{"id":1875306,"date":"2026-04-10T07:06:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T04:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1875306"},"modified":"2026-04-10T07:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T04:06:36","slug":"u-s-ski-racer-jared-goldberg-announces-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1875306","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Ski Racer Jared Goldberg Announces Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_342393\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-342393\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-342393 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAFPAQMAAADnVe2cAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADFJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20Gf6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADgMaf8AAZ7pIxwAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"335\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1645-min.jpg?resize=640%2C335&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1645-min.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1645-min.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1645-min.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1645-min.jpg?resize=600%2C314&amp;ssl=1 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"335\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-342393\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1645-min.jpg?resize=640%2C335&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"335\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-342393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jared Goldberg claimed his first ever World Cup podium, finishing in second just 0.01 seconds behind Mattia Casse. | Image: FIS Ski<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ai-viewports ai-viewport-2 ai-viewport-3 ai-insert-2-25129446\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;clear: both\" data-insertion-position=\"prepend\" data-selector=\".ai-insert-2-25129446\" data-insertion-no-dbg data-code=\"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\" data-block=\"2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ai-viewports ai-viewport-1 ai-insert-1-55399521\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;clear: both\" data-insertion-position=\"prepend\" data-selector=\".ai-insert-1-55399521\" data-insertion-no-dbg data-code=\"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\" data-block=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>After more than a decade on the World Cup circuit, U.S. ski racer Jared Goldberg has officially announced his retirement from professional ski racing, closing the chapter on one of the most consistent careers in U.S. men\u2019s speed skiing in recent years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/jared-goldberg-claims-first-career-world-cup-podium-at-val-gardena-groden-italy\/\"><em><strong>Jared Goldberg Claims First Career World Cup Podium at Val Gardena\/Gr\u00f6den, Italy<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The 34-year-old, a two-time Olympian and five-time World Championships team member, steps away from the sport with 194 World Cup starts and a reputation as a reliable presence in downhill and super-G.<\/strong> The Boston native moved to Utah aged four, where he learned to ski at Snowbird Resort. He became the 2010 U.S. Junior Champion in combined, and made his World Cup debut two years later in 2012. He quickly established himself as a mainstay on the U.S. Ski Team and has spent 14 season on the World Cup circuit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>While known for his consistency on the World Cup \u2014 recording seven top-10 finishes over his career \u2014 Goldberg\u2019s only career podium came late.<\/strong> In 2024, he delivered a breakthrough performance in Val Gardena\/Gr\u00f6den, Italy, charging into second place in the super-G by just 0.01 seconds. Starting with bib 26, Goldberg pushed the pace from the top of the course, briefly ahead through much of the run before crossing the line in a time that sparked a roar in the finish area. The result marked his first \u2014 and ultimately only \u2014 World Cup podium. He had come close the previous year, when he had placed fourth at the legendary Hahnenkamm race in Kitzb\u00fchel, Austria.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_250095\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-250095\" style=\"width: 1170px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-250095 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAGlAQMAAABQitV4AAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADhJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20Gf6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOA4U1AAFo\/yvVAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"Arnie\" width=\"640\" height=\"421\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/902AFFDB-4D13-4D1E-B9B8-FD8EA00BC4EE-min.jpeg?resize=640%2C421&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/902AFFDB-4D13-4D1E-B9B8-FD8EA00BC4EE-min.jpeg?w=1170&amp;ssl=1 1170w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/902AFFDB-4D13-4D1E-B9B8-FD8EA00BC4EE-min.jpeg?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/902AFFDB-4D13-4D1E-B9B8-FD8EA00BC4EE-min.jpeg?resize=768%2C505&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/902AFFDB-4D13-4D1E-B9B8-FD8EA00BC4EE-min.jpeg?resize=600%2C394&amp;ssl=1 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"421\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-250095\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/902AFFDB-4D13-4D1E-B9B8-FD8EA00BC4EE-min.jpeg?resize=640%2C421&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Arnie\" width=\"640\" height=\"421\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-250095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Austrian born Terminator actor and former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger with Team USA skier Jared Goldberg | Picture: Jared Goldberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Beyond results, Goldberg was widely respected within the team environment.<\/strong> Teammate Bryce Bennett reflected on their many seasons together, describing a career built on shared experiences, resilience, and camaraderie. \u201cI\u2019ll miss his humor, competitive spirit and having one of my best friends on the road. I\u2019m excited to see what he does next and I\u2019m looking forward to spending some time together outside of skiing, hopefully with flip-flops on,\u201d Bennet said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When announcing his retirement on social media, Goldberg reflected on his long ski career by looking at the very start.<\/strong> \u201c<span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xt0psk2 x1i0vuye xvs91rp xo1l8bm x5n08af x126k92a\">It began on this little mound with a Leedom helmet, some extra long poles, and a one piece some two and a half decades ago,\u201d Goldberg wrote, sharing a picture of himself as a little kid.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_398787\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-398787\" style=\"width: 1320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-398787 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAI5AQMAAAALxhndAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAERJREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T20ON6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAODAALQJAAGyJV\/6AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"569\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3068.jpeg?resize=640%2C569&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3068.jpeg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3068.jpeg?resize=300%2C267&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3068.jpeg?resize=1200%2C1067&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3068.jpeg?resize=768%2C683&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3068.jpeg?resize=600%2C534&amp;ssl=1 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"569\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-398787\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3068.jpeg?resize=640%2C569&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"569\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-398787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A flashback to where it all started. | Image: Jared Goldberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ai-viewports ai-viewport-1 ai-insert-3-34808321\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;clear: both\" data-insertion-position=\"prepend\" data-selector=\".ai-insert-3-34808321\" data-insertion-no-dbg data-code=\"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\" data-block=\"3\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Goldberg admits, \u201cI\u2019ve put the time in and left everything on the hill I could.\u201d<\/strong> He went on to thank his parents, coaches, sponsors, and the Snowbird community that helped develop him into an elite skier. \u201cThis sport\u2019s been a grind and a half\u2026 but the fun times and the people around you make it a really good time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>As he steps away from racing, Goldberg plans to return to a quieter life in Utah, spending time with friends and family while pursuing interests beyond skiing, including kiteboarding, windfoiling, and golf.<\/strong> He is also continuing work toward a degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Utah. For Goldberg, the retirement from competitive skiing is a chance to finally slow down after years spent chasing speed on the world\u2019s most demanding slopes \u2014 signing off, as he put it, as an \u201cAmerican Downhiller.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jared Goldberg claimed his first ever World Cup podium, finishing in second just 0.01 seconds behind Mattia Casse. | Image: FIS Ski After more than a decade on the World Cup circuit, U.S. ski racer Jared Goldberg has officially announced his retirement from professional ski racing, closing the chapter on one of the most consistent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,267],"class_list":["post-1875306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-snowbrains-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1875306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1875306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1875306\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1875306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1875306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1875306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}