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 – (1968–1972) |
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.
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place | ||
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1968 | 29 Mar 1968 | Slalom | 3rd | |||
7 Apr 1968 | Slalom | 3rd | ||||
align=center | 1970 | 6 Mar 1970 | Heavenly Valley, USA | Slalom | 2nd |
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 | 42 | — | 22 | not run | — | not awarded | |
23 | 14 | 7 | 18 | — | |||
24 | 22 | 13 | 23 | — | |||
25 | 24 | 10 | 27 | — | |||
26 | 21 | 10 | 21 | — | |||
27 | — |
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | not run | — | ||||
25 | — | 21 | — | — | ||
27 | — |
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | not run | not run | ||||
27 | — |