Name: Ben Loomis

Sport: Nordic Combined

Event(s): Team Large Hill/4x5-kilometer, Large Hill/10-kilometer, Normal Hill/10-kilometer

Height: 6-1

DOB: 6/9/1998

Birthplace: Eau Claire, Wis.

Hometown: Eau Claire, Wis.

High School: The Winter Sports School (Park City, Utah) ‘16

College: DeVry University, Electronics and Engineering

Team/Club: Flying Eagles Ski Club

Olympic Experience

• Two-time Olympian (2018, 2022)
• Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, 15th (Normal Hill/10-kilometer), 19th (Large Hill/10-kilometer), 6th (Team Large Hill/4x5-kilometer)
• Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, 10th (Team Large Hill/4x5-kilometer), 40th (Large Hill/10-kilometer), 41st (Normal Hill/10-kilometer)

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2021 – 9th (team sprint, team), 31st (large hill), 33rd (normal hill)
• Years of participation: 2017, 2019, 2021
• Top Finish: 8th – 2017 (team normal hill/4x5K)

Youth Olympic Games Experience

• Lillehammer 2016, silver (normal hill/5K), 10th (team normal hill ski jumping)

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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