Holly Flanders

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Holly Flanders
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Flanders interviewed in 2011
Personal information
Full nameHolly Beth Flanders
Born (1957-12-26) December 26, 1957 (age 66)
Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation Alpine skier
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Skiing career
Disciplines Downhill, super-G, combined, giant slalom
World Cup debutJanuary 26, 1979 (age 21)
first top ten
RetiredMarch 1986 (age 28)
Website hollyflanders.com
Olympics
Teams2 - (1980, 1984)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams3 - (1980, 1982, 1985)
includes 1980 Olympics
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons8 - (1979 – 86)
Wins3 - (1 DH)
Podiums6 - (6 DH)
Overall titles0 - (12th in 1982)
Discipline titles0 - (2nd in DH, 1982)

Holly Beth Flanders (born December 26, 1957) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States.

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Racing career

Born in Arlington, Massachusetts, and raised in Candia NH, Flanders specialized in downhill and finished second in the World Cup downhill season standings in 1982. She gained her first World Cup victory that season in Bad Gastein, Austria, [1] and followed it up with another podium the next day. [2] Flanders represented the U.S. in the Winter Olympics in 1980 and 1984, and in the World Championships in 1982 and 1985. During her career, she tallied three World Cup wins, six podiums, and 27 top ten finishes.

After racing

Flanders retired from international competition following the 1986 season and became director of skiing at the Park City ski resort in Utah. [3] Her son, Alex Schlopy, is a freestyle skier. [4]

World Cup results

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
1981 8 Jan 1981 Flag of Germany.svg Pfronten, West Germany Downhill 3rd
1982 18 Jan 1982 Flag of Austria.svg Bad Gastein, Austria Downhill1st
19 Jan 1982Downhill3rd
13 Feb 1982  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Arosa, Switzerland Downhill1st
1984 21 Jan 1984  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Verbier, SwitzerlandDownhill2nd
3 Mar 1984 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mt. St. Anne, Canada Downhill1st

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom		Super GDownhillCombined
1979 2128——not
run		15—
1980 2223——1215
1981 2319——725
1982 2412——220
1983 2554——not
awarded
(w/ GS)		26—
1984 2620——6—
1985 2738—4413—
1986 2846——341934

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
1980 22 — — not run 14 —
1982 24 — — 9 —
1985 27—— 20 —

From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.

Olympic results Olympic rings.svg

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
1980 22 — — not run 14 not run
1984 26 — — 16

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References

  1. ↑ "American woman captures downhill". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. January 19, 1982. p. 28.
  2. ↑ "Austrian teen takes her first Cup victory". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. January 20, 1982. p. 61.
  3. ↑ "Flanders in P.C." Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). June 10, 1986. p. D3.
  4. ↑ Sanders, Summer (January 31, 2011). "The fans at home cheered for Alex Schlopy". ESPN W. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012.
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