Sandy Shellworth

Sandra "Sandy" Shellworth (December 18, 1944 – January 10, 2019)[1] was an alpine ski racer from the United States.

Sandy Shellworth
Alpine skier
DisciplinesDownhill, Giant slalom
ClubBogus Basin (ID)
Born(1944-06-22)June 22, 1944
Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
DiedJanuary 10, 2019(2019-01-10) (aged 74)
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
World Cup debutJanuary 1967 (age 22)
(inaugural season)
Retired1968
Olympics
Teams1 – (1968)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams1 – (1968 Olympics)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons2 – (1967–68)
Podiums0
Overall titles0
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women’s alpine skiing
Representing the
 United States
U.S. Alpine Championships
1967 Missoula Giant Slalom

Born in Annapolis, Maryland, Shellworth was raised in Boise, Idaho, where her father, Eugene Shellworth was mayor (1961–66).[2] A 1962 graduate of Boise High,[3] she raced for Bogus Basin, the University of Colorado,[2][4][5] and the U.S. Ski Team.[6]

Shellworth won the Roch Cup downhill in Aspen in 1967,[7][8] and was the 1967 U.S. Champion in giant slalom at Missoula, but broke her leg hours later training for the downhill.[9] Shellworth was the first woman from CU to participate in the Olympics;[10] she competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics at Grenoble and finished 21st in the women's downhill at Chamrousse. Her best finish in a World Cup event was 12th in the downhill at Schruns, Austria, in January 1967.[11]

Olympic results
  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
196823——not run21not run

References
  1. "Sandra Shellworth Hildner". Legacy.com. March 13, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  2. Terrell, Roy (April 15, 1963). "Cool skiing in sun-baked Alaska". Sports Illustrated. p. 60.
  3. "50th Reunion class list". (Boise, Idaho): Boise High School Class of 1962. 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  4. Lay, Jennie (March 1, 2009). "Kidding around on the slopes". Coloradan (CU alumni). Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  5. "University of Colorado in the Olympic Games". University of Colorado athletics. July 12, 2012.
  6. "Faces in the crowd". Sports Illustrated. January 17, 1966. p. 60.
  7. "Sandy wins Roch Cup trophy at Aspen". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. February 11, 1967. p. 9.
  8. Cooper, Christin (December 1, 2007). "The Roch Cup — a ski-town legacy". Aspen Times. (Colorado). (from SKI magazine). Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  9. "Sandy wins (giant) slalom, then breaks leg". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). February 27, 1967. p. 8.
  10. "Women's History Month Trivia And Answers". CU Heritage Center. Archived from the original on May 7, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  11. Jenkins, Dan (January 30, 1967). "A sudden streak for Nancy". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
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