And his name is River Radamus.
| River Radamus For one of the brightest rising stars on the U.S. Alpine Ski Team, 2021 has already been a glimpse of enormous untapped potential. 23 year old River Radamus has finished in the top 20 of every single FIS World Cup race since the start of the new year--his first first full season on the FIS World Cup Circuit. In the first FIS Alpine World Championships of his career, the Vail, Colorado native placed eighth in the individual Parallel discipline, marking the first top-10 finish of his young professional career. Radamus went on to finish 11th or better in the Team Parallels and Giant Slalom events at the World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. River, a Giant Slalom specialist, has begun to emerge as the heir to American Ted Ligety's throne as the top GS specialist on the U.S. Ski Team. In fact, Ligety said so much recently following the announcement of his retirement from professional ski racing.
In a letter River shared via his Instagram account following Ligety's unexpected retirement, River wrote a thank you letter to the ski racing legend regarding how influential Ligety's career was for him during the advent of his ski racing career; sharing that "cheering for Ted was a cornerstone of my childhood". Radamus went on to say, "I've spent a lot of time trying to be like Ted… being [Ted's] teammate has been one of the great honors of my life", to which Ligety responded, "your turn now."
Ligety's passing of the GS torch to River just a week before the start of the World Championships proved to be an important confidence booster for the young Giant Slalom specialist, as River competed in Cortina as the lone American in the discipline following Ligety's retirement and season-ending injuries sustained by teammates Ryan Cochran-Siegle and Tommy Ford. Radamus then carried this same momentum into the most recent World Cup stop in Bansko, Bulgaria, where River finished a career-best 14th in FIS World Cup competition and clocked the fourth-fastest second run of the day. | | | Perhaps the most admirable thing about Radamus is his unending support for his fellow USST teammates. While being one of the stars of the U.S. Ski Team, he's also one of its most profuse cheerleaders. Be it on his Instagram or in interviews, River seemingly never ceases to hype up his fellow teammates. From expressing his stomach churning sympathy for Tommy Ford upon his cringe worthy crash in Adelboden, Switzerland to championing fellow GS specialist and Colorado native Bridger Gile's FIS World Cup debut, River remains a team player in a sport where it is not uncommon for teammates to be pitched against one another in competition.
Sure to be a standout on the FIS World Cup Circuit in the weeks and years to come, look out for River's signature hip drag as he continues to rise in the FIS Giant Slalom standings.
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