Harriet Miller-Brown (born 5 September 1991) is a retired New Zealand alpine ski racer.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 September 1991 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Alpine skier ♀ |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Skiing career | |
| World Cup debut | N/A |
| Retired | 2013 |
| Olympics | |
| Medals | N/A |
Miller-Brown was born in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1991 and educated at Wakatipu High School in Queenstown.[1][2] She started skiing at the age of 3, and started ski racing at the age of 8. Miller-Brown has competed in the World Junior Nationals in Switzerland, the Australia New Zealand Cup, and the World Championships in Austria.[3]
Miller-Brown was a member of the New Zealand national ski team for 6 years.[4][5] In 2007 and 2008, she held the New Zealand Ski Association Women's Slalom Champion Cup.[6] In 2013, she competed in the FIS National Ski Racing Championships and won the New Zealand national women's title.[7]
She is also a qualified snowsports instructor, and has coached children in ski racing.[2] In 2007, Miller-Brown won the Otago Daily Times Class Act Award for academic excellence,[2] and since 2014 has studied mechanical engineering at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.[8][9]
Since leaving the snow, Miller-Brown has worked for Meridian Energy as a gate engineer with an interest in accumulators.[10]
References
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- ^ a b c "Class Act: Where are they now?". Otago Daily Times Online News. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Harriet Miller-Brown" [1] Archived 6 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine Alpine Health & Fitness, 6 February 2015 (accessed 6 February 2015)
- ^ "Ready for the robots". Otago Daily Times Online News. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Griffin chosen to head men's ski team". Stuff. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Award Register - Award Details". award.directentry.co.nz. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Adam Barwood and Harriet Miller-Brown Victorious at National Slalom Championships » Snow Sports". www.snowsports.co.nz. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "NZ Ski Team Complete Level Two". NZISA | New Zealand Snowsports Instructors Alliance. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Class representatives | University of Canterbury". The University of Canterbury. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "APEX Summit 2018".
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