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Judy Nagel

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Judy Nagel
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Country wey e be citizenUnited States Edit
Name wey dem give amJudy Edit
Family nameNagel Edit
Ein date of birth27 August 1951 Edit
Place dem born amSeattle Edit
SiblingCathy Nagel Edit
Ein occupationalpine skier Edit
Sportalpine skiing Edit
Participant insyd1968 Winter Olympics Edit

Judy Ann Nagel (born August 27, 1951) be former World Cup alpine ski racer wey komot de United States.[1][2][3]

Early years

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Dem born am insyd Seattle, Washington, na Nagel be de younger of two daughters of Olympic ski racer. She learn dey ski den race for Stevens Pass wen de family live insyd Skykomish. Wen Crystal Mountain begin operations insyd 1962, ein poppie head de fresh ski school den race program, den de family relocate to Enumclaw.[4]

Ein poppie, Jack Nagel (1926–2004),[4] na he be member of de U.S. alpine team at de 1952 Winter Olympics; he fall insyd de first run of de slalom den finis 29th insyd de giant slalom. Dem born am insyd Port Townsend wey dem raise am insyd Skykomish, na Jack be third-generation logger wen na skiing dey gain popularity insyd de 1940s.[4] He later run de gas station per insyd Skykomish wey na he be ski instructor at Stevens Pass til 1962,[5] wen dem gbele de fresh Crystal Mountain near Mount Rainier. Na dem feature ein racing school insyd Sports Illustrated for 1963 insyd, plus older daughter Cathy, 14, for de cover.[6]

Racing career

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Nagel compete insyd de 1968 Winter Olympics at age 16. No be originally for de World Cup anaa Olympic teams top, na dem bring Nagel den 18-year-old Kiki Cutter of Oregon over to Europe few weeks ahead of de Olympics make dem compete give berths for de U.S. Olympic team, wich dem both make. Nagel place eighth den sixth insyd de two World Cup slaloms immediately dey precede de Olympics, wey she lead de Olympic slalom for Chamrousse by eight-hundredths of second after de first run. U.S. racers seemingly she hold four of de first six spots after de first run, buh na dem subsequently disqualify de oda three Americans for missed gates.[7] Plus de fastest run dat qualified, na Nagel be last out of de gate insyd de second run wey she miss early gate.[8] She climb back up de hill make she make de gate, then she straddle anoda wey she get anoda spill make she cross de finish line well back wey na dem disqualify am.[9] Two days later, na Nagel be de top U.S. finisher insyd de giant slalom for 12th place.[10]

Back for ein home mountain for de U.S. Alpine Championships, she win de slalom den combined for Crystal Mountain.[11] Few weeks later Nagel gain ein first World Cup podium for Heavenly Valley. She fini ein first World Cup season eleventh overall, tenth insyd slalom, den ninth insyd giant slalom.

Insyd de 1969 season, Nagel gain ein first World Cup victory for age 17 (& 5½ months), wey she remain de youngest-ever American make she win alpine World Cup race. Insyd dat first win for Italy insyd, na ein older sisto Cathy be de runner-up. Na ein oda wins be sweep of de technical events insyd Lienz, Austria.[12] Na Nagel ein final World Cup race be insyd March 1970 for age 18; she retire from de circuit later dat year make she coach den pursue oda interests.[13] During ein brief World Cup career, she win three races, she attain twelve podiums, wey she get 29 top ten finishes.

World Cup results

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Season standings

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Season Age Overall Slalom Giant

slalom

Downhill
1968 16 11 10 9 —
1969 17 10 4 13 19
1970 18 6 7 4 11

Race podiums

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  • 3 wins - (2 slalom, 1 giant slalom)
  • 12 podiums - (8 slalom, 4 giant slalom)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
1968 6 Apr 1968 Heavenly Valley, USA Slalom 3rd
1969 4 Jan 1969 Oberstaufen, West Germany Slalom 2nd
23 Jan 1969 St. Gervais, France Slalom 3rd
8 Feb 1969 Sterzing, Italy Slalom 1st
28 Feb 1969 Squaw Valley, USA Slalom 3rd
22 Mar 1969 Waterville Valley, USA Slalom 3rd
1970 19 Dec 1969 Lienz, Austria Giant slalom 1st
20 Dec 1969 Slalom 1st
24 Jan 1970 St. Gervais, France Giant slalom 3rd
1 Feb 1970 Abetone, Italy Giant slalom 3rd
2 Feb 1970 Slalom 2nd
27 Feb 1970 Vancouver, Canada Giant slalom 3rd

Olympic results

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  Year   Age Slalom Giant

slalom

Super-G Downhill Combined
1968 16  DQ2 ^ 12 not run — not run
^ Leader after first run of slalom
  • From 1948 thru 1980, na de Winter Olympics sanso be de World Championships for alpine skiing.

References

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  1. ↑ Kombol, Bill (2023-02-14). "WHEN COAL WAS KING: Judy Nagel, 1968". VOICE of the Valley. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  2. ↑ "Despite Becoming Namesake of an Award, Mikaela Shiffrin's Legacy Takes Almost a Decade to Be Honored". EssentiallySports. 2023-08-30. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  3. ↑ "Judy Nagel SkiDB Profile. U.S.A. Alpine Ski Team". ski-db.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Holt, Gordy (March 23, 2004). "Jack Nagel, 1926-2004: Ski pioneer 'bubbled' with energy". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
  5. ↑ "History". Stevens Pass Alpine Club. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  6. ↑ "A maestro tunes his teen ski stars". Sports Illustrated: 24. February 11, 1963.
  7. ↑ "Can luck get any worse? It just did for Americans". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. February 14, 1968. p. 12.
  8. ↑ "Marielle 1st in slalom". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). UPI. February 13, 1968. p. 15.
  9. ↑ "State girl falls short". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). Associated Press. February 13, 1968. p. 5.
  10. ↑ "Nancy wins gold". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. February 15, 1968. p. 28.
  11. ↑ "Judy Nagel wins U.S. slalom title". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 11, 1968. p. 12.
  12. ↑ "Miss Nagel sweeps World Cup races". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 21, 1969. p. 18.
  13. ↑ "Judy Nagel retiring". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 12, 1970. p. 3-C.
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  • Judy Nagel at de International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  • Judy Nagel World Cup standings at de International Ski Federation
  • Judy Nagel at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
  • Judy Nagel at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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