why mogul skiing?
Ever since the first day I entered a mogul competition, I knew that this sport was for me. The thrill and adrenaline associated with stepping into the gate before each run, knowing you could have the run of your life, is a feeling that I will cherish years after I stop mogul skiing. I love stepping it up each day during training and competition to obtain my full potential as an athlete and a person. Throughout my career, I’ve learned various lessons that will follow me well into my life beyond skiing; the most essential being that consistent hard work will always pay off in the long run and trusting yourself is essential to achieving your best.
Beyond the Bumps
Aside from freestyle competitive skiing, I graduated from Stanford Online High School, a highly selective independent school for gifted students and intellectual risk takers in the Spring of 2018, and began my collegiate studies at New York University in Summer 2019 through Writers in New York, a Creative Writing course. For the next step in my education, I’m beyond excited to earn my undergraduate degree at Columbia University in NYC!!!
Giving Back
When I’m at home in Park City, I have been volunteering a few hours per week at the local food bank - The Christian Center of Park City. I also volunteer at Nuzzles and Co. - the animal adoption shelter in Park City. My time giving back to the community has helped me to realize how important it is to give back, and how even a small bit of effort can make a big difference in one’s community.
HIGHLIGHTS
Team USA Winter Olympian (6th place, 2022) |
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Ranked 3rd in the World - Overall, Singles and Duals (2024) |
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Ranked top 10 in the World (2024, 2023, 2022, 2018) |
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TWELVE World Cup Podiums (2024, 2023, 2021, 2017) |
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First Woman to win a World Cup with a Back Full to Cork 10 (2024) |
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First Woman to attempt and land a Cork 10 in competition (2022) |
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Team USA World Championship Team (2023, 2019, 2017) |
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FIS Freestyle World Cup Rookie of the Year (2017) |
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FOUR US Nationals Podiums (2023, 2018, 2016) |
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US Freestyle Selections Champion (2021) |
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Dual Mogul Junior World Champion (2017) |
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Junior National Champion (2016) |
IN THE NEWS
- February 4, 2024: Olivia Giaccio leads U.S. one-two in Deer Valley moguls with historic trick (NBC Sports)
- February 2, 2024: American Olivia Giaccio Takes First Place Under The Lights At Deer Valley (POWDER)
- November 1, 2022: Olympian Olivia Giaccio - Keep it Simple & Keep it Fun (PODCAST - SSWSC Show)
- February 16, 2022: ‘It’s electric’: Olivia Giaccio, CC ’24, on her sixth-place finish and Olympic experience (Columbia Spectator)
- January 31, 2022: Olivia Giaccio CC’24 Races to Beijing (Columbia College)
- January 21, 2022: U.S. Ski & Snowboard Nominates Freestyle Team Roster for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 (USSS)
- January 18, 2022: Former SSWSC moguls skier Giaccio named to Olympic roster (Steamboat Pilot)
- January 14, 2022: Three Women In Top Six At Deer Valley World Cup (USSS)
- January 9, 2022: Olivia Giaccio lands historic moguls cork 10 (NBC Sports)
- January 8, 2022: Page Fourth, Giaccio Makes History (USSS)
- December 4, 2021: Giaccio Wins First World Cup; Owens Third (USSS)
- November 15, 2020: Giaccio Back on Snow (USSS)
- June 11, 2020: Wise, Giaccio Build Mental Strength (USSS)
- January 17, 2020: The Power of Four (Steamboat Magazine)
- July 31, 2019: U.S. Athletes Break a Mental Sweat (USSS)
- March 6, 2019: Giaccio lands first ever cork 1080 in competition (NBC Sports)
- March 3, 2019: Kauf Second In World Cup After Dual Cancellation (USSS)
- January 31, 2019: Olivia Giaccio, USA Skiing, Moguls, Olympic Hopeful (Our Athletes)
- November 10, 2017: Q&A with Olivia Giaccio (NBC Sports)
- February 26, 2017: Cox and Kingsbury on top in World Cup Finale (FIS)
- February 19, 2017: Kauf and Kingsbury triumph in Tazawako dual moguls (FIS)
- March 18, 2016: Go, go Giaccio! Steamboat teen lands on moguls podium (Steamboat Today)
REACH OUT!
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