Hailey Duke (born September 17, 1985, in
Sun Valley, Idaho
Sun Valley is a resort city in the western United States, in Blaine County, Idaho, adjacent to the city of Ketchum in the Wood River valley. The population was 1,783 at the 2020 census. The elevation of Sun Valley (at the Lodge) is above se ...
) is an alpine skier who skied for the
United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics
The United States participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The U.S. team had a historic Winter Games, winning an unprecedented 37 medals. United States at the Olympics, Team USA's medal haul, which included ...
. Her original athletic interest was
taekwondo
Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...
, but she later began focusing more on ski racing in her teens. She won silver at the U.S. national
slalom and has had four slalom podiums on the
Europa Cup. Her father, Larry Duke, is a ski instructor and taekwondo teacher.
Idaho Mountain Express
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1985 births
Living people
Skiers from Sun Valley, Idaho
Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
American female alpine skiers
Olympic alpine skiers for the United States
21st-century American sportswomen
Sportspeople from Idaho
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