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]
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