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Herman Meier and Alberto Tomba are popular names in skiing. But how about the "also-rans", dedicated racers who never quite made it to gold. Take this quiz and find out how much you really know about ski racing!

A multiple-choice quiz by jennvirskus. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
jennvirskus

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
179,101

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
235

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which young ski racer started the 2003-2004 season with a career best World Ranking of 41 in Downhill, and finished it in the top 30 of the overall World Cup standings, vaulting to 14th in Downhill, also winning two national titles in her home country? Hint

Maria Riends-Contreras

Nicole Hosp

Lindsey Kildow

Resi Stiegler

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following was Stanley Hayer's best World Cup result from 1994-1999? Hint

2nd in Shiga Kogen, Japan in 1998

12th in Furano, Japan in 1995

11th in Park City, Utah in 1996

1st in Breckenridge, Colorado in 1994

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which female Jamaican skier competed in the 1999 World Alpine Ski Championships in Vail, Colorado? Hint

Alexandra Shaffer

Collette Gillian

Nicole Savvides

Sonya Markh

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which skier came from the 64th starting position to win the Aspen World Cup Slalom in 2001? Hint

Didier Defago

Ivica Kostelic

Jean-Philippe Roy

Joel Chenal

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which American Slalom skier got a best result of 4th in Kranska Gora, Slovenija, only after 10 years on the national team and retired shortly thereafter? Hint

Phil Mahre

Matt Grosjean

AJ Kitt

Andy Leroy

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which rising Canadian star competed in the 1998 Olympic Slalom in Nagano, Japan, failed to finish, and never raced a World Cup or in the Olympics again? Hint

Melanie Turgeon

Christina Risler

Becky Swan

Katarina Tichy

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which 13-year veteran of the US Ski Team never managed better than 5th in a World Cup? Hint

Hilary Lindh

Allison Powers

Megan Gerety

Kristen Clark

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which skiier was last in the Men's Slalom at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games? Hint

Tahir Bisic (BIH)

Ivars Ciaguns (LAT)

Jong Moon Byon (KOR)

Peter Vincze (HUN)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the only Lithuanian alpine ski racer to compete in the 1998 Olympic Winter Games? Hint

Linas Vaitkus

Ricardas Panavas

Linas Samaskas

Arvydas Sabonis

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Question 10 of 10

10. What racer has only won 1 WC, 1 World Championship, and had a best Olympic result of 3rd in Nagano in 1998. Hint

Claudia Riegler

Zali Steggall

Ylva Nowen

Kristina Koznick

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Answer: Lindsey Kildow

Lindsey Kildow (USA) has been steadily climbing up the rankings, but the 2003-2004 season proved to be her breakthrough year. Nicole Hosp, the young Austrian racer, broke her ankle running mid-season 2004.

2. Which of the following was Stanley Hayer's best World Cup result from 1994-1999?

Answer: 12th in Furano, Japan in 1995

While racing for the Canadian Team, Hayer had his best result in 1995. In Shiga Kogen he was actually 20th. In Park City he didn't finish in 1996, and the Breckenridge race was a Nor-Am Cup, not a World Cup. In 1999, Hayer changed his nationality and began to race for the Czech team.

3. Which female Jamaican skier competed in the 1999 World Alpine Ski Championships in Vail, Colorado?

Answer: Collette Gillian

Collette Gillian came in 40th in SL and 42nd in GS, much to the delight of the crowd who cheered her. She was the last skier of the day in SL, loudly into the finish. Savvides is from Cyprus, Shaffer is from the USA and Markh is from Israel.

4. Which skier came from the 64th starting position to win the Aspen World Cup Slalom in 2001?

Answer: Ivica Kostelic

No one would dispute that this was Kostelic's breakthrough race, coming from 64th to beat Giorgio Rocca (ITA) and Mario Matt of (AUT). Defago starting 74th and Roy starting 67th, didn't finish. Chenal was disqualified.

5. Which American Slalom skier got a best result of 4th in Kranska Gora, Slovenija, only after 10 years on the national team and retired shortly thereafter?

Answer: Matt Grosjean

Phil Mahre did a little better than 4th! AJ Kitt was a Downhiller, and Andy Leroy never put two runs together in a World Cup race.

6. Which rising Canadian star competed in the 1998 Olympic Slalom in Nagano, Japan, failed to finish, and never raced a World Cup or in the Olympics again?

Answer: Katarina Tichy

Turgeon and Risler were Downhillers and Swan did not qualify for the 1998 Olympics.

7. Which 13-year veteran of the US Ski Team never managed better than 5th in a World Cup?

Answer: Megan Gerety

Hilary Lindh won a World Championship title and scored several World Cup top fives. Allison Powers was not on the team that long, and Kristen Clark has also had several top fives.

8. Which skiier was last in the Men's Slalom at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games?

Answer: Peter Vincze (HUN)

Bisic was 29th, Byon was 31st, and Ciaguns was 25th.

9. Who was the only Lithuanian alpine ski racer to compete in the 1998 Olympic Winter Games?

Answer: Linas Vaitkus

Linas Vaitkus, born in the USA, became a Lithuanian citizen in 1995 and competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Linas Samaskas, an alpine skier from Lithuania, never qualified for the Olympics. Ricardas Panavas is a cross country skier who did compete in the Olympics, and Arvydas Sabonis is a famous basketball player.

10. What racer has only won 1 WC, 1 World Championship, and had a best Olympic result of 3rd in Nagano in 1998.

Answer: Zali Steggall

Zali Steggall (AUS) won one of everything, including her country's first Olympic medal in alpine skiing. Riegler (NZE) won 4 World Cups during the 96-97 season, Nowen (SWE) won 4 World Cups in 1998 and Koznick had several wins during her career.

Source: Author jennvirskus

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