Hilary Lindh

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Olympic medal record
Women’s Alpine Skiing
Silver	1992	Downhill

Hilary Lindh (born May 10, 1969 in Juneau, Alaska) is an American former alpine skier.

Born at Juneau, Alaska, Lindh was just 14 when she was named to the US Ski Team. By 16, she had become the first American to win a World Junior Championships downhill title. She represented the U.S. in three Olympics and won the downhill silver medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. In 1994, she won the 100th World Cup race by an American skier, one of three World Cup victories during her career. She was the only American to win a medal at the 1997 World Championships, capturing the women’s downhill Gold medal in Sestriere, Italy.

Lindh, who retired after the 1997 season, resides in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada.

[edit] Career highlights

1986 U.S. National Champion and World Junior Champion in Downhill at age 16 in a three week span.
1992 Winter Olympics at Albertville, France: Silver medal in Downhill.
1996 World Championships at Sierra Nevada, Spain: Bronze medal in Downhill.
1997 World Championships at Sestriere, Italy: Gold medal in Downhill.
Four U.S. National Championships titles.
Inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame in 2005.