Ben Loomis
Ben Loomis is an American Nordic combined skier. He competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics.Early life and career
Born and raised in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Loomis began skiing with the Flying Eagles Ski Club at the Mount Washington Nordic Ski Center. Loomis spent his first year of high school at Eau Claire Memorial, then moved to Park City to ski and attend Winter Sports School, from which he graduated.
Loomis competed in the 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 International Ski Federation Junior World Championships and came in 7th place in 2015 and 2017 and 6th place in 2016. In 2018, Loomis finished 3rd in the 10k individual Gunderson event and 4th place in the 5k individual Gunderson event. Loomis also competed in the 2017 World Championship, coming in 8th place. Loomis posted a fourth place finish at the Continental Cup and won the Youth Cup in Trondheim, Norway.Olympic Career
In 2016, Loomis won the silver medal in Nordic combined at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, which was the first U.S. medal in the sport at a Youth Games. Loomis was named the 2016 USSA Nordic Combined Athlete of the Year by the United States Ski and Snowboard Association.
