Hilary Kirsten Lindh (born May 10, 1969) is a former

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alpine ski racer from the United States. A specialist in the

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event, she was a

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and

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medalist.

Life

Born in

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, Alaska, Lindh learned to ski and race at

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on Douglas Island. She was just 14 when she was named to the

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. By 16, she had become the first American to win a World Junior Championships downhill title. All this was done while with Kathy Miklossy and Alex Mitkus in Utah, away from her parents. She represented the U.S. in three Olympics and won the silver medal in the

at the

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, France. In 1994, she won the 100th

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 gold medal in the women's downhill in

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, Italy. During her 11 years in World Cup racing, Lindh had three victories, five podiums, and 27 top ten finishes. She retired from international competition after the 1997 World Cup season. She earned a bachelor's degree in biology at the

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and a master's degree in conservation ecology in Canada, and is an environmental consultant. Married with a daughter, she resides in

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; her husband is the mountain operations manager at the Mt. Sima

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. Lindh was inducted into the

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in 2005. Lindh is a granddaughter of performer and patron of the arts Connie Boochever and Federal appeals court judge

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.Retired federal appeals judge Boochever dies at 94
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World Cup victories

Other results

*1986 U.S. National Champion and World Junior Champion in

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at age 16 in a three-week span. *Four U.S. National Championships titles.

References

External links

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Hilary Lindh
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * *

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindh, Hilary 1969 births Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics American female alpine skiers Living people People from Juneau, Alaska Sportspeople from Alaska Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in alpine skiing University of Utah alumni 21st-century American women