Name: Ben Loomis
Sport: Nordic Combined
Height: 6-1
Weight: 160
DOB: 6/9/1998
Birthplace: Eau Claire, Wis.
Hometown: Eau Claire, Wis.
High School: The Winter Sports School (Park City, Utah) ‘16
Olympic Experience
- Olympian (2018)
- PyeongChang 2018, 10th (team large hill/4x5km), 40th (large hill/10km individual), 41st (normal hill/10 km individual)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2017 – 88th (Team HS100/4x5km)
- Years of participation: 2017
- Top finish: 8th (team normal hill/4x5K) – 2017
Youth Olympic Games Experience
- Lillehammer 2016, silver (normal hill/5K), 10th (team normal hill ski jumping)
Other Career Highlights
- 2017 FIS Junior World Championships, 7th (team normal hill/4x5K), 9th (normal hill/5K)
- 2016 FIS Junior World Championships, 6th (team normal hill/4x5K)
- 2015 FIS Junior World Championships, 7th (team normal hill/4x5K)
Personal:
Son of Paul and Karyl Loomis...Has one sister, Sam, and one brother, Adam, who is also a member of Team USA...Moved to Park City, Utah, at age 15 to find a more adaptive school and higher quality training...Named the 2016 USSA Nordic Combined Athlete of the Year...Hobbies include biking, water skiing, fishing, alpine skiing and hiking
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