Scott PATTERSON

United States of America

Cross-Country Skiing

Date of Birth: 28 Jan 1992

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Place of birth: MCCALL, ID

Birth Country:

United States of America

Residence: ANCHORAGE, AK

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Cross-Country Skiing	Men's 15km Classic	38
	Men's 15km + 15km Skiathlon	11
	Men's 50km Mass Start Free	8
	Men's 4 x 10km Relay USA United States of America	9

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Men's 15km + 15km Skiathlon	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Men's 15km Classic	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Men's 4 x 10km Relay	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Men's 50km Mass Start Free	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
11	Men's 50 kilometres Mass Start, Classical	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
11	Men's 4 × 10 kilometres Relay	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
18	Men's 30 kilometres Skiathlon	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
21	Men's 15 kilometres, Freestyle	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Teamsprint C Final Men	2019	Seefeld, AUT
8	Rel 4x10 km M Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
9	Rel 4x10 km M Men	2019	Seefeld, AUT
10	50 km C Mst Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
14	Team Sprint Finals Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
14	Skiathlon 15/15km C/F Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
23	50 km F Mst Men	2019	Seefeld, AUT
27	15 km F Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
30	15 km C Men	2019	Seefeld, AUT
30	Skiathlon 15/15km C/F Men	2019	Seefeld, AUT

World Cup Rankings
Season	All	Distance
2020/2021	60	44
2018/2019	119	82
2017/2018	103	71

Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events until 15km

Season	SP C	SP F	10km F	15km C	15/15km C/F	15km F	15km P
2021/22						1 x 70th
2020/21	1 x 51st	1 x 79th	1 x 38th	1 x 35th	1 x 21st	1 x 15th	1 x 23rd
2019/20	1 x 95th			1 x 69th	1 x 50th	1 x 51st	1 x 70th
2018/19		1 x 70th		1 x 34th		1 x 33rd	1 x 39th

Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events longer than 15km

Season	30km F	50km C	50km P
2021/22
2020/21			1 x 15th
2019/20
2018/19	1 x 45th	1 x 19th

Best performances in World Cup races from 2018/2019 - Team events

Season	4x7.5km M
2021/22
2020/21	1 x 7th
2019/20	1 x 9th
2018/19	2 x 12nd

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location
70	15 km F Men	2021/2022	Lillehammer, NOR
75	15 km F Men	2021/2022	Davos, SUI

Nickname:

Pipps (Athlete, May 2021)

Hobbies:

Reads books, plans adventures in the mountains, backcountry skiing, packrafting. (Athlete, May 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Engineer

Education:

Graduated from the University of Vermont with Bachelor of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics. (Burlington, VT, USA)

Family:

Father, Stephen Patterson. Mother, Margaret Hillhouse. Sister, Caitlin.

Languages spoken:

English, German

Club name:

Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center (Anchorage, AK, USA)

Coach:

National: Erik Flora (USA)

Sporting relatives:

Sister Caitlin Patterson (Cross-country skiing): Represented the USA at the 2010 Junior, 2011 and 2013 U23, 2019 World Championships, and the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

Debut:

2016 World Cup at Nove Mesto (15km - 42nd)

National team:

2016

Start:

Has been skiing since he was very young. "My parents would drag me out on strap-on-skis with incentives of hot chocolate, cookies, and tows." (Athlete, May 2021)

Reason:

Cross-country skiing has always been an excuse for him to get outside. From an early age in McCall, ID, he developed a passion for skiing through involvement in games and outdoor adventures with friends, which naturally progressed to racing. (scottpatterson.com, Jun 2021)

Ambition:

Goals for the 2021/22 season are an Olympic Winter Games medal, a top-30 rank in Overall World Cup, and a World Cup podium finish. "I really think an Olympic medal is possibly within reach. That would be an amazing culmination of my athletic career." (Athlete, May 2021)

Training:

Addicted to training and has a hard time stopping even when he knows he needs to take a rest day, hour, or minute. (Athlete, May 2021)

Memorable:

10th (50km C Mst) Oberstdorf 2021 World Championships.
11th (50km C Mst) PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, May 2021)

Influence:

Jan Buron (USA): His club ski coach through high school and one of the prime reasons that he learned how to train, to be successful, and to continue reaching for higher goals. (Athlete, May 2021)

Ritual:

"I usually try to make sure I have all my equipment for a race. It seems to work better for racing." (Athlete, May 2021)

Philosophy:

"Work harder." (Athlete, May 2021)

General Interest

PART-TIME ENGINEER
After graduating from university, he spent two summers working as an intern for Coffman Engineers. Now works part-time as a mechanical engineer in Anchorage, Alaska. (Athlete, May 2021)

CHARITY INVOLVEMENT
He is cooperating with Skiku and Healthy Futures. "These organizations are doing amazing jobs of getting kids outside and enjoying their surroundings around the state of Alaska." (Athlete, May 2021)

Milestones

OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
In his Olympic Winter Games debut at PyeongChang 2018, he had three top-20 finishes, with an individual best of 11th in the 50km mass start classical (11th in 4x10km relay).

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Has competed at two World Championships, with a best individual finish of 10th in the 50km mass start classical (2021), and two top-10 results in the 4x10km relay (2019, 2021).

At the U23 World Championships, had four top-20 finishes (best of 13th in the 15km free).
Had best individual finish of 17th at the 2010 Junior World Championships (10km classical) and was a member of the 4x5km relay team that finished 10th in 2011.

UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT SKI TEAM
Finished his collegiate skiing career with 13 wins and 19 podium appearances. (uvmathletics.com)

Social Media

https://www.instagram.com/scottgpatterson/
Athlete Website: https://scottgpatterson.wordpress.com/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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