Alpine skier | |
Disciplines | Slalom, Giant Slalom, Downhill, Combined |
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Born | S. Conway, New Hampshire | August 20, 1957
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
World Cup debut | January 1975 (age 17) |
Retired | March 1982 (age 24) |
Olympics | |
Teams | 2 – (1976, 1980) |
Medals | 0 |
World Championships | |
Teams | 4 – (1976, '78, '80, '82) includes two Olympics |
Medals | 0 |
World Cup | |
Seasons | 8 – (1975–82) |
Wins | 1 – (1 SL) |
Podiums | 3 – (1 SL, 2 GS) |
Overall titles | 0 – (14th in 1978) |
Discipline titles | 0 – (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]
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]
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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1977 | 9 Dec 1976 | ![]() | Giant Slalom | 2nd |
6 Mar 1977 | ![]() | Giant Slalom | 3rd | |
1979 | 10 Dec 1978 | ![]() | Slalom | 1st |
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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1975 | 17 | 32 | 19 | — | not run | — | |
1976 | 18 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 20 | |
1977 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 5 | — | ||
1978 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 15 | — | ||
1979 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 29 | — | ||
1980 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 31 | — | — | |
1981 | 23 | 29 | 15 | — | — | 15 | |
1982 | 24 | 37 | 36 | 24 | — | 8 |
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