Heidi Voelker

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Heidi Voelker (born October 29, 1969) is an American former World Cup alpine ski racer who competed in three Winter Olympics (1988, 1992, 1994). She is the current Ambassador of Skiing for Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah.

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Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Voelker began skiing at the age of two, chasing her three older siblings through the ski areas of the Berkshires in southwestern New England. Possessing a great skill for the sport, she launched into competitive skiing at a young age, earning silver in the slalom at the Junior World Championships (1987) and receiving Junior Alpine Skier of the Year award (1988).

As a twelve-year veteran of the U.S. Ski Team (1985 to 1997), Voelker has many titles as a competitive ski racer: she holds six top-ten World Cup finishes to her credit, including a podium in 1994, and competed for gold during three Winter Olympics. She was also the 1994 National Champion in Giant Slalom and finished her racing career with a third-place finish in Giant Slalom at the U.S. Nationals in 1997. Voelker moved to Utah in 1990 and has been the Ambassador of Skiing at Deer Valley since 1995. [1] [2]

Voelker is also featured on Utah's "ski" license plate, introduced in 2007. She is the first living human and woman to be featured on a state license plate. [3]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
 Slalom 
Super GDownhillCombined
1988 186327
1989 196628
1990 20673336
1991 215719
1992 227830
1993 23964652
1994 24307
1995 2581554143

Top ten finishes

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
1988 4 Mar 1988 Flag of the United States.svg Aspen, USASlalom8th
1994 5 Dec 1993 Flag of France.svg Tignes, France Giant slalom 5th
11 Dec 1993  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Veysonnaz, SwitzerlandGiant slalom9th
5 Jan 1994 Flag of France.svg Morzine, FranceGiant slalom3rd
16 Jan 1994 Flag of Italy.svg Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyGiant slalom7th
21 Jan 1994 Flag of Slovenia.svg Maribor, SloveniaGiant slalom8th

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 Slalom 
Super GDownhillCombined
1989 1914
1991 218

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 Slalom 
Super GDownhillCombined
1988 18 DNF1 DNF2
1992 22 20
1994 24 DNF2

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References

  1. "Heidi Voelker - Deer Valley's Ambassador of Skiing". Archived from the original on 2013-05-18. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  2. http://hub.aa.com/en/aw/heidi-voelker-ski-racer [ dead link ]
  3. "New Utah plate features skier Heidi Voelker". 20 November 2007.
  4. "Miscellany". Spokesman-Review (location=(Spokane, Washington). January 24, 1991. p. D3.
  5. "U.S. ski team returning to championships". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. January 24, 1991. p. D5.