Personal information | |
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Born | (1957-08-20) August 20, 1957 (age 67) S. Conway, New Hampshire |
Occupation | Alpine skier |
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Skiing career | |
Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom, downhill, combined |
World Cup debut | January 1975 (age 17) |
Retired | March 1982 (age 24) |
Olympics | |
Teams | 2 – (1976, 1980) |
Medals | 0 |
World Championships | |
Teams | 4 – (1976, '78, '80, '82) includes two Olympics |
Medals | 0 |
World Cup | |
Seasons | 8 – (1975–82) |
Wins | 1 – (1 SL) |
Podiums | 3 – (1 SL, 2 GS) |
Overall titles | 0 – (14th in 1978) |
Discipline titles | 0 – (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. She suffered a knee injury in March 1979, at the pre-Olympic downhill at Lake Placid.
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. and was also named to the U.S. team in 1982.
Fisher married Frank Gould; they have two children and reside in the Sun Valley area in central Idaho.
World Cup results
Race podiums
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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1977 | 9 Dec 1976 | Val-d'Isère, France | Giant slalom | 2nd |
6 Mar 1977 | Sun Valley, USA | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
1979 | 10 Dec 1978 | Piancavallo, Italy | Slalom | 1st |
Season standings
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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1975 | 17 | 32 | 19 | — | not run |
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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
- "Women's ski team ends long drought". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. December 11, 1978. p. 16.
- "Abbi's fall no problem at first". Schenectady Gazette. UPI. March 14, 1979. p. 21.
- Minthorn, David (February 4, 1978). "Lea earns third Austrian crown". Schenectady Gazette. Associated Press. p. 21.
- "U.S. names alpine team". (Bend) Bulletin. UPI. January 29, 1982. p. D-2.
- "Obituary: Robert M. Fisher". Stowe Today. July 13, 2006. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
External links
- Abbi Fisher at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Abbi Fisher World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Abbi Fisher at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Abbi Fisher at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)