Erik Belshaw
- Home Town Steamboat Springs, CO
- Home Club Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club (SSWSC)
- Birthdate August 23, 2004
- Year Named to Team 2021
Erik Belshaw, 18, hails from Steamboat Springs, Colorado. His older sister, Annika Belshaw, is a member of the U.S. Women’s Ski Jumping team.
Belshaw competed in his first Continental Cup in the 20/21 season. He then competed in the 2020 Youth Olympic Winter Games, as well as the 2021, 2022 and 2023 Junior World Championships.
During the 2022/23 season, Belshaw was able to earn his first-ever individual World Cup points. Belshaw was also named to his first World Championships team in 2023, carding a 26th place finish in the Individual HS138 World Championship in Planica, Slovenia.
Placed 2nd overall in the Individual HS102 event at the 2024 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, taking home the silver medal and becoming the first-ever American in Men’s Ski Jumping to reach the podium at the Junior World Championships.
Notable Results
- 4x Junior World Championships Team Member
- 2023 U.S. World Championships Team Member
- Silver medal in Individual HS102 event at 2024 Junior World Championships
- 26th place in the Individual HS128 event at the 2023 World Championships in Planica, Slovenia
