Abbi Fisher

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Abbi Fisher
Alpine skier
Disciplines Slalom, Giant Slalom, Downhill, Combined
Born (1957-08-20) August 20, 1957 (age 64)
S. Conway, New Hampshire
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
World Cup debutJanuary 1975 (age 17)
RetiredMarch 1982 (age 24)
Olympics
Teams2 – (1976, 1980)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams4 – (1976, '78, '80, '82)
  includes two Olympics
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons8 – (197582)
Wins1 – (1 SL)
Podiums3 – (1 SL, 2 GS)
Overall titles0 – (14th in 1978)
Discipline titles0 – (9th in SL, 1978)

Abigail E. "Abbi" Fisher-Gould (born August 30, 1957) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. Born in South Conway, New Hampshire, she had one World Cup victory and three podiums. [1] She suffered a knee injury in March 1979, at the pre-Olympic downhill at Lake Placid. [2]

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Fisher competed in the Winter Olympics in 1976 and 1980. She was unable to start in the slalom at the World Championships in 1978 due to an ankle injury. [3] and was also named to the U.S. team in 1982. [4]

Fisher married Frank Gould; they have two children and reside in the Sun Valley area in central Idaho. [5]

World Cup results

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
1977 9 Dec 1976 Flag of France.svg Val-d'Isère, France Giant Slalom 2nd
6 Mar 1977 Flag of the United States.svg Sun Valley, USA Giant Slalom3rd
1979 10 Dec 1978 Flag of Italy.svg Piancavallo, Italy Slalom 1st

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super GDownhillCombined
1975 173219not
run
1976 182722162220
1977 1917145
1978 2014915
1979 21271329
1980 22211231
1981 23291515
1982 243736248

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References

  1. "Women's ski team ends long drought". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. December 11, 1978. p. 16.
  2. "Abbi's fall no problem at first". Schenectady Gazette. UPI. March 14, 1979. p. 21.
  3. Minthorn, David (February 4, 1978). "Lea earns third Austrian crown". Schenectady Gazette. Associated Press. p. 21.
  4. "U.S. names alpine team". (Bend) Bulletin. UPI. January 29, 1982. p. D-2.
  5. "Obituary: Robert M. Fisher". Stowe Today. July 13, 2006. Retrieved December 20, 2013.