Jonna Mendes

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Jonna Mendes
Personal information
Born (1979-03-21) March 21, 1979 (age 45)
2003
)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing the United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 St. Moritz Super G
Junior World Ski Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Pra-Loup Downhill
Silver medal – second place 1998 Megève Downhill

Jonna Mendes (born March 31, 1979) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. She specialized in the speed events and raced for nine seasons on the World Cup circuit. Mendes competed in two Winter Olympics and four World Championships. She was the bronze medalist in the Super G at the 2003 World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland.[3]

Born in

2006.[2]

Mendes won four U.S. titles: two in

Squaw Valley,[6]. She won her first downhill title at Alyeska in Alaska, and won again at Mammoth, in California, the following year.[7][8]

After racing

Mendes attended college in New York City and dedicated her time to working with the U.S. Ski Team's national alpine development system. In 2008, she was the recipient of U.S. Ski Team's Russell Wilder award, which is given annually to recognize the most outstanding effort in focusing the interests of American youth on the sports of skiing or snowboarding. In 2011, Mendes moved to Sun Valley, Idaho to help found the new Sun Valley Ski Academy. Under her leadership, eleven student-athletes have been named to US National Alpine, Nordic, Para Alpine, and Snowboard Teams. [9][10][11] In recognition for her service to the local ski racing community, Mendes was named to the 2023 Sun Valley Winter Sports Hall of Fame.[12]

World Cup results

Top ten finishes

  • 5
    Super G
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2001
Nov 30, 2000 Lake Louise, Canada Downhill 10th
Dec 1, 2000 Downhill 6th
2002
Dec 1, 2001 Lake Louise, Canada Super-G 10th
2003
Nov 29, 2002 Aspen, USA Super G 10th
Dec 6, 2002 Lake Louise, Canada Downhill 9th
Dec 8, 2002 Super G 9th
Jan 17, 2003 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Super G 8th
Jan 18, 2003 Downhill 5th
Feb 28, 2003 Innsbruck, Austria Super G 8th
2004
Dec 20, 2003 St. Moritz, Switzerland Downhill 5th

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
1998
18 105 47
1999
19 77 42 40
2000
20 65 44 28 13
2001
21 37 29 17
2002
22 67 24 29
2003
23 25 53 13 16
2004
24 64 50 23
2005
25 64 35 26
2006
26 100 58 50

World Championship results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 Slalom 
Super G Downhill Combined
1999 19 26 25 9
2001 21 18 20 9
2003 23 3 6
2005 25 12

Olympic results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 Slalom 
Super G Downhill Combined
1998 18
32
17 14
2002 22
16
11

References

  1. ^ "U.S. skier Jonna Mendes retires". Bangor Daily News. Maine. May 3, 2006. p. C5.
  2. ^ a b "World Championships medalist Jonna Mendes retires after 10 seasons". Ski Racing.com. May 2, 2006. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "Clark, Mendes medal in Super-G". MountainZone.com. (U.S. Ski Team). February 3, 2003. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  4. ^ Corte, Tim (March 28, 2001). "GS victory surprises Mendes". Bangor Daily News. Maine. Associated Press. p. C4.
  5. ^ "Mendes crashes, needs surgery". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. March 29, 2001. p. 3C.
  6. ^ "Mendes wins Giant Slalom title". Fayetteville Observer. North Carolina. wire services. March 19, 2002. p. 6C.
  7. ^ "Freidmann captures downhill title". Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina. March 20, 2004. p. 3C.
  8. ^ "The winner and still U.S. downhill champion: Tahoe's Jonna Mendes". Tahoe Daily Tribune. South Lake Tahoe. April 3, 2005. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  9. ^ Williams, Eric (October 11, 2011). "Mendes joins Sun Valley Ski Academy staff". Ski Racing.com. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  10. ^ "Jonna Mendes named Ski Academy recruiting director". Idaho Mountain Express. Ketchum. October 14, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  11. ^ Cordes, Jeff (December 13, 2013). "Ski Academy a good fit for Jonna Mendes". Idaho Mountain Express. Ketchum. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  12. ^ "Jonna Mendes Went from Skiing's Top Tier to Helping Kids Reach for the Top". Eye on Sun Valley. Ketchum. December 7, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

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