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Alpine Skiing

Erik Arvidsson

  • Downhill
  • Super-G
Nationality
United States
Hometown
Woodside, California (based in San Francisco)
Born
3 September 1996
Primary discipline
Downhill

About Erik Arvidsson

American World Cup alpine ski racer specializing in downhill and super-G, representing the Bear Valley Snowsports Foundation. 2016 FIS Junior World Downhill Champion who stepped away from the U.S. Ski Team in 2017 to race NCAA skiing at Middlebury College (2018 NCAA First Team All-American; BA in History), before returning to the World Cup circuit. Scored his best World Cup result, 8th, in the Saalbach downhill, leading two Americans into the top 10. Tore his ACL and LCL ahead of the 2024/25 season and made his comeback at the Beaver Creek downhill in December 2025.

2016 FIS Junior World Downhill Champion. Father, Par Arvidsson, won Olympic gold in the 100m butterfly for Sweden at the 1980 Moscow Games. Left the U.S. Ski Team in 2017 to attend Middlebury College, returning to World Cup racing afterward. Considers Kitzbuehel his favorite downhill (21st on the Streif as a young racer, one of his career highlights per his own account to Ski Racing Media).

Sponsors: Equipment: Head (skis and boots) - per FIS official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated field).

Setup

4 items

Skis

Head Worldcup Rebels e-Speed

  • Downhill
  • Super-G

Arvidsson's Head speed ski; shares product entry (id 13) with Kriechmayr's Head ski. Brand confirmed via FIS official athlete biography; exact personal model not individually confirmed.

Speed-discipline (SG/DH) race ski line built with Titanal and Graphene for stability at high speed

Boots

Head Raptor WCR

Arvidsson's Head race boot; shares product entry (id 14) with Kriechmayr's Head boot. Brand confirmed via FIS official athlete biography; exact personal model not individually confirmed.

World Cup race boot line, 96mm last, adjustable flex, Race Balance geometry, FIS-approved sole

Poles

Gloves

Setup verified 16 September 2026

Sources

  1. https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=al&competitorid=173262&type=result
  2. https://skiracing.com/erik-arvidsson-recovery-beaver-creek/
  3. https://www.usskiandsnowboard.org/athletes/erik-arvidsson
  4. https://www.nobhillgazette.com/people/reflecting-on-and-vying-for-the-olympics-with-erik-arvidsson/article_e6b20337-c003-4d7e-ba11-708fc6bf359f.html
  5. https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2016/04/29/a-woodside-family-marks-its-passage-with-athletic-excellence/