During her first World Cup season, she had two top-15 finishes in downhill as the 1972 Winter Olympics neared.[2] She was expected to make the U.S. Olympic team, but dislocated a hip in a downhill at Grindelwald on January 18, two weeks before the games began.[7] She missed those Winter Olympics[8] but competed in 1976, 1980, and 1984.[9] Two years after her hip injury she won her first World Cup race back at Grindelwald in 1974, the first-ever American to gain a World Cup victory in downhill. Nelson's only victory in a World Cup giant slalom was also her only win in North America, in the rain at Whistler, British Columbia.[10] She retired from international competition after the 1985 season with six World Cup wins, 26 podiums, and 123 top ten finishes.
From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing. At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).
In 1979, the Supersisters trading card set was produced and distributed; one of the cards featured Nelson's name and picture.[12]
References
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
^ abcJohnson, William O. (January 27, 1975). "Here Today, Gold Tomorrow". Sports Illustrated: 50.
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For the Australian actress see Cindy Nelson actress Cynthia Lee Nelson born August 19 1955 is former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States Cindy NelsonAlpine skierNelson in 1975DisciplinesDownhill Giant slalom Slalom Combined Super GBorn 1955 08 19 August 19 1955 age 67 Lutsen Minnesota U S 1 Height5 ft 6 in 168 cm World Cup debutDecember 1971 age 16 2 RetiredApril 1985 age 29 OlympicsTeams3 1976 84 missed 1972 hip injuryMedals1 0 gold World ChampionshipsTeams6 1974 85 includes 2 OlympicsMedals3 0 gold World CupSeasons13 1972 74 85 Wins6 3 DH 1 SG 1 GS 1 K Podiums23Overall titles0 4th in 1979 Discipline titles0 2nd in DH 1978 Medal record Women s alpine skiingRepresenting the United StatesOlympic Games1976 Innsbruck DownhillWorld Championships1980 Lake Placid Combined1982 Schladming Downhill Contents 1 Racing career 2 World Cup results 2 1 Season standings 2 2 Race victories 3 World Championship results 4 Olympic results 5 Other 6 References 7 External linksRacing career EditBorn and raised in Lutsen in northeastern Minnesota Nelson s family ran the local ski area and she was on skis before the age of three She raced in all five alpine disciplines with a focus on downhill and was on the World Cup squad of the U S Ski Team at age 16 2 Nelson won the silver medal in the downhill at the 1982 World Championships 3 and was the bronze medalist in the downhill at the 1976 Winter Olympics 4 5 6 During her first World Cup season she had two top 15 finishes in downhill as the 1972 Winter Olympics neared 2 She was expected to make the U S Olympic team but dislocated a hip in a downhill at Grindelwald on January 18 two weeks before the games began 7 She missed those Winter Olympics 8 but competed in 1976 1980 and 1984 9 Two years after her hip injury she won her first World Cup race back at Grindelwald in 1974 the first ever American to gain a World Cup victory in downhill Nelson s only victory in a World Cup giant slalom was also her only win in North America in the rain at Whistler British Columbia 10 She retired from international competition after the 1985 season with six World Cup wins 26 podiums and 123 top ten finishes World Cup results EditSeason standings Edit Season Age Overall Slalom GiantSlalom Super G Downhill Combined1972 16 notrun notawarded1973 17 1974 18 15 14 1975 19 8 28 6 41976 20 8 12 6 7 31977 21 19 19 19 10 notawarded1978 22 5 13 8 21979 23 4 26 7 41980 24 10 43 31 4 31981 25 8 15 12 7 71982 26 5 25 7 7 31983 27 7 39 2 notawarded w GS 25 71984 28 41 15 1985 29 48 22 34 Race victories Edit 6 wins 3 DH 1 SG 1 GS 1 K 23 podiums 15 DH 1 SG 4 GS 1 SL 1 K Season Date Location Discipline1974 January 13 1974 Grindelwald Switzerland Downhill1975 December 21 1974 Saalbach Austria DownhillMarch 1 1975 Whistler Canada 10 Giant Slalom1976 January 9 1976 Hasliberg Switzerland Combined1979 February 9 1979 Pfronten West Germany Downhill1983 January 10 1983 Verbier Switzerland Super GNelson also won an unofficial Super G race on March 23 1982 a test event in San Sicario Italy 11 World Championship results Edit Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super G Downhill Combined1972 16 not run 1974 18 11 DNF 18 1976 20 13 21 3 41978 22 30 15 5 61980 24 11 13 7 21982 26 16 2 41985 29 25 15From 1948 through 1980 the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980 the combined was a paper race using the results of the three events DH GS SL Olympic results Edit Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super G Downhill Combined1972 16 not run not run1976 20 13 21 31980 24 11 13 71984 28 18 Other EditIn 1979 the Supersisters trading card set was produced and distributed one of the cards featured Nelson s name and picture 12 References Edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Cindy Nelson Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on April 17 2020 a b c Johnson William O January 27 1975 Here Today Gold Tomorrow Sports Illustrated 50 Dobbin Winsor February 5 1982 North Americans conquer downhill Spokesman Review Spokane Washington Associated Press p 21 Johnson William Oscar February 16 1976 On came the heroes Sports Illustrated 13 Grimsley Will February 9 1976 Cindy Nelson beats mountain Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press p 3B Sullivan Robert March 4 1985 Cindy Nelson s long skiing career is nearing its final downhill run Sports Illustrated 6 Cindy Nelson s injury jolts U S ski hopes Schenectady Gazette New York Associated Press January 19 1972 p 43 Minthorn David January 21 1976 Cindy Nelson U S ski hope Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press p 31 Kupper Mike February 14 1984 All uphill but Nelson comes back Milwaukee Journal p 1 part 3 a b Cindy Nelson beats slime in giant slalom Spokesman Review Spokane Washington Associated Press March 2 1975 p 8 Cindy Nelson winner of new super slalom Ottawa Citizen Canada Associated Press March 24 1982 p 31 Wulf Steve March 23 2015 Supersisters Original Roster Espn go com Retrieved June 4 2015 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cindy Nelson Cindy Nelson at the International Ski Federation Cindy Nelson World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation Cindy Nelson at Ski DB Alpine Ski Database Cynthia Nelson at the International Olympic CommitteeOlympic GamesPreceded byOlga Fikotova Flagbearer for United StatesInnsbruck 1976 Succeeded byGary Hall Sr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cindy Nelson amp oldid 1056359754, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
