Simeon "Simi" Hamilton (born May 14, 1987) is an American former cross-country skier, who competed between 2000 and 2021. Hamilton attended Middlebury College from 2005 to 2009, during which time he competed for its ski team, individually earning several All-American NCAA Championship results. It was announced on 29 January 2010 that Hamilton qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Hamilton competed in the 15 kilometer freestyle, 1.5 kilometer classic sprint, and 4x10km relay races. He paced all Americans in the field in the 1.5 kilometer sprint by advancing to the medal rounds and finishing 29th of 96 competitors. In the relay, Hamilton pulled away from the Estonian skier in the anchor leg to secure a 13th-place finish.

On December 31, 2013, Hamilton won Stage 3 of the 2013–14 FIS Tour de Ski, a 1.5 kilometer freestyle sprint. In doing so, he became the first American male skier to win a World Cup race since Bill Koch won the Sarajevo 30 km in February 1983. On December 19, 2015, Hamilton placed second in the World Cup freestyle sprint in Toblach.

He announced his retirement from cross-country skiing in March, 2021.

In 2019, Hamilton married fellow U.S. cross-country teammate Sophie Caldwell.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

YearAge15 km individual30 km skiathlon50 km mass startSprint4 × 10 km relayTeam sprint
20102264——2913—
201426———27116
201830———20—6

World Championships

YearAge15 km individual30 km skiathlon50 km mass startSprint4 × 10 km relayTeam sprint
20112351——25——
201325———34——
201527———12117
201729———28105
201931——349—8
20213331———814

World Cup

Season standings

SeasonAgeDiscipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintNordic OpeningTour de SkiSki Tour 2020World Cup FinalSki Tour Canada
201022176—107—N/a——N/a——N/a
201123130NC79DNF——N/a——N/a
20122462NC22—DNF—N/a——N/a
20132591NC46DNF——N/a——N/a
20142654NC20DNFDNF—N/a——N/a
201527638926DNFDNF—N/a—N/a—N/a
20162832NC1068DNF—N/a—N/aDNF
20172930NC9DNFDNF—N/a45—N/a
201830407317DNFDNF—N/a49—N/a
20193137NC1766DNF—N/a26—N/a
20203261NC24DNF—DNF—N/a—N/a
20213351NC1455DNF—N/a—N/a—N/a

Individual podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 SWC)
  • 4 podiums – (2 WC, 2 SWC)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
12013–1431 December 2013Switzerland Lenzerheide, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
22015–1619 December 2015Italy Toblach, Italy1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
31 March 2016Canada Gatineau, Canada1.7 km Sprint FStage World Cup3rd
42016–1714 January 2017Italy Toblach, Italy1.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd

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