Alice McKennis

Alice McKennis
 Alpine skier 
Disciplines Downhill, Super-G
Club Sunlight Winter Sports Club
Born (1989-08-18) August 18, 1989
Glenwood Springs,
Colorado, U.S.
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
World Cup debut December 5, 2008 (age 19)
Website alicemckennis.com
Olympics
Teams 1 - (2010)
Medals 0
World Championships
Teams 1 – (2013)
Medals 0
World Cup
Seasons 4th – (201013)
Wins 1 – (1 DH)
Podiums 1 – (1 DH)
Overall titles 0 –(41st in 2013)
Discipline titles 0 – (10th in DH, 2013)

Alice McKennis (born August 18, 1989) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. She specializes in the speed events of downhill and super G.

Born in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, McKennis grew up on a ranch west of town, near New Castle. She learned to ski and race at nearby Sunlight Ski Area and after racing for various major clubs in the state, finished at Rowmark ski academy in Salt Lake City, Utah. She made her World Cup debut in December 2008, but spent the 2009 season on the Nor-Am circuit.

McKennis was named to the World Cup squad of the U.S. Ski Team for the 2010 season and also made the 2010 Olympic team. She missed most of the 2011 season due to a fracture to her left tibial plateau in early January.[1] McKennis gained her first World Cup victory (and podium) in 2013, a downhill at St. Anton, Austria, on January 12.[2] She suffered a similar tibial plateau injury to her other (right) knee in March at Garmisch, Germany.[3]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
2010 20 59 46 20
2011 21 85 46 32
2012 22 61 20
2013 23 41 10
2014 24

Top ten finishes

Season Date Location Discipline Place
20105 Dec 2009 Lake Louise, Canada Downhill 10th
30 Jan 2010 St. Moritz, Switzerland Downhill9th
20122 Dec 2011 Lake Louise, Canada Downhill 8th
18 Feb 2012 Sochi, Russia Downhill10th
14 Mar 2012 Schladming, Austria Downhill7th
201314 Dec 2012 Val-d'Isère, France Downhill 8th
12 Jan 2013 St. Anton, Austria Downhill 1st

World Championship results

  Year    Age   Slalom  Giant
 Slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2013 23 17

Olympic results

  Year    Age   Slalom  Giant
 Slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2010 20 DSQ
2014 24

References

  1. Williams, Eric (January 10, 2011). "McKennis recovering after season-ending injury". Ski Racing.com.
  2. Mintz, Geoff (January 12, 2013). "Another win for the US speed team, this time Mckennis at St. Anton". Ski Racing.com.
  3. Mintz, Geoff (March 2, 2013). "Podium for Ross, Maze the win, McKennis helicoptered off in Garmisch". Ski Racing.com.

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