Cross-Country Skiing
Jack Young
- Sprint
- Nationality
- United States
- Hometown
- Jay, Vermont, United States
- Born
- 17 December 2002
- Primary discipline
- Sprint
About Jack Young
American cross-country sprint specialist (Craftsbury Ski Club) from Jay, Vermont. A former high-school football quarterback and baseball player who didn't commit to competitive skiing until his sophomore year of high school; raced collegiately for Colby College (NESCAC, Division III), where he built his own sprint-specific training program influenced by speed skater Nils van der Poel's training writings. Broke through with an 11th-fastest qualifying time in the freestyle sprint at the 2024 Canmore World Cup while still a Colby undergraduate, then turned professional. Named the Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team's Most Improved Male for 2024-25 and a member of the 2025 World Championships team; earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic team for Milano Cortina 2026.
Biography sourced from his FIS official bio and a Nov. 2025 FasterSkier feature interview. Career-best World Cup individual result per FasterSkier: 12th place, skate sprint, Davos, 2024-25 season.
Sponsors: Salomon (skis, boots, poles) - per FIS official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated field)
Setup
3 items
Skis
Salomon Cross-country
Per FIS official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated field: 'Skis: Salomon').
Salomon's race-stock cross-country ski line (brand-level; exact model not specified by federation)
Boots
Salomon Cross-country
Per FIS official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated field: 'Boots: Salomon').
Salomon's race-stock cross-country boot line (brand-level; exact model not specified by federation)
Poles
Salomon Cross-country
Per FIS official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated field: 'Poles: Salomon').
Salomon race-stock cross-country pole line; exact model not specified by federation
Setup verified 13 July 2026