Alex Wilson (born July 15, 1974) was an Olympic athlete on the U.S. Ski Team who competed in the

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events of moguls and dual moguls. In 55 World Cup starts, Wilson was on the podium twice, one of those a win in Moguls in Heavenly,

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, on January 23, 1999. His best world ranking was 5th in 2000 in Moguls. He placed 10th in Moguls in the 1998

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, his only Olympic appearance. His best World Ski Championships result was 7th in Moguls in Meiringen-Hasliberg, Switzerland, on March 10, 1999.Federation Internationale de Ski
/ref> Wilson graduated from the

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, in 2005. Now he lives in

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1974 births Living people American male freestyle skiers American freeskiers Olympic freestyle skiers for the United States Freestyle skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub