- 2018
- Bronze medal in Lake Placid World Cup sprint race
FUN FACTS
- Taylor lives in Utah, but has never been skiing or snowboarding
- Taylor is colorblind
BEST EVER RESULTS
- Bronze medal in Lake Placid World Cup sprint race (first career World Cup medal)
- 5th place in Lake Placid World Cup singles race
- 5th place in World Championship sprint race (Igls, Austria)
- 8th place in Park City World Cup sprint race
- T-7 in 2013 Lake Placid World Cup
- Silver medal in 2013 U23 World Championships
- 31st place in men's singles in Oberhof, Germany
- 16th place in the 2009 Junior World Championships
- Bronze Medal winner in the final 2009 overall Junior World Cup rankings
- 4th place in the Junior (Youth A) 2008 overall World Cup rankings
17-18 SEASON
- 18th place in Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea
- 25th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
- 7th place in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup sprint race
- 12th place in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup singles race
- 20th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
- 29th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
- 5th place in Lake Placid World Cup singles race
- Bronze medal in Lake Placid World Cup sprint race (first career World Cup medal)
- 20th place in Calgary, Canada World Cup singles race
- 31st place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race
- 7th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Jake Hyrns/Anthony Espinoza)
- 23rd place in Winterberg,Germany World Cup singles race
- 30th in Igls, Austria World Cup singles race
16-17 SEASON
- 20th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup singles race
- DNQ for Winterberg, Germany sprint race
- 12th place in Lake Placid World Cup singles race
- 17th place in Whistler World Cup singles race
- 11th place in Park City World Cup singles race
- 8th place in Park City World Cup sprint race
- 20th in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup singles race
- 28th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup singles race
- 17th place in World Championship singles race (Igls, Austria)
- 5th place in World Championship sprint race (Igls, Austria)
- 22nd place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup singles race
- 15th place in Pyeongchang, South Korea pre-Olympic World Cup singles race
- 14th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup singles race
15-16 SEASON
- Third place in first fall seeding race in Lake Placid
- Second place in second fall seeding race in Park City
- Silver medal winner in Norton National Championships
- 11th place in Lake Placid World Cup
- 13th place in Park City World Cup (singles)
- 7th place in Park City World Cup (sprint)
- 19th place in Calgary World Cup (singles)
- 26th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup (singles)
- DSQ in Oberhof, Germany World Cup (singles)
- 23rd place in Koenigssee, Germany World Championships (singles)
- 17th place in Whistler World Cup
- 16th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup
- 24th place in Igls, Austria World Cup
- 27th place in Lillehammer World Cup
- 2013 bronze medalist at Norton Nat'l Championships
12-13 SEASON
- 17th in Sochi Pre-Olympic World Cup
- T-7 in 2013 Lake Placid World Cup
- Silver medal in 2013 U23 World Championships
- 17th in Whistler, Canada World Championship
- 25th in Winterberg, Germany World Cup
- 20th in Oberhof, Germany World Cup
- 5th in Team Relay Koengissee, Germany World Cup
- 26th in Altenberg, Germany World Cup
- 22nd in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup
- 25th in Innsbruck-Igls, Austria World Cup
- 26th in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup
- 23rd in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup
- 4th in Norton National Championships
11-12 SEASON
- 25th in Whistler, Canada World Cup
10-11 SEASON
- 10th in Oberhof, Germany FIL Junior World Championships
- 10th in Igls, Austria Junior World Cup
09-10 SEASON
- 16th in the 2010 Junior World Championships
- 2009-10 Junior (to age 20) World Cup Results: 7th, 6th, 9th, 8th, 12th, 13th
08-09 SEASON
- 14th in the final 2009 overall Junior World Cup rankings
- 9th in the 2009 U.S. National Championships
- 2009 Ice Engineer’s Open Silver Medalist
- Bronze Medal finish in the 2009 U.S. Junior National Championships
- 2008-09 Junior (to age 20) World Cup Results: 16th, 15th, 11th, 14th, 22nd
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