Noelle Pikus-Pace
Noelle Pikus-Pace (born December 8, 1982 in Provo ) is an American skeleton pilot .
Noelle Pikus-Pace made her debut in the 2003 World Cup as 15th at the World Cup in Igls . In Altenberg she came in her third World Cup race in ninth place for the first time in the top 10. In the 2004/05 season she won her only three World Cup races so far in Sigulda , Igls and Winterberg . She also won the overall World Cup that season.
In 2005 she took part in world championships in Calgary , where she won silver, and in 2007 in St. Moritz , where she became world champion. She won a race at the America's Cup. In qualifying for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she narrowly defeated Katie Uhlaender . For the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver she was finally able to qualify and reached 4th place there. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , she won the silver medal behind Britain's Elizabeth Yarnold .
Web links
- Noelle Pikus-Pace in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Picus-Pace, Noelle |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pikus-Pace, Noëlle |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American skeleton pilot |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Provo |