olympics. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
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