Stacey Cook
American alpine skier From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stacey Janelle Cook[1] (born July 3, 1984) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States, and specializes in the speed events.
![]() Cook in January 2011 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Truckee, California, U.S. | July 3, 1984
Occupation | Alpine skier |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
Skiing career | |
Disciplines | Downhill, Super G |
Club | Mammoth Mountain Ski Team |
World Cup debut | January 30, 2004 (age 19) |
Website | staceycook.net |
Olympics | |
Teams | 3 – (2006, 2010, 2014) |
Medals | 0 |
World Championships | |
Teams | 6 – (2007–17) |
Medals | 0 |
World Cup | |
Seasons | 12th – (2006–17) |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 3 – (3 DH) |
Overall titles | 0 – (28th in 2014) |
Discipline titles | 0 – (4th in DH, 2013) |
Racing career
Born in Truckee, California, Cook started skiing at age 4 with her father at various Lake Tahoe ski areas and raced in the learn-to-race Buddy Werner League events run by the Truckee-Donner Recreation and Park District. She has competed in two Olympics and four World Championships. Cook made her first two World Cup podiums in late 2012 in consecutive downhills at Lake Louise, Canada.
Cook is based in Mammoth Lakes, California.[2]
Career highlights
- 2005 – NorAm super G runner-up with two wins
- 2006 – Competed in first Winter Olympics; 19th in downhill and 23rd in giant slalom.
- U.S. super G champion
- 2007 – competed in first World Championships, 16th in downhill.
- 2009 – World Championships, 9th in downhill.
- 2010 – Winter Olympics, 11th in downhill.
- 2012 – Finished tenth in the World Cup downhill standings; five top-ten finishes in downhill
- 2013 – Finished Fourth in the World Cup Downhill Standing
World Cup results
Season standings
- Standings through 4 February 2018
Podiums
- 3 podiums – (3 DH)
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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2013 | 30 Nov 2012 | ![]() | Downhill | 2nd |
1 Dec 2012 | Downhill | 2nd | ||
2015 | 6 Dec 2014 | Downhill | 2nd | |
World Championship results
Olympic results
Off the slopes
On July 13, 2010, Cook toured the oil-stained areas of Louisiana devastated by the BP Oil Spill as part of a Sierra Club-sponsored event involving 10 current and former athletes, which included NASCAR racer Leilani Munter, tennis star Chanda Rubin and NFL stars Ovie Mughelli and Mike Alstott[3]
References
External links
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