Errol Kerr

Errol Kerr ( born April 12, 1986 in Truckee, California) is an American freestyle skier, who competes for Jamaica. He specializes in the discipline of ski cross.

Career

Kerr is the son of a Jamaican father and a U.S. citizen. The dual citizens learned to ski in the region around Lake Tahoe. Like most ski crossers, he was first alpine skiers and first drove for the American Ski Association. As of December 2001, he denied FIS races, the first victory was followed in March 2003. Starting in February 2004, he was also in the Nor- Am Cup used, whereby he focused on the disciplines of downhill and Super -G. Notable successes largely failed, his best result in a Nor- Am race was a sixth place in the season 2006/07. In September 2006 he won at the New Zealand Giant Slalom Championships.

Since the 2007/ 08 season Kerr runs only sporadically Alpine race. On 12 January 2008 he made ​​his debut, now starting for Jamaica, in the freestyle skiing World Cup, and reached in Les Contamines twelfth place. Just two months later, he came in Hasliberg ago to eighth place, this is also his best result. At the 2009 World Championships in Inawashiro he was tenth. With an eleventh place on 13 January 2010 in L' Alpe d' Huez Kerr qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and was allowed to carry the flag of Jamaica at the opening ceremony. He was the first Jamaicans who went to the starting line in a skiing discipline. He was eliminated in the quarterfinals and reached in the overall rankings to ninth place among 33 participants.

Achievements

Freestyle

  • World Cup 2009: 10 ski cross
  • 2010 Winter Olympics: 9 ski cross
  • 7 rankings in the top 20 in the freestyle skiing World Cup
  • 1 victory in FIS races

Alpine Skiing

  • 4 wins in FIS races
Freestyle-Skiing FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup Nor-Am Cup Super-G FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2009 Inawashiro (Fukushima)
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