Gerry Sorensen
Appearance
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Kimberly, British Columbia, Canada | October 15, 1958||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
Disciplines | Downhill, Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super G | ||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | December 12, 1980[1] | ||||||||||||||
Olympics | |||||||||||||||
Teams | 1[1] | ||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||
Teams | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||
Seasons | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Wins | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Podiums | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gerry Sorensen (born October 15, 1958) is a Canadian former female alpine skier.[2]
Sorensen was born in Kimberley, British Columbia, and began skiing at the age of 10.[3]
World Cup victories
[edit]Date | Location | Race |
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February 8, 1981 | Haus | Downhill |
January 13, 1982 | Grindelwald | Downhill |
January 14, 1982 | Grindelwald | Downhill |
January 7, 1984 | Puy St. Vincent | Downhill |
January 8, 1984 | Puy St. Vincent | Combined |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "FIS-Ski - biographie: SORENSEN Gerry". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ Brooks, Janet (1984-03-05). "U.S. skier reassesses career after win". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- ^ Scott, Chic (September 2005). Powder Pioneers: Ski Stories from the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains. Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. pp. 227–228. ISBN 978-1-894765-64-0. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
External links
[edit]- Gerry Sorensen at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Gerry Sorensen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Gerry Sorensen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)