Rick Chaffee Explained

Rick Chaffee
Disciplines:Slalom, giant slalom
Club:University of Denver
Birth Date:10 January 1945
Birth Place:Rutland, Vermont, U.S.
Wcdebut:March 1967 (age 22)
Retired:March 1972 (age 27)
Olympicteams:2 – (1968, 1972)
Olympicmedals:0
Worldsteams:3 – (1968, 1970, 1972)
Worldsmedals:0
Wcseasons:5 – (19681972)
Wcwins:0
Wcpodiums:3 – (3 SL)
Wcoveralls:0 – (14th in 1968)
Wctitles:0 – (7th in SL, 1968)
Show-Medals:yes

Frederick Stoddard "Rick" Chaffee II (born January 10, 1945) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. He competed in the Winter Olympics in 1968 and 1972. Chaffee finished ninth in the slalom in 1968 to join teammates Spider Sabich and Jimmie Heuga in the top ten.

Born in Rutland, Vermont, Chaffee raced for the University of Denver and won individual and team NCAA titles;[1] he took the individual titles in slalom and the combined in 1965 at Crystal Mountain, Washington,[2] [3] [4] [5] as the Pioneers won their fifth of seven consecutive team titles.

His brother Kim, sister Suzy, and cousin Jon are also former competitive skiers.

World Cup results

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
1968 29 Mar 1968 Slalom3rd
7 Apr 1968 Slalom 3rd
align=center 1970 6 Mar 1970 Heavenly Valley, USA Slalom 2nd

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
2242 22 not
run
not
awarded
2314 7 18
2422 13 23
2524 10 27
2621 10 21
27
Points were only awarded for top ten finishes (see scoring system).

World Championship results

  Year    Age   Slalom  Giant
 Slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
23 not
run
25 21
27
From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).

Olympic results

  Year    Age   Slalom  Giant
 Slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
23not
run
not
run
27

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Denver University takes ski event. Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. March 29, 1965. 15.
  2. News: Heuga charges, but Chaffee wins . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . March 27, 1965 . 9.
  3. News: Rick Chaffee combined champ . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . March 28, 1965 . 1, sports.
  4. News: Collegians get short rest before next ski tourney . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press . March 29, 1965 . 11.
  5. News: Denver nabs ski crown . Ellensburg Daily Record . (Washington) . Associated Press . Hewins . Jack . March 29, 1965 . 4.