Lacy Schnoor was a gymnast until an Olympic out-reach program showed her the opportunities to be an Olympic aerialist. She's still new to the sport, but her gymnastics upbringing and her passion for aerials are a good combination in keeping her moving toward the World Cup. Exhibit A: 2005 U.S. aerials gold medalist.Lacy had one of her best seasons ever on the World Cup tour in 2009 as she added two more top-10 results to her resume, as well as a career best seventh place at the World Championships in Japan. Lacy finished her season with a third place finish at the U.S. Championships. She will be looking use her newfound success to push her as she makes a bid for one of the coveted Olympic spots in 2010.
Schnoor sealed the deal at U.S. Olympic Trials in Steamboat, CO, winning a spot on the 2010 Olympic Team. Schnoor has continued to perform well adding several top ten finishes while she fine tunes her tricks for Vancouver.
A recreational skier at 6, the ex-gymnast was recruited to freestyle when an Olympic out-reach program came to her middle school before the 2002 Winter Games. "They asked me to go to an aerials camp and I just kept going ... I like the rush when you go off the jumps," she explained. Her childhood gymnastics training is a huge plus, according to coaches, who fast-tracked her to upper-level training. She started in '02, injured a knee in '03 and by 2005 was aerials national champion.
Mom's a nurse, Dad's a geophysicist for Kennecott, and she has two sisters and a brother...An Honor Roll student and state gymnastics champ, she also was a cheerleader and ran hurdles in high school before focusing on aerials...Schnoor also enjoys boating, hiking and (still) recreational skiing...In the summer of 2003, she roomed with Jana Lindsey, who also was rehabbing after knee surgery...
