Tim Jitloff hangs the skis on the nail

With a post on his Facebook page the US Tim Jitloff announced his retirement from competitive alpine skiing.

Wednesday 21 March 2018 3 minutes reading time

"The time has come to finish a chapter and start next, I have had the great privilege of representing my country in the World Cup, World Cup and Olympics over the last 12 years, I have traveled the world, I have competed against the best and I set myself the challenge of reaching and exceeding my limits.The time has come to say goodbye.It is not with sadness that I say this, but with joy and gratitude.This sport has opened my eyes to new cultures, ideas and experiences giving me so many unbelievable memories that have helped to create the person I am today, all the blood, sweat and tears have been worth it.Many people say: 'It is not the result, but the path that counts'. It's true, I did this sport because I loved it, and I'll appreciate the many friendships and bonds created along the way, thank you, Jit. " Born January 11, 1985, mainly specialist of the giant with some foray into points in super-G, slalom and combined, Tim Jitloff has played 125 World Cup races, the first on December 17, 2006 in the giant Alta Badia, the last last March 3 always in giant at Kranjska Gora. E 'nine times in the first ten and his best results were two fifth places, always between the wide doors and both in Italy, November 21, 2009 at Sestriere and December 22, 2013 in Alta Badia. He won four European Cup giants finishing three more podiums, and six Nor-Am Cup races with nine other podiums and he won the giant ranking of the North American circuit in 2007. In the last six editions of the World Cup, disputed, his best result was the ninth place in the giant of Beaver Creek in 2015, two his participation in the Olympic Games with the fifteenth place, obviously in giant, in 2015. An honest pedal rider, it would be said for another sport, that despite not having had great peaks, however, deserves great respect for the 12 years spent in the Great Ski.

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