USST Athlete Goldberg Retires

After more than a decade competing at the highest level of alpine skiing, Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Jared Goldberg has announced his retirement from professional ski racing.

A two-time Olympian and five-time World Championships team member, Goldberg leaves the sport with an impressive resume that includes 194 World Cup starts and a World Cup podium. Known for his consistency in the speed disciplines and his steady presence on the team, Goldberg has been a cornerstone of the U.S. men’s alpine speed program for over a decade.

Goldberg was born in Boston, but grew up skiing at Snowbird Resort in Utah, and made his World Cup debut in 2012, quickly establishing himself as a reliable competitor in downhill and super-G. Over the years, he delivered seven top-10 finishes, but reached the top with a breakthrough podium in Val Gardena in 2024—just .01 off of first place—marking a career milestone and solidifying his place among the world’s best. He also turned heads on one of the sport’s most iconic stages, finishing fourth at the famed Hahnenkammrennen in 2023.

Goldberg was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Don (the owner of a computer consultants temporary staffing company) and Annette Goldberg (a nurse).[ His parents, both part-time ski instructors, met for the first time at Killington Ski Resort in Vermont.His family moved to Utah when he was four years old, and he was raised in the Sugar House neighborhood of Salt Lake City.He is Jewish and had his Bar Mitzvah celebration in a ski lodge.

Goldberg attended Skyline High School in Salt Lake City, where he played the midfield position in lacrosse and was also on the golf team.

Goldberg's club is Snowbird Sports Education Foundation. He first started competing in both skiing and snowboarding.

Goldberg was the 2010 U.S. Junior Championships combined champion, and took second in Junior downhill and third in junior giant slalom (GS) in the 2011 U.S. Junior Championships.He took third in Super-G (SG) at the 2012 U.S. Championships.

Goldberg won the downhill title in the 2013 U.S. Championships in Copper Mountain, Colorado, where he also took second in SG. He took third in GS at the 2014 U.S. Championships.

In 2013, Goldberg was the overall Nor-Am Champion, competing in three different circuits that season; Nor-Am Cup, Europa Cup, and World Cup.

Goldberg represented the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics and competed in Sochi, Russia, finishing 11th in the combined and 19th in the giant slalom.[ At 22 years of age, he was the youngest member of the 2014 US Men's Alpine Team.

In the 2015 World Championships, Goldberg had the third-fastest downhill run, AC, in Vail/Beaver Creek. In 2016, skiing at Snowbird in Utah, his left ski hit a hidden tree trunk and he snapped his Achilles tendon.

In 2017, he competed in the World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in February, and took second place in SG at the U.S. Alpine Championships in March.  In December, he gained his first World Cup top ten finish with ninth place in the downhill at Val Gardena, Italy.

At the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, Goldberg was 20th in the downhill, 24th in the super-G, and 36th at the combined.[

Beyond the results, Goldberg earned a reputation as a respected teammate and leader. His grit, humor and work ethic made a lasting impact on the team, helping to shape the culture of the Stifel U.S. Ski Team speed group.

“Jared and I spent 13 seasons racing and rooming together, sharing plenty of highs, lows and some damn fun times,” said Stifel U.S. Ski Team athlete Bryce Bennett. “We worked together to figure out this crazy dynamic sport, which I’ll always appreciate. I’ll miss his humor, competitive spirit and having one of my best friends on the road. I’m excited to see what he does next and I’m looking forward to spending some time together outside of skiing, hopefully with flip-flops on.”

Throughout his career, Goldberg represented the United States on the sport’s biggest stages, including the Olympic Winter Games in 2014 and 2018 and five World Championships (2015, 2017, 2021, 2023, 2025).

As he steps away from competition, Goldberg leaves behind a legacy defined by his commitment to the sport and his love of American ski racing. His journey from development athlete to World Cup veteran serves as an example to the next generation of U.S. ski racers.

Looking ahead, Goldberg plans to spend time in his home state of Utah with friends and family and to enjoy a slower pace of life, including pursuing his passions of kiteboarding, windfoiling and golfing. Plus, he’s working on a degree from the University of Utah.

“I’m excited to switch gears,” said Goldberg. “I’ve loved the people I’ve met all over the world and everyone I’ve had the chance to race against on the White Circus. I’m looking forward to decompressing and spending time at my second home, the ocean, catching waves.”