Holly Flanders

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

Holly Flanders

Flanders interviewed in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Holly Beth Flanders
Born	(1957-12-26) December 26, 1957 (age 66) Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Skiing career
Disciplines	Downhill, super-G, combined, giant slalom
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)

Racing career

Born in Arlington, Massachusetts, and raised in Candia NH, 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

• 3 wins - (3 DH)
• 6 podiums - (6 DH)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
1981	8 Jan 1981	Pfronten, West Germany	Downhill	3rd
1982	18 Jan 1982	Bad Gastein, Austria	Downhill	1st
	19 Jan 1982		Downhill	3rd
	13 Feb 1982	Arosa, Switzerland	Downhill	1st
1984	21 Jan 1984	Verbier, Switzerland	Downhill	2nd
	3 Mar 1984	Mt. St. Anne, Canada	Downhill	1st

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 (w/ GS)	26	—
1984	26	20	—	—		6	—
1985	27	38	—	44		13	—
1986	28	46	—	—	34	19	34

World Championship results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant   slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
1980	22	—	—	not run	14	—
1982	24	—	—		9	—
1985	27	—	—		20	—

From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.

Olympic results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant   slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
1980	22	—	—	not run	14	not run
1984	26	—	—		16

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. (Salt Lake City, Utah). June 10, 1986. p. D3.
4. Sanders, Summer (January 31, 2011). "The fans at home cheered for Alex Schlopy". ESPN W. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012.

External links

• Holly Flanders at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Holly Flanders World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
• Holly Flanders at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
• Holly Flanders at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• The Canyons – Holly Flanders' women's skiing workshops
• hollyflanders.com – personal site