{{Infobox alpine ski racer |name = Erik Fisher |image = |image_size = |caption = |disciplines = Downhill, Super G |club = Bogus Basin Ski<br> [http://bbsef.org/ Education Foundation] |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|03|21}} |birth_place = Ontario, Oregon, U.S. |height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}<ref name=usski>[http://alpine.usskiteam.com/athletes/erik-fisher U.S. Ski Team] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515154324/http://alpine.usskiteam.com/athletes/erik-fisher |date=2012-05-15 }} - profile - Erik Fisher - accessed 2011-12-25</ref> |wcdebut = November 26, 2005 <br>(age 20) |retired = |website = [http://www.erikfisherusa.com/ erikfisherusa.com] |olympicteams = 1 - ''(2010, injured)''<ref name=ldsnews/> |olympicmedals = 0 |olympicgolds = |worldsteams = 1 - ''(2009)'' |worldsmedals = 0 |worldsgolds = |wcseasons = 4th - ''(2009-12)'' |wcwins = |wcpodiums = 0 |wcoveralls = 0 |wctitles = 0 - ''(29th in DH, 2009)'' |medals = {{MedalSport | Men's alpine skiing}} {{MedalCountry | the {{nowrap|{{USA}}}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Junior World Ski Championships}} {{MedalBronze| {{nowrap|2005 Bardonecchia}} |{{nowrap|Downhill}}}} |show-medals = yes }}
'''Erik Fisher''' (born March 21, 1985) is a World Cup alpine ski racer with the U.S. Ski Team. From Middleton, Idaho, he primarily competes in the speed events of Downhill and Super G.
Born in Ontario, Oregon, Fisher learned to ski and race at Bogus Basin near Boise, Idaho, beginning at age 3. While growing up, his family moved to different locations in the western U.S.; he also raced in northern Arizona and Utah before returning to Idaho as a teenager. Following graduation from Eagle High School in 2003, Fisher spent a post-graduate year at the Rowmark ski academy in Salt Lake City, and was named to the national developmental team in 2004. He was the bronze medalist in the downhill at the 2005 Junior World Championships in Bardonecchia, Italy.
Fisher made his World Cup debut in November 2005 in a downhill at Lake Louise, Alberta, and finished 44th. An ACL injury in November 2007 kept him out of the rest of the 2008 season.<ref name=usski/> He returned the following season in 2009 and had his best results with a seventh at Val Gardena, Italy, and an 11th at the famed Hahnenkamm downhill race in Kitzbühel, Austria.
Fisher qualified for the U.S. team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in late 2009, but did not race in February due to a broken hand.<ref name=ldsnews>[https://www.thechurchnews.com/archive/2010-02-13/overcoming-trials-part-of-journey-to-olympics-35098 "Overcoming trials part of journey to Olympics"], ''Church News'', 2010-Feb-13.</ref><ref>[http://www.skiracing.com/?q=node/950 Ski Racing.com] - Olympics: men's downhill racers set, Nyman gets spot - 2010-02-12</ref>
Fisher is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/705376631/Mormon-bobsledder-skiers-headed-to-Olympics.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705062404/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/705376631/Mormon-bobsledder-skiers-headed-to-Olympics.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 5, 2018|title=Mormon bobsledder, skiers headed to Olympics|date=2010-01-29|work=DeseretNews.com|access-date=2018-07-04|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/news/help-spotlight-mormons-competing-in-2014-winter-olympics?lang=eng|title=Help Spotlight Mormons Competing in 2014 Winter Olympics - Church News and Events|website=ChurchofJesusChrist.org|access-date=2018-07-04}}</ref>
==World Cup top twenty finishes== {|class="wikitable" !Season !Date !Location !Discipline !Place |- |rowspan=3 align=center| '''2009''' || align=right|19 Dec 2008 ||rowspan=2|{{flagicon|ITA}} Val Gardena, Italy || align=center| Super G || align=center | 20th |- | align=right|20 Dec 2008 || align=center| Downhill || align=center | '''7th''' |- | align=right|24 Jan 2009 || {{flagicon|AUT}} Kitzbühel, Austria || align=center| Downhill || align=center| 11th |- |rowspan=2 align=center| '''2010''' || align=right|18 Dec 2009 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Val Gardena, Italy || align=center| Downhill || align=center| 19th |- | align=right|23 Jan 2010 ||{{flagicon|AUT}} Kitzbühel, Austria || align=center| Downhill || align=center | 18th |- |rowspan=2 align=center| '''2012''' || align=right|3 Feb 2012 || rowspan=2|{{flagicon|FRA}} Chamonix, France || align=center| Downhill || align=center| 12th |- |align=right|4 Feb 2012 || align=center| Downhill || align=center| 12th |- |rowspan=2 align=center| '''2014''' || align=right|21 Dec 2013 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Val Gardena, Italy || align=center| Downhill || align=center| 13th |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{FIS alpine skier|17325}} * [https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=AL&competitorid=17325&type=cups Erik Fisher] World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * {{Ski-DB|erik_fisher_usa_534939}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120515154324/http://alpine.usskiteam.com/athletes/erik-fisher Erik Fisher] at the U.S. Ski Team * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150209050609/http://www.erikfisherusa.com/ Official website] * [http://www.fischersports.com/en/Alpine/RACE-CODE/Athletes/Men/2547-Fisher-Erik?s_cc=1387248525 Erik Fisher] at Fischer Skis * [http://www.theskichannel.com/news/skinews/20090423/The-Flying-Fish/ The Ski Channel's Q&A with Erik] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090624043801/http://www.theskichannel.com/news/skinews/20090423/The-Flying-Fish |date=2009-06-24 }} - The Ski Channel sat down with Erik to learn more about "The Flying Fish." * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120114174341/http://skodeo.com/ Skodeo.com]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Erik}} Category:American male alpine skiers Category:People from Ontario, Oregon Category:People from Middleton, Idaho Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Latter Day Saints from Idaho Category:Latter Day Saints from Oregon