Picabo Street

Alpine Skiing

A three-time Olympian, Picabo Street first joined the U.S. Ski Team in 1989 and earned a silver medal at the 1994 Olympic Winter Games in ­the downhill. The Sun Valley native left her mark in Olympic history in 1998, taking gold in the Nagano super G by a mere hundredth of a second.

  • Street medaled in three World Championships, earning combined silver in 1993, super G bronze and downhill gold in 1996. Winning six of nine World Cup competitions in 1995, Street became the first American to win a World Cup season title in a speed event. After a leg injury and two years of rehabilitation, Street returned to compete in 2002 in Salt Lake City before retiring. With nine career victories, she was inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 2005.

    • A three-time Olympian, she earned a silver medal in 1994 and a gold in 1998
    • Became the first American to win a World Cup season title in a speed event
    • Won six of nine World Cup downhill competitions in 1995
    • Holder of nine career World Cup downhill victories
    • Inducted in the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 2005

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