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Jeremy Bloom
- Two-time U.S. Olympian, finishing sixth in 2006 and ninth in 2002 in moguls
- 2005 World Cup overall champion with a record-tying six consecutive World Cup wins; eight out of nine podiums
- 2003 World Champion in dual moguls, silver medalist in moguls
- Became the youngest man to win the overall World Cup title in 2002 at age 19
- Fourth World Cup win in 2004 and five other podiums; won two World Cup mogul events in 2003; 2002 U.S. Nationals champion
- Proclaimed he would compete in the Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games at age 11
- Started skiing at Keystone Mountain when he was three where his mother was a ski instructor and was an alpine racer before turning to moguls
- Motto: "Compete like you are number one, train like you are number two"
- In 2003, made first team freshman All-American in football, third team All-American punt returner…In 2002, longest pass reception in CU history at 94 yards against KSU for a touchdown, first punt return in college career was 75 yards for touchdown
- Ruled “permanently ineligible” by NCAA after pursuing Olympic dream and accepting skiing endorsement deals
- Turned his eligibility fight with NCAA into an athlete rights advocacy
- Featured in a national television ad for Under Armour, a 10-page pictorial in the November 2004 issue of GQ and was the cover boy for Abercrombie & Fitch 2004 Christmas catalog
- Voted one of the “Sexiest Men is Sports” by Sports Illustrated for Women in 2002 and Cosmo Girl “Eye Candy” in 2003
- Was all-state receiver at Loveland High School, where his team won the Colorado state championship his senior year; caught 48 passes for 1,116 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2000
- A speedster on foot (as well as skis), he was a three-year high school letter winner in track and a member of the state champion 800-meter relay team his junior year
Bloom originally intended to play football at Colorado in the 2004 and even started fall camp with the team, but his coaches were willing to let him go after an Olympic berth. "I was worried about what the [CU] coaches would say, what my teammates and everyone would think. I knew they wanted me to play this year, so it was difficult to decide, but right from the start they said, 'We think this [the Olympics] is a great opportunity. No matter what you decide, we're going to be behind you.'"
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On winning six consecutive World Cups in the 2005 season: “I’ve heard so much about the streak, about the six in a row, but I really don’t pay much attention to that at all. It’s not in my focus, or in my goals. They’re all very different accomplishments. When I look back and learn from the experiences I had this year, they’re all very different learning experiences. I take that with me, way before the wins.”
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Height: 5' 9
Born: 4/2/1982
Hometown: Loveland, Colo.
Sport: Freestyle Skiing
Event: Moguls
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