Martha Hill (skier) explained

Martha Hill
Country:United States
Sport:Para-alpine skiing

Martha Hill is an American para-alpine skier. She represented the United States at the 1984 Winter Paralympics and at the 1988 Winter Paralympics in alpine skiing.[1]

Career

At the 1984 Winter Paralympics, she finished fourth in downhill,[2] fifth in super combined,[3] and sixth, both in slalom,[4] and giant slalom.[5]

At the 1988 Winter Paralympics, she won the silver medals in the Women's Downhill LW2 event and in the Women's Slalom LW2 event.[6] [7]

She also competed in disabled skiing, a demonstration sport at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

Hill is the mother of Stacy Gaskill who represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing, China.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Martha Hill - Alpine Skiing Paralympic Athlete Profile . 2022-11-04 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
  2. Web site: Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing - womens-downhill-lw2 . 2022-11-04 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
  3. Web site: Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing - womens-alpine-combination-lw2 . 2022-11-04 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
  4. Web site: Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing - womens-slalom-lw2 . 2022-11-04 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
  5. Web site: Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing - womens-giant-slalom-lw2 . 2022-11-04 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
  6. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Downhill LW2. paralympic.org. July 21, 2019. July 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190721000903/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/alpine-skiing/womens-downhill-lw2.
  7. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Slalom LW2. paralympic.org. July 21, 2019. July 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190721000918/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/alpine-skiing/womens-slalom-lw2.
  8. Web site: This Team USA Olympic snowboarder has a family history with the Games . npr.org . February 8, 2022 . February 9, 2022.

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