{"id":804081,"date":"2020-02-11T18:30:19","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T01:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=378908"},"modified":"2020-02-11T18:30:19","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T01:30:19","slug":"peak-performers-nominee-jake-fiala-alpine-skiing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/peak-performers-nominee-jake-fiala-alpine-skiing\/","title":{"rendered":"Peak Performers nominee: Jake Fiala, Alpine skiing"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"786\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/SD_SD200810810039953AR.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/SD_SD200810810039953AR.jpg 786w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/SD_SD200810810039953AR-150x115.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/SD_SD200810810039953AR-325x248.jpg 325w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/SD_SD200810810039953AR-768x586.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/SD_SD200810810039953AR-620x473.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\"><figcaption><strong>Summit High School graduate and former U.S. Alpine Ski Team Olympian Jake Fiala.<\/strong><br \/><em>Summit Daily file<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s note: Readers are invited to nominate their all-time favorite Summit County athletes for Peak Performers: The Mount Rushmore of Summit County athletes. The Summit Daily News is accepting nominations through Saturday. To make a nomination, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/summitdaily.secondstreetapp.com\/Peak-Performers-2020\/\">SummitDaily.com\/peakperformers<\/a>.<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Voting begins Feb. 23.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nominee<\/strong>: Jake Fiala<br \/><strong>Sport<\/strong>: Alpine skiing<\/p>\n<p>Jake Fiala graduated from Summit High School and skied with Team Breck under the guidance of John Leffler before going on to win the 1999 Super-G National Championship and overall North American Cup title in 2000.<\/p>\n<p>That 2000 championship launched Fiala\u2019s International Ski Federation Word Cup career, which led to him representing Team USA at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Along with his Olympic experience, Fiala was the top American finisher in 12th at the 2003 World Championships downhill at St. Moritz, Switzerland, one of three world championships in which he raced. In total, Fiala posted 18 point-scoring (top 30) results in his World Cup career.<\/p>\n<p>After his Alpine career as a speed skier concluded, Fiala made the transition to skicross in 2008. On the skicross World Cup circuit in 2009, Fiala finished in the top 10 twice and registered several more top-30 finishes.<\/p>\n<p>Fiala still lives and works in Summit County, and even has a namesake \u201cJake\u2019s Pilsner\u201d at Angry James Brewing Co. in Silverthorne.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/peak-performers-nominee-jake-fiala-alpine-skiing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summit High School graduate and former U.S. Alpine Ski Team Olympian Jake Fiala.Summit Daily file Editor\u2019s note: Readers are invited to nominate their all-time favorite Summit County athletes for Peak Performers: The Mount Rushmore of Summit County athletes. The Summit Daily News is accepting nominations through Saturday. To make a nomination, visit&nbsp;SummitDaily.com\/peakperformers.&nbsp;Voting begins Feb. 23. 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