Abbi Fisher Explained

Abbi Fisher
Disciplines:Slalom, giant slalom, downhill, combined
Birth Date:August 20, 1957
Birth Place:S. Conway, New Hampshire
Height:1.67 m
Wcdebut:January 1975 (age 17)
Retired:March 1982 (age 24)
Olympicteams:2 – (1976, 1980)
Olympicmedals:0
Worldsteams:4 – (1976, '78, '80, '82)
    includes two Olympics
Worldsmedals:0
Wcseasons:8 – (197582)
Wcwins:1 – (1 SL)
Wcpodiums:3 – (1 SL, 2 GS)
Wcoveralls:0 – (14th in 1978)
Wctitles:0 – (9th in SL, 1978)
Show-Medals:yes

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]

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

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
1977 9 Dec 1976 2nd
6 Mar 1977 Giant slalom 3rd
1979 10 Dec 1978 1st

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
17 32 19 not
run
18 27 22 16 22 20
19 17 14 5
20 14 9 15
21 27 13 29
22 21 12 31
23 29 15 15
24 37 36 24 8

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Notes and References

  1. News: Women's ski team ends long drought. Spokesman-Review. Associated Press . December 11, 1978 . 16.
  2. News: Abbi's fall no problem at first . Schenectady Gazette . UPI . March 14, 1979 . 21 .
  3. News: Lea earns third Austrian crown . Schenectady Gazette . Associated Press . Minthorn . David . February 4, 1978. 21 .
  4. News: U.S. names alpine team . (Bend) Bulletin . UPI . January 29, 1982. D-2 .
  5. Web site: Obituary: Robert M. Fisher . Stowe Today. July 13, 2006 . December 20, 2013.