Ross Anderson (skier)

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Ross Anderson
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Ross Anderson
Personal information
Citizenship Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, American
Born (1971-05-08) May 8, 1971 (age 54)
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Home town Durango, Colorado
SpouseJuanita Anderson 2024
ChildrenSierra Star Anderson Born 2003 (Age 19)

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Website rossanderson.org
Sport
Sportspeed skiing

Ross Anderson (born 1971 [1] ) is a FIS World Cup/professional speed skier as well as All American Record Holder speed skier a speed of 154.06 mph.

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Background

Ross Anderson was born on May 8, 1971, in Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico [1] He is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes and a Mescalero Apache [2] and Choctaw descendant. He grew up in Durango, Colorado and now lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. [3]

Skiing career

He broke the former All American record in 2006 with a speed of 154.06 mph flying past the former record held by John Hembel from Aspen Colorado with a speed of 153.03 mph at Les Arcs France 2006." [3] On April 19, places him 10th in the world all-time rankings. [4]

Honors and recognition

References

  1. 1 2 Ross Anderson in Native Americans in Sports, page 16/17
  2. "Ross Anderson". Speed Ski. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 Ross Anderson's home page
  4. "SpeedSki-Info. All about Speed skiing/KL". Archived from the original on 2018-01-06. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  5. "2024 Ski New Mexico Hall of Fame Winners". Ski New Mexico. October 24, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  6. "Colorado Snowsports Museum and Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2024". Colorado Snowsports Museum. May 22, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  7. "Ross Anderson". U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  8. "Ross Anderson, Cheyenne and Arapaho". North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 3, 2025.