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Abbi Fisher

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Abbi Fisher
Personal information
Born (1957-08-20) August 20, 1957 (age 67)
S. Conway, New Hampshire
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom, downhill, combined
World Cup debutJanuary 1975 (age 17)
RetiredMarch 1982 (age 24)
Olympics
Teams2 – (1976, 1980)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams4 – (1976, '78, '80, '82)
    includes two Olympics
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons8 – (197582)
Wins1 – (1 SL)
Podiums3 – (1 SL, 2 GS)
Overall titles0 – (14th in 1978)
Discipline titles0 – (9th in SL, 1978)

Abigail E. "Abbi" Fisher-Gould (born August 30, 1957) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. Born in South Conway, New Hampshire, she had one World Cup victory and three podiums.[1] She suffered a knee injury in March 1979, at the pre-Olympic downhill at Lake Placid.[2]

Fisher competed in the Winter Olympics in 1976 and 1980. She was unable to start in the slalom at the World Championships in 1978 due to an ankle injury.[3] and was also named to the U.S. team in 1982.[4]

Fisher married Frank Gould; they have two children and reside in the Sun Valley area in central Idaho.[5]

World Cup results

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Race podiums

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  • 1 victory – (1 SL)
  • 3 podiums – (1 SL, 2 GS)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
1977 9 Dec 1976 France Val-d'Isère, France Giant slalom 2nd
6 Mar 1977 United States Sun Valley, USA Giant slalom 3rd
1979 10 Dec 1978 Italy Piancavallo, Italy Slalom 1st

Season standings

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Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
1975 17 32 19 not
run
1976 18 27 22 16 22 20
1977 19 17 14 5
1978 20 14 9 15
1979 21 27 13 29
1980 22 21 12 31
1981 23 29 15 15
1982 24 37 36 24 8

References

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  1. ^ "Women's ski team ends long drought". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. December 11, 1978. p. 16.
  2. ^ "Abbi's fall no problem at first". Schenectady Gazette. UPI. March 14, 1979. p. 21.
  3. ^ Minthorn, David (February 4, 1978). "Lea earns third Austrian crown". Schenectady Gazette. Associated Press. p. 21.
  4. ^ "U.S. names alpine team". (Bend) Bulletin. UPI. January 29, 1982. p. D-2.
  5. ^ "Obituary: Robert M. Fisher". Stowe Today. July 13, 2006. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
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