Sandy Shellworth

Sandy Shellworth
— Alpine skier —
Disciplines Downhill, Giant Slalom
Club Bogus Basin (ID)
Born (1944-06-22) June 22, 1944
Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
World Cup debut January 1967 (age 22)
(inaugural season)
Retired 1968
Olympics
Teams 1 – (1968)
Medals 0
World Championships
Teams 1 – (1968 Olympics)
Medals 0
World Cup
Seasons 2 – (1967–68)
Podiums 0
Overall titles 0
Discipline titles 0
Medal record
Women’s alpine skiing
Representing the
 United States
U.S. Alpine Championships
1967 Missoula Giant Slalom

Sandra "Sandy" Shellworth (born December 18, 1944) is a former alpine ski racer from the United States.

Born in Annapolis, Maryland, Shellworth was raised in Boise, Idaho, where her father, Eugene Shellworth was mayor (1961–66).[1] A 1962 graduate of Boise High,[2] she raced for Bogus Basin, the University of Colorado,[1][3][4] and the U.S. Ski Team.[5]

Shellworth won the Roch Cup downhill in Aspen in 1967,[6][7] and was the 1967 U.S. Champion in giant slalom at Missoula, but broke her leg hours later training for the downhill.[8] Shellworth was the first woman from CU to participate in the Olympics;[9] she competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics at Grenoble and finished 21st in the women's downhill at Chamrousse. Her best finish in a World Cup event was 12th in the downhill at Schruns, Austria, in January 1967.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 Terrell, Roy (April 15, 1963). "Cool skiing in sun-baked Alaska". Sports Illustrated. p. 60.
  2. ↑ "50th Reunion class list". Boise High School Class of 1962. 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  3. ↑ Lay, Jennie (March 1, 2009). "Kidding around on the slopes". Coloradan (CU almuni). Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  4. ↑ "University of Colorado in the Olympic Games". University of Colorado athletics. July 12, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Faces in the crowd". Sports Illustrated. January 17, 1966. p. 60.
  6. ↑ "Sandy wins Roch Cup trophy at Aspen". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. February 11, 1967. p. 9.
  7. ↑ Cooper, Christin (December 1, 2007). "The Roch Cup — a ski-town legacy". Aspen Times. (from SKI magazine). Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Sandy wins (giant) slalom, then breaks leg". Spokesman-Review. February 27, 1967. p. 8.
  9. ↑ "Women’s History Month Trivia And Answers". CU Heritage Center. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  10. ↑ Jenkins, Dan (January 30, 1967). "A Sudden Streak For Nancy". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
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