Picabo Street
Picabo Street (/ˈpiːkəbuː/; born April 3, 1971) is an American former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. She won the super G at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the downhill at the 1996 World Championships, along with three other Olympic and World Championship medals. Street also won World Cup downhill season titles in 1995 and 1996, the first American woman to do so, along with nine World Cup downhill race wins. Street was inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame in 2004.
Picabo Street in October 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | April 3, 1971 Triumph, Idaho, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G, Combined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | December 6 1992 (age 21) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | February 2002 (age 30) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (1994, 1998, 2002) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (1993, 1996) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 8 – (1993 -2002) (injured 1999, 2000) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 9 – (9 DH) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 17 – (15 DH, 2 SG) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (5th, 1995) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 2 – (DH: 1995, 1996) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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