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1994 Ulrike Maier, olympic skier, breaks neck during world cup skiing at 26
1988 Tennis star Chris Everett weds skier Andy Mills 1987 Skier Piotr Fijas jumps record 194m 1983 Tamara McKinney becomes 1st U.S. woman skier to win the World Cup 1971 Pete Vordenberg, Rota Spain, U.S. cross country skier 1994 Olympics 1971 Picabo Street, skier, 1984 Olympic gold 1970 Nina Kemppel, Anchorage Alaska, cross country skier 1994 Olympics 1970 Luke Bodensteiner, Iowa City Iowa, cross country skier 1994 Olympics 1970 Kerrin Petty, Townshend Vt, cross country skier 1994 Olympics 1969 Laura Wilson, Utica, New York, cross country skier 1994 Olympics 1968 Diann Roffe-Steinrotter, born in Warsaw, New York, alpine skier, won Olympic gold and silver in 1992 1966 Alberto "La Bomba" Tomba, Italian skier, Gold Medal 1988, 1992 Olympics 1966 Laura McCabe, cross country skier, 1994 Olympics 1965 Ben Husaby, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, cross country skier 1994 Olympics 1965 Donna Weinbrecht, skier, Olympic-gold 1965 Dorcas Wonsavage, Madison Wis, cross country skier 1994 Olympics 1964 Vreni Schneider, Swiss alpine skier, Olympics-Gold-1988 1963 Leslie Thompson, Burlington, Vermont, cross country skier 1994 Olympics 1963 Ingrid Butts, born in Denver, Colorado, cross country skier 1994 Olympics 1963 Pirmin Zurbriggen, Swiss alpine skier 1988 Olympics gold 1962 Tamara McKinney, Lexington, Kentucky, slalom skier, Olympic-4th-1984 1961 Todd Boonstra, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, cross country skier 1994 Olympics 1960 John Aalberg, Orland Norway, U.S. cross country skier 1994 Olympics 1960 William D. Johnson, U.S. alpine skier 1959 Armin Kogler, born in Austria, skier, 2-time winner of jumping World Cup 1958 Andrew Mapple, U.S. water skier 1958 Andreas Wenzel, born in Liechtenstein, skier, 1980 Olympics silver 1958 Harti Weirather, Austrian alpine skier 1957 Phil Mahre, Yakima Wash, alpine slalom skier, Olympic-gold/silver-80, 84 1957 Steve Mahre, bonr in Yakima, Washington, twin alpine slalom skier, Silver Medal 1980, 1984 Olympics 1956 Cindy Nelson, U.S., skier 1976 Olympics bronze 1956 Thomas Wassberg, born in Sweden, 15K/50K cross country skier 1980 Olympics gold 1956 Toni Sailor becomes 1st Olympic skier to sweep 3 alpine events 1955 Marja-Liisa Hamalainen, Finnish cross country skier, 3 Gold Medals 1984 Olympics, 4 Bronze Medals 1984, 1988, 1994 Olympics 1955 Nikolai Simyatov, U.S.S.R., nordic skier, Olympic-3 golds-1976 1955 Bill Koch, born in Brattleboro, Vermont, skier, first U.S. world-class cross-country skier, won 1982 Cross-country skiing World Cup 1955 William Koch, U.S. skier, World Cup 1982 1953 Franz Klammer, Austria, downhill skier 1976 Olympics gold 1953 Annemarie Moser-Proll, born in Austria, downhill skier 1980 Olympics gold 1953 Andy Mill, skier/husband of Chris Everet 1952 Raisa Smetanina, U.S.S.R., cross country skier, Gold Medal 1976, 1980, 1992 Olympics 1951 Robert Cochran, Claremont Vt, skier, Olympics-1972 1951 Ivar Formo, born in Norway, 50K cross country skier 1976 Olympics gold 1951 Barbara Ann Cochran, Claremont, New Hampshire, slalom skier, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1950 Marilyn Cochran, Burlington, Vermont, skier, Olympics-1972 1949 Juha Mieto, Finland, 15KM skier 1980 Olympics silver 1946 Suzy Chaffee, U.S., skier/chapstick user 1968 Olympics 1945 Marielle Goitschel, Ste Maxime France, alpine skier, Olympics gold 64 1944 Martha Rockwell, born in Providence, Rhode Island, skier, Mount Washington 1943 Gertrud "Traudl" Hecher, Austria, downhill skier 1960 Olympics bronze 1943 Christi Haas, Austria, downhill skier 1964 Olympic gold 1942 Galina A. Kulakova, born in U.S.S.R., nordic skier, Olympics 3 golds 1972 1942 Michael Elliott, U.S., skier 1968 Olympics 1941 Heidi Biebi, Federal Republic of Germany, downhill skier 1960 Olympics gold 1941 Franco Nones, Italy, 30K cross country skier, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1939 Heinrich Messner, born in Austria, downhill skier 1972 Olympics bronze 1939 Toini Gustafson, born in Sweden, 5K/10K cross country skier, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1938 Penny Pitou, U.S., skier, Olympic-2 silvers-1960 1937 Leo Lacroix, France, skier 1964 Olympic silver 1935 Anton Sailer, Austria, skier, Olympic-3 golds-1956 1932 Andrea Mead Lawrence, Rutland Vt, alpine slalom skier, 2 Gold Medals 1952 Olympics 1931 Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo, Italy, downhill skier 1952 Olympics bronze 1931 Madeline Berthod, born in Switzerland, downhill skier 1956 Olympics gold 1930 Sonja Ruthstrom, Swed, cross country relay skier 1960 Olympics gold 1930 Alevtina Koltschina, U.S.S.R., cross coutry relay skier, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics 1929 Sixten Jernberg, Sweden, skier, Gold Medals 1956, 1960, 1964 Olympics 1927 Trudi Jochum-Beiser, Austria, downhill skier 1952 Olympics gold 1925 Veikko Hakulinen, Finland, 30K/50K cross country skier, Gold Medals 1952, 1956, 1960 Olympics, Silver Medals 1956, 1960 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1960 Olympics 1924 Siiri Rantanen, Finland, cross country skier 1956 Olympics gold 1920 Zeno Colo, Italy, downhill skier 1952 Olympics gold 1920 Lydia Wideman, Finland, 10K cross country skier 1952 Olympics gold 1919 Laila Schou Nilsen, born in Norway, downhill skier, 1936 Olympics gold 1919 Gretchen Fraser, born in Tacoma, Washington, slalom skier 1948 Olympics gold 1911 Olaf Okern, born in Norway, Nordic skier, Olympic-medal-1948 1908 Sulo Nurmela, Finland, 4 x 100K relay skier 1936 Olympics gold 1888 Arnold Henry Moore Lunn, skier |
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