Holly Flanders

Holly Flanders
— Alpine skier —
Disciplines Downhill, Super G,
Combined, Giant Slalom
Born (1957-12-26) December 26, 1957
Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
World Cup debut January 26, 1979 (age 21)
first top ten
Retired March 1986 (age 28)
Website hollyflanders.com
Olympics
Teams 2 - (1980, 1984)
Medals 0
World Championships
Teams 3 - (1980, 1982, 1985)
includes 1980 Olympics
Medals 0
World Cup
Seasons 8 - (1979–86)
Wins 3 - (1 DH)
Podiums 6 - (6 DH)
Overall titles 0 - (12th in 1982)
Discipline titles 0 - (2nd in DH, 1982)

Holly Beth Flanders (born December 26, 1957) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States.

Racing career

Born in Arlington, Massachusetts, and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire, Flanders specialized in downhill and finished second in the World Cup downhill season standings in 1982. She gained her first World Cup victory that season in Bad Gastein, Austria,[1] and followed it up with another podium the next day.[2] Flanders represented the U.S. in the Winter Olympics in 1980 and 1984, and in the World Championships in 1982 and 1985. During her career, she tallied three World Cup wins, six podiums, and 27 top ten finishes.

After racing

Flanders retired from international competition following the 1986 season and became director of skiing at the Park City ski resort in Utah.[3] Her son, Alex Schlopy, is a freestyle skier.[4]

World Cup results

Race podiums

Season Date Location Discipline Place
1981 8 Jan 1981 West Germany Pfronten, West Germany Downhill3rd
1982 18 Jan 1982 Austria Bad Gastein, Austria Downhill1st
19 Jan 1982 Downhill 3rd
13 Feb 1982 Switzerland Arosa, Switzerland Downhill1st
1984 21 Jan 1984 Switzerland Verbier, Switzerland Downhill2nd
3 Mar 1984 Canada Mt. St. Anne, Canada Downhill1st

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom 		Super G Downhill Combined
1979 21 28 — — not
run 		15 —
1980 22 23 — — 12 15
1981 23 19 — — 7 25
1982 24 12 — — 2 20
1983 25 54 — — not
awarded 		26 —
1984 26 20 — — 6 —
1985 27 38 — 44 13 —
1986 28 46 — — 34 19 34

References

  1. ↑ "American woman captures downhill". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. January 19, 1982. p. 28.
  2. ↑ "Austrian teen takes her first Cup victory". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. January 20, 1982. p. 61.
  3. ↑ "Flanders in P.C.". Deseret News. June 10, 1986. p. D3.
  4. ↑ Sanders, Summer (January 31, 2011). "The fans at home cheered for Alex Schlopy". ESPN W.

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