Holly Flanders

Holly Flanders
— Alpine skier —
Disciplines Downhill, Super G,
Combined, Giant Slalom
Born (1957-12-26) December 26, 1957
Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
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)

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

Racing career

Born in Arlington, Massachusetts, and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire, 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
19818 Jan 1981West Germany Pfronten, West GermanyDownhill3rd
198218 Jan 1982Austria Bad Gastein, AustriaDownhill1st
19 Jan 1982Downhill3rd
13 Feb 1982Switzerland Arosa, SwitzerlandDownhill1st
198421 Jan 1984Switzerland Verbier, SwitzerlandDownhill2nd
3 Mar 1984Canada Mt. St. Anne, CanadaDownhill1st

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom		Super GDownhillCombined
19792128——not
run		15—
19802223——1215
19812319——725
19822412——220
19832554——not
awarded		26—
19842620——6—
19852738—4413—
19862846——341934

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. June 10, 1986. p. D3.
  4. ↑ Sanders, Summer (January 31, 2011). "The fans at home cheered for Alex Schlopy". ESPN W.
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