Abigail E. "Abbi" Fisher-Gould (born August 30, 1957) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. Born in South Conway, New Hampshire, she had one World Cup victory and three podiums.[1] She suffered a knee injury in March 1979, at the pre-Olympic downhill at Lake Placid.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 20, 1957 S. Conway, New Hampshire |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom, downhill, combined |
| World Cup debut | January 1975 (age 17) |
| Retired | March 1982 (age 24) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 2 – (1976, 1980) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 4 – (1976, '78, '80, '82) includes two Olympics |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 8 – (1975–82) |
| Wins | 1 – (1 SL) |
| Podiums | 3 – (1 SL, 2 GS) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (14th in 1978) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (9th in SL, 1978) |
Fisher competed in the Winter Olympics in 1976 and 1980. She was unable to start in the slalom at the World Championships in 1978 due to an ankle injury.[3] and was also named to the U.S. team in 1982.[4]
Fisher married Frank Gould; they have two children and reside in the Sun Valley area in central Idaho.[5]
World Cup results
editRace podiums
edit| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 9 Dec 1976 |  Val-d'Isère, France |
Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 6 Mar 1977 |  Sun Valley, USA |
Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 1979 | 10 Dec 1978 |  Piancavallo, Italy |
Slalom | 1st |
Season standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 17 | 32 | 19 | — | not run |
— | |
| 1976 | 18 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 20 | |
| 1977 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 5 | — | ||
| 1978 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 15 | — | ||
| 1979 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 29 | — | ||
| 1980 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 31 | — | — | |
| 1981 | 23 | 29 | 15 | — | — | 15 | |
| 1982 | 24 | 37 | 36 | 24 | — | 8 |
References
edit- ^ "Women's ski team ends long drought". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. December 11, 1978. p. 16.
- ^ "Abbi's fall no problem at first". Schenectady Gazette. UPI. March 14, 1979. p. 21.
- ^ Minthorn, David (February 4, 1978). "Lea earns third Austrian crown". Schenectady Gazette. Associated Press. p. 21.
- ^ "U.S. names alpine team". (Bend) Bulletin. UPI. January 29, 1982. p. D-2.
- ^ "Obituary: Robert M. Fisher". Stowe Today. July 13, 2006. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
External links
edit- Abbi Fisher at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Abbi Fisher World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Abbi Fisher at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Abbi Fisher at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)