Annie Famose (born 16 June 1944) is a French former

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. She was a member of the dominating French alpine skiing national team in the 1960s. She won two medals at the

1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm ...

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, as well as three medals (including one gold in

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) at the 1966 World Championships in Portillo, Chile. Famose was a versatile all-event skier who was a threat to win races in any discipline, but she excelled in the slalom. She won two

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slalom races in

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, and had a total of 24 podium (top 3) finishes in slalom,

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, and downhill in her career. She won the slalom World Cup title in

(tied with

Marielle Goitschel Marielle Goitschel (born 28 September 1945 in Sainte-Maxime) is a former French alpine skier. Marielle is the younger sister of Christine Goitschel, another champion skier of the time, and the aunt of speed skier Philippe Goitschel. After grea ...

), while placing third in the race for the overall title. She retired from competition after the

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season.

World Cup victories

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Famose, Annie 1944 births Living people French female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions Sportspeople from Pyrénées-Atlantiques Universiade medalists in alpine skiing Universiade gold medalists for France Competitors at the 1962 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 1964 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 1966 Winter Universiade 20th-century French women