Personal information | |
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Born | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | August 2, 2000
Occupation | Alpine skier |
Skiing career | |
Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G |
Club | Team Palisades Tahoe |
World Cup debut | December 12, 2019 (age 18) |
Olympics | |
Teams | 1 - (2022) |
Medals | 0 (0 gold) |
World Championships | |
Teams | 0 |
Medals | 0 (0 gold) |
World Cup | |
Seasons | 2 – (2019, 2022) |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Overall titles | 0 |
Discipline titles | 0 |
Alix Wilkinson (born August 2, 2000) [1] [2] is an American World Cup alpine skier from Mammoth Lakes, California. She focuses on the speed events of downhill and super-G, and made her World Cup debut in December 2019 in downhill at Lake Louise, Canada.
Wilkinson represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics as a replacement for an injured Breezy Johnson. [3]
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2022 | 21 | 70 | — | — | — | 37 | — |
Standings through February 10, 2022
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2022 | 21 | — | — | DNF | DNF |
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