Alice McKennis Duran

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Alice McKennis Duran
2017 Audi FIS Ski Weltcup Garmisch-Partenkirchen Damen - Alice McKennis - by 2eight - 8SC0671.jpg
McKennis in January 2017
Personal information
Born (1989-08-18) August 18, 1989 (age 35)
Glenwood Springs,
Colorado, U.S.
Occupation Alpine skier
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Skiing career
Disciplines Downhill, Super-G
Club Sunlight Winter SC
World Cup debutDecember 5, 2008 (age 19)
Website alicemckennis.com
Olympics
Teams2 - (2010, 2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams1 – (2013)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons12 – (20092018, 2020-2021)
Wins1 – (1 DH)
Podiums2 – (2 DH)
Overall titles0 –(41st in 2013)
Discipline titles0 – (10th in DH, 2013)

Alice McKennis Duran (born August 18, 1989) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. She specializes in downhill and Super-G speed events.

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Born in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, McKennis grew up on a ranch west of town, near New Castle. She learned to ski and race at nearby Sunlight Ski Area and, after racing for various major clubs in the state, finished at Rowmark Ski Academy in Salt Lake City, Utah. She made her World Cup debut in December 2008, but spent the 2009 season on the Nor-Am circuit.

McKennis was named to the World Cup squad of the U.S. Ski Team for the 2010 season and also made the 2010 Olympic team. She missed most of the 2011 season due to a fracture to her left tibial plateau in early January. [1] McKennis won her first World Cup (and podium) in 2013, a downhill at St. Anton, Austria, on January 12. [2] She suffered a similar tibial plateau injury to her other (right) knee in March at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. [3]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
2010 20594620
2011 21854632
2012 226120
2013 234110
2014 24injured
2015 25565023
2016 26665226
2017 27784434
2018 28453318
2019 29injured
2020 30653328

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2013 12 Jan 2013 Flag of Austria.svg St. Anton, Austria Downhill 1st
2018 14 Mar 2018 Flag of Sweden.svg Åre, SwedenDownhill3rd

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom Giant
 Slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2013 23 17

Olympic results Olympic rings.svg

  Year   Age  Slalom Giant
 Slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2010 20 DSQ
2014 24Injured
2018 28 16 5

References

  1. Williams, Eric (January 10, 2011). "McKennis recovering after season-ending injury". Ski Racing.com.
  2. Mintz, Geoff (January 12, 2013). "Another win for the US speed team, this time Mckennis at St. Anton". Ski Racing.com.
  3. Mintz, Geoff (March 2, 2013). "Podium for Ross, Maze the win, McKennis helicoptered off in Garmisch". Ski Racing.com.