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Kjetil André Aamodt of Norway is the most-decorated Olympic alpine skier with eight medals (four gold, two silver, two bronze). He was the oldest gold medalist (age 34 in 2006) in Olympic alpine skiing, [6] until passed by several months in 2014 by Mario Matt, also 34. [7]
Several age-related records were recently set in 2014: Bode Miller (36) oldest medalist in Olympic alpine skiing; bronze in super-G. [2] Mikaela Shiffrin (18) youngest gold medalist in slalom in Olympic alpine skiing; gold in slalom. [3] Mario Matt (34) oldest gold medalist in Olympic alpine skiing; gold in slalom. [4]
She is also the first and only athlete with wins in all six FIS Alpine Ski World Cup disciplines: slalom, parallel slalom, giant slalom, super-G, downhill, and alpine combined. She is the youngest skier to win 50 World Cup races, doing so at the age of 23 years and 9 months.
With her Olympic gold and bronze medals, two World Championship gold medals in 2009 (plus three silver medals in 2007 and 2011), and four overall World Cup titles, Vonn is one of the most successful American ski racers, and is considered one of the greatest of all skiers.
Picabo Street (/ ˈ p iː k ə b uː /; born April 3, 1971) is an American former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. She won the super G at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the downhill at the 1996 World Championships, along with three other Olympic and World Championship medals.
Samuel Bode Miller (/ ˈ b oʊ d i / BOH-dee; born October 12, 1977) is an American former World Cup alpine ski racer.He is an Olympic and World Championship gold medalist, a two-time overall World Cup champion in 2005 and 2008, and the most successful male American alpine ski racer of all time.
The French athlete has earned the moniker “queen of ski mountaineering” after making the switch at the age of 20 and will be the favorite to win gold when the sport makes its Olympic debut at ...
Barbara Ann Cochran (born January 4, 1951) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from the United States. [1]Born in Claremont, New Hampshire, Cochran was the second of four siblings of the famous "Skiing Cochrans" family of Richmond, Vermont, which has operated a small ski area in their backyard since 1961.