Andrej Jerman

Andrej "Jerry" Jerman, (born 30 September 1978), is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Slovenia.

Born in Tržič, then in SFR Yugoslavia, Jerman specialized in the speed events of downhill and super G. He gained his first World Cup victory at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in February 2007 in a downhill, the first-ever for Slovenia. The next day he finished second, again in the downhill. Until then, his best World Cup result was fourth place in a downhill at Bormio, two months earlier. Jerman later gathered his second victory at Bormio, and finished his career with four World Cup podiums, all in downhill, and 27 top tens, with 18 in downhill. His best result in Super G was fourth, which came at Lake Louise in November 2007.

Jerman represented Slovenia at three Winter Olympics and five World Championships. He announced his retirement from competition in late January 2013, following a crash during the Tuesday training run at Kitzbühel. After his fall, he got up and skied down, and then collapsed unconscious in the finish area. Jerman was transferred to the hospital by helicopter, where doctors diagnosed a severe concussion. He had missed most of the previous season after breaking his shin on the Birds of Prey course at Beaver Creek in early December 2011.

World Cup results

Race podiums 2 wins (2 DH) 4 podiums (4 DH) 27 top tens (18 DH, 4 SG, 1 SC, 4 K) SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace2007 23 Feb 2007 Garmisch, Germany Downhill 1st 24 Feb 2007 Downhill 2nd 2008 26 Jan 2008 Chamonix, France Downhill 3rd 2010 29 Dec 2009 Bormio, Italy Downhill 1st

Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom GiantSlalom Super G Downhill Combined 2002 23 63 – – 44 – 3 2003 24 52 – – 35 28 11 2004 25 124 – – – 48 – 2005 26 111 – – – – 11 2006 27 83 – – – 38 26 2007 28 24 – – 33 6 44 2008 29 16 – 60 17 7 9 2009 30 34 – – 23 16 51 2010 31 30 – – 22 11 – 2011 32 45 – – 38 18 – 2012 33 injured in 2nd downhill, no results 2013 34 129 – – – 47 – ^ official season title in the Combined discipline was not awarded until the 2007 season

Video YouTube.com – Jerman falls at Val Gardena – 19 Dec 2009 YouTube.com – Jerman wins at Bormio – 29 Dec 2009 YouTube.com – Jerman breaks shin at Beaver Creek – 2 Dec 2011