Holly Flanders

Holly Flanders
Flanders interviewed in 2011
Personal information
Full nameHolly Beth Flanders
Born (1957-12-26) December 26, 1957 (age 67)
Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationAlpine skier
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, super-G, combined, giant slalom
World Cup debutJanuary 26, 1979 (age 21)
first top ten
RetiredMarch 1986 (age 28)
Websitehollyflanders.com
Olympics
Teams2 - (1980, 1984)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams3 - (1980, 1982, 1985)
includes 1980 Olympics
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons8 - (1979–86)
Wins3 - (1 DH)
Podiums6 - (6 DH)
Overall titles0 - (12th in 1982)
Discipline titles0 - (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 Candia NH, 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
1981 8 Jan 1981 West Germany Pfronten, West Germany Downhill 3rd
1982 18 Jan 1982 Austria Bad Gastein, Austria Downhill 1st
19 Jan 1982 Downhill 3rd
13 Feb 1982  Switzerland  Arosa, Switzerland Downhill 1st
1984 21 Jan 1984  Switzerland  Verbier, Switzerland Downhill 2nd
3 Mar 1984 Canada Mt. St. Anne, Canada Downhill 1st

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super G Downhill Combined
1979 21 28 — — not
run		 15 —
1980 22 23 — — 12 15
1981 23 19 — — 7 25
1982 24 12 — — 2 20
1983 25 54 — — not
awarded
(w/ GS)		 26 —
1984 26 20 — — 6 —
1985 27 38 — 44 13 —
1986 28 46 — — 34 19 34

World Championship results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 		 Super-G Downhill Combined
1980 22 — — not run 14 —
1982 24 — — 9 —
1985 27 — — 20 —

From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.

Olympic results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 		 Super-G Downhill Combined
1980 22 — — not run 14 not run
1984 26 — — 16

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. (Salt Lake City, Utah). June 10, 1986. p. D3.
  4. ^ Sanders, Summer (January 31, 2011). "The fans at home cheered for Alex Schlopy". ESPN W. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012.