Jeremy Nobis
{{short description|American alpine skier (1970–2023)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jeremy Nobis
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1970|07|31}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|04|19|1970|07|31}}
| birth_place = Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
| death_place = Cedar City, Utah, U.S.
| occupation = Alpine skier
| other_names = The Icon
| criminal_charges = Driving under the influence
}}
Jeremy M. Nobis (August 31, 1970 – April 19, 2023) was an American alpine skier who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics.{{cite sports-reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/jeremy-nobis-1.html |accessdate=July 30, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103055517/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/jeremy-nobis-1.html |archivedate=November 3, 2014 }}
Early life
Born in Madison, Wisconsin,{{cite news |last1=Benson |first1=Lee |title=Nobis has a home-snow advantage |url=https://www.deseret.com/1991/11/22/18953030/nobis-has-a-home-snow-advantage |access-date=April 20, 2023 |work=Deseret News |date=November 22, 1991}} he was an older brother of Shannon Nobis.{{cite news|url=https://www.dagbladet.no/sport/lillehammer-helt-funnet-dod/79078347|work=Dagbladet|language=no|date=21 April 2023|author=Oksnes, Bernt Jakob|access-date=21 April 2023|title=Lillehammer-helt funnet død|trans-title=Lillehammer Hero Found Dead}} Jeremy Nobis joined the United States Ski Team after graduating from Green Mountain Valley Ski Academy. In 1988 and 1989, he won two world junior championships in giant slalom and super giant slalom.
Olympics and World Cup
Nobis represented the United States in Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics, finishing ninth in the giant slalom event.{{cite news |last1=Tavss |first1=Jeff |title=Former Olympic skier found dead in Cedar City jail |url=https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/former-olympic-skier-found-dead-in-cedar-city-jail |access-date=April 20, 2023 |work=FOX 13 News Utah (KSTU) |date=April 19, 2023 }} He failed to finish the slalom race. Nobis had entered the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in January 1991, finishing 7th in the giant slalom race in Adelboden. He managed one more top-10 placement, which was a 9th place in the giant slalom race in January 1993 in Veysonnaz. His last World Cup outing came in February 1995 in Furano.{{FIS|S=AL|ID=43752}}
Freeriding career
After leaving the World Cup circuit in 1996, Nobis turned to a career in big-mountain freeriding. For the next two decades, he made appearances in a host of ski films, including ones produced by Warren Miller, Matchstick Productions, and Teton Gravity Research.{{cite web |title=Former U.S. Ski Teamer Arrested on Multiple DUIs in Idaho |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/former-u-ski-teamer-arrested-175528085.html |website=Yahoo Sports}}
Arrests and death
In 2019, Nobis was imprisoned in Iron County, Utah for driving under the influence. After his release, he failed to appear at a videoconference court hearing in 2021 and a warrant was issued for his arrest; he was arrested in February 2023.
Nobis died in a jail cell in Cedar City, Utah, on April 19, 2023, at the age of 52.{{cite news |title=Former Olympic skier found dead in his jail cell in Cedar City |url=https://www.ksl.com/article/50625367/former-olympic-skier-found-dead-in-his-jail-cell-in-cedar-city |access-date=April 20, 2023 |publisher=KSL |date=April 19, 2023}}
References
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External links
- Nobis on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QFTIYthpiM youtube]
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Category:American male alpine skiers
Category:Olympic alpine skiers for the United States
Category:Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Madison, Wisconsin
Category:20th-century American sportsmen