Rick Chaffee
American alpine skier (born 1945) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Frederick Stoddard "Rick" Chaffee II (born January 10, 1945) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. He competed in the Winter Olympics in 1968 and 1972. Chaffee finished ninth in the slalom in 1968 to join teammates Spider Sabich and Jimmie Heuga in the top ten.
Personal information | |
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Born | (1945-01-10) January 10, 1945 (age 79) Rutland, Vermont, U.S.[1] |
Occupation | Alpine skier |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] |
Skiing career | |
Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom |
Club | University of Denver |
World Cup debut | March 1967 (age 22) |
Retired | March 1972 (age 27) |
Olympics | |
Teams | 2 – (1968, 1972) |
Medals | 0 |
World Championships | |
Teams | 3 – (1968, 1970, 1972) includes two Olympics |
Medals | 0 |
World Cup | |
Seasons | 5 – (1968–1972) |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 3 – (3 SL) |
Overall titles | 0 – (14th in 1968) |
Discipline titles | 0 – (7th in SL, 1968) |
Born in Rutland, Vermont, Chaffee raced for the University of Denver and won individual and team NCAA titles;[2] he took the individual titles in slalom and the combined in 1965 at Crystal Mountain, Washington,[3][4][5][6] as the Pioneers won their fifth of seven consecutive team titles.
His brother Kim, sister Suzy, and cousin Jon are also former competitive skiers.[1]