Nelson Carmichael

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Nelson Carmichael
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Carmichael in 2013
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BornNovember 19, 1965 (1965-11-19) (age 54)
Steamboat Springs, Colorado, U.S.

Nelson Carmichael (born November 19, 1965 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado) is an American mogul skier. He won a bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics. [1]

He was with the U.S. team from 1983–1992. Carmichael was a two-time World Cup Grand Prix Mogul champion, won 12 individual World Cup event titles, was a six- time U.S. National Mogul champion and a Pro-Mogul champion. [2]

Carmichael married fellow Olympic skier Caroline Lalive in 2012. They have one daughter (born 2015). [3]

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