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St. Onge, Ryan
- Member of the 2006 U.S. Olympic team
- Won his first and second World Cup in 2005
- Finished sixth at the 2005 World Championships
- Three-time U.S. National champion in aerials (2002, 2003, 2005)
- Swept his first World Cup podium at Mont Tremblant in January 2005 when U.S. went 1-2-3 – “I have always enjoyed winning,” St. Onge said. “It has a sense of accomplishment always attached with it. But when you win with your two teammates and friends right
- Won five Junior World Championship medals (two of those medals are gold)
- Favorite place to jump is Deer Valley, Utah … trick is a double-full-full-full … time to jump is at night
- Prepares for competitions by be flexible with situations that occur – “It doesn’t matter what I have done, only what I will do,” St. Onge said about not having a special ritual before competitions
- Traveled in an RV his family when he was younger to go on ski vacations and ski competitions that his older brother was competing in – “It was a blast,” St. Onge said
- Describes himself as “maybe shy, maybe weird but not really either” and says he’s more unaware than clumsy “I fall a lot walking”
- Mantra: Go Big, jump well and either win or get last
- Enjoys mountain biking, scuba diving, sailing, traveling and listening to books on tap
The U.S. Freestyle team was able to enjoy a rare training experience during their 2004 summer conditioning camp in San Diego. The camp created a united spirit among the aerials team that caused the team to adopt the ‘when one of us succeeds, we all have’ motto. “For most of us, that was one of the hardest things we have ever done,” St. Onge said about the camp. “The camp was intense. The Navy Seals camp provided us with a great opportunity for physical fitness but also to push ourselves past where we wanted to and to have fun and almost enjoy it at the same time.”
Related Links
Photo Gallery: Ryan St. Onge
Feature: St. Onge is flying high
Feature: Three's Company Goes Freestyle
Audio: Speedy, Jumpy, and Bergy
On his goals for the 2006 Olympics: “I want to go bigger and jump better than I ever have before and if I do that then I will be happy no matter what happens. If I crash, it will be because there wasn’t enough hill for me. But I won’t crash, no problems there.”
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Height: 5’ 8”
Born: 2/7/1983
Hometown: Hartford, Conn.
Resides: Steamboat Springs, Colo.
Sport: Freestyle
Event: Aerials
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