Erik Fisher is an Olympic skier and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  Nicknamed “the Flying Fish,” Erik’s devout faith and quiet strength are refreshing in the wide world of sports.  Erik’s motto is, “Pain is temporary, bones heal, glory is forever, and chicks dig scars.”  He was born March 21, 1985 in Ontario, Oregon.  Erik achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America, an achievement that is encouraged by his church.

Fisher learned to ski and race at Bogus Basin near Boise, Idaho.  Erik began skiing with the Bogus Basin Ski School Program at age 3.  He began racing with the Bogus Basin Ski Racing Alliance at age 7.  He continued his racing career at Snow Bowl, in Flagstaff, Arizona; at Sundance, in Provo Canyon, Utah and at Park City in Utah. At age 15, his family returned to Idaho. Erik was a Junior Olympic medalist and Junior National medalist. He graduated from Eagle High School in 2003. Erik took a post graduate year at Rowmark Ski Academy in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 2004, while at Rowmark, he was named to the development squad for the US Ski Team.  He worked for 10 years to be able to qualify for the U.S. ski team, a dream that has become a reality for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

Erik was a downhill bronze medalist at World Juniors in 2005 qualifying him for “C” Team status. He was a downhill Europa Cup silver medalist and the overall NorAm super G champion in 2006 moving him to the “B” Team.  In the 06-07 Nor Am season, he was on the podium 9 times, winning the Overall Nor Am Downhill and Super G titles. After an ACL injury during the first World Cup of the 07-08 season Erik spent the remainder of the season in rehab. He will be racing on the World Cup Tour for the 08-09 season. With his injury behind him, Erik scored consistently on the World Cup for the 08-09 season ranking himself in the top 30 in the world and qualifying him for the “A” Team. He set two US Ski Team records for the best finish for a rookie at Val Gardena, Italy and Kitzbuhel, Austria finishing 7th and 11th. He helped the US Ski Team set another record when he started 52 and finished 7th putting 5 Americans in the top 10.  (This material was adapted from Erik’s official website.)