Jack Gower

Jack Gower
Personal information
Born (1994-05-26) 26 May 1994 (age 30)
Chichester
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, super-G, combined
ClubSpsrc
World Cup debut
25 November 2017 (age 23)
World Championships
Teams1
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons1st – (2017/18–)

Jack Gower (born 26 May 1994) is an Irish and British alpine ski racer. He competed for the UK at the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, USA, in the giant slalom.[1] Gower competed for Ireland at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Career

[edit]

At the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015 in Beaver Creek, Gower finished 38th in the Giant slalom.[1] Gower made his World Cup debut on 25 November 2017 in the Lake Louise downhill, he finished 67th. On January 2, 2022, it was announced that Gower would start for Ireland in the future. As one of his grandmothers comes from Skibbereen in West Cork, a change of nation was possible.[2]

At the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, Gower competed for Ireland. He finished 12th in the combined event, 31st in downhill and 25th in giant slalom.[3]

World Championship results

[edit]
Year Age Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined
2015 20 38

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Men's Giant Slalom Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. ^ https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/the-irish-mail-on-sunday/20220102/282853669287937. Retrieved 28 October 2022 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Jack Gower". olympedia.org. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
[edit]