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Noah Hoffman (born August 1, 1989) is a retired American Olympic cross-country skier. He competed for the United States at the
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in
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, Russia, and in the
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in
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, South Korea.


Personal

Hoffman was born in
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,
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to Mike and Sharon Hoffman.Noah Hoffman
/ref> He has a sister named Maggie. He grew up in
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. In middle school, he ran
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."Noah Hoffman skis for the gold,"
''Washington Jewish Week''.
Hoffman graduated from
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in 2007. He postponed college to focus on skiing."About - Noah Hoffman"
/ref> After retiring from professional skiing in 2018, Hoffman earned a bachelor's degree in economics from
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. In 2022 Hoffman matriculated at
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.


Career

Hoffman began skiing at age four.Noah Hoffman
/ref> His club is the Ski and Snowboard Club Vail. Hoffman's coaches are John Callahan, Zach Caldwell, Jason Cork, Matt Whitcomb, Chris Grover, Eric Pepper, and Dan Weiland.


Early years

Hoffman came in 12th in the 10k in the 2008 Junior World Championships. Hoffman debuted in the FIS World Cup at
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in January 2009, placing 25th in the 30 km
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. His first European appearance in the World Cup was at the
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season opener in
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, where he placed 31st in the 15 km freestyle, only just missing out on a points finish. He represented the United States at the 2011 World Championships in
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, where Hoffman placed 14th in the Men's 4x10k Relay, 29th in the 15 km
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, and 30th in the 50 km freestyle
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2012–13

Hoffman opened the
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season well, placing a career-best 19th in the second stage of the Nordic Opening at
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, a 10 km freestyle race; he went on to place 26th in the final standings of the Ruka Triple. He scored his first top 10 finish two weeks later at Canmore, placing 8th in the 30 km skiathlon. Hoffman also completed his first
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, finishing 46th with a best stage finish of 17th in the final climb. He came in 8th in the 4x10k Relay in the 2012 World Cup in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic. He came in second in the 15k CL at the U23 2012 World Championships, the highest finish ever by an American at the U23 World Championships. Hoffman won the 2012 U.S. Championship Title in the 30k CL, in
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. At the 2013 World Championships in
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, Hoffman improved on his results from two years before. He finished strong to place 15th in the 15 km freestyle, his best World Championship result to date. In the 50 km classic mass start he placed 27th after going with an early five-man breakaway. He was the top American in both races. He placed 10th in the 4x10k Relay. Hoffman narrowly qualified for his first World Cup Final in
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, scoring seven World Cup points at the last opportunity (a 50 km freestyle mass start at Oslo) to move to 47th in the World Cup overall standings as the top 50 qualified for the final weekend. He eventually finished 48th in the overall World Cup and 36th in the distance World Cup.


2013–14

Hoffman underwent shoulder surgery in the off-season, hoping to eliminate a recurring shoulder dislocation problem. He placed a career-best 9th in the season-opening Ruka Triple, being the fastest skier in the final stage (a 15 km freestyle pursuit) and thus receiving the maximum 50 World Cup points for a stage win. Hoffman also had the fastest time on the day during the 35 km pursuit during the Tour de Ski. Hoffman represented the
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in
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, Russia, and came in 11th in the Men's 4x10k Relay, 26th in the Men's 50k Freestyle Mass Start, 31st in the Men's 15K classic, and 35th in the Men's Skiathlon 30K in which he crashed as he rounded a 180-degree corner turn and broke his ski pole. In November 2014 Hoffman crashed and broke his left
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above the ankle and suffered
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damage when his skis got caught in the course fencing at the Kuusamo World Cup in Finland."Olympic Nordic skier Noah Hoffman tunes up in local race after breaking leg,"
''Summit Daily''.
He had surgery to implant pins and a plate near his ankle to repair his leg. In the 2015 World Ski Championships in
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, Sweden, he placed 11th in the 4x10k Relay.


2015-16

In 2015-16 Hoffman was the top distance racer in the United States, as he won several World Cup points throughout the season. His best result was 19th in a 10k freestyle race in
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, Italy. He also had his career-best Tour de Ski, in which he finished 22nd overall in the Tour standings.


2017-18

At the 2017 World Championships, he came in 50th in the 50K mass start, and 57th in the skiathlon 15/15K. He competed for the
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Pyeongchang Pyeongchang (; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seou ...
, South Korea. He came in 48th in the 15K freestyle, and 54th in the skiathlon 15/15K. Hoffman retired from cross-country skiing at the
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two weeks after the conclusion of the
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."Nordic Notes with Noah Hoffman: One final race before calling it a career"
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Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).


Olympic Games


World Championships


World Cup


Season standings


Individual podiums

* 1 victory – (1 ) * 1 podium – (1 )


References


External links

*
Facebook page
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoffman, Noah 1989 births Living people American male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers of the United States Tour de Ski skiers People from Evergreen, Colorado Sportspeople from Aspen, Colorado Jewish American sportspeople 21st-century American Jews