Bellevue’s Paul McDonald has called it a career.

McDonald officially announced his retirement from ski racing Wednesday after four seasons with the U.S. Alpine Ski Team.

McDonald retires after taking two podiums at the FIS Spring Series at Mission Ridge, including a slalom win that closed the event. He grew up skiing Crystal Mountain, along with former teammate Libby Ludlow, also a Bellevue product who retired in 2008.

“It was incredible to be part of such an awesome team,” McDonald said in a press release from the U.S. Ski Team. “You can always look at ski racing and want to do more in the sport, but what I’ve learned in this sport will absolutely help me in the next step of my career.”

McDonald was the 2004 NCAA champion at Dartmouth before joining the U.S. Ski Team before his senior year. He graduated from Eastside Catholic in 2002.

McDonald won 14 World Cup starts before retiring.

“Throughout his career, Paul has always wanted to improve,” said men’s alpine head coach Sasha Rearick. “We brought Paul directly from the college circuit to the World Cup and his energy was an instant boost to this team. It brought the entire group up because he was excited to get better and ultimately it made us all better.”

The 25-year-old McDonald is currently pursuing a career in finance, but is leaning toward product services and management, especially relating to sports.

“I’m going to look back and be happy with my career,” he said. “I was able to go to some pretty incredible places with some even more incredible people.”