Felix McGrath
Felix McGrath 
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| birthday | 13th March 1963 (age 57) | ||||||||
| place of birth | Princeton , United States | ||||||||
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| discipline | Slalom , giant slalom | ||||||||
| status | resigned | ||||||||
| End of career | 1990 | ||||||||
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Felix McGrath (born March 13, 1963 in Princeton , New Jersey ) is a retired American ski racer . McGrath was one of the best slalom riders in the world in the late 1980s . In his home country he was voted Skier of the Year in 1988 and 1989 .
McGrath was a member of the US national ski team from 1982 to 1991. In his career he was a total of four times American champion in slalom and giant slalom. In the 1984/85 and 1987/88 seasons he won the overall and slalom classification of the Nor-Am Cup , and in 1987/88 also the giant slalom classification. He won his first World Cup points in March 1985. Overall he was among the top ten twelve times. His best World Cup result was a second place in the slalom of Åre in March 1988. In the overall ranking of the Slalom World Cup was third in the season 1987/88 .
McGrath took part in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary , where he was 13th in giant slalom. His best placement at a world championship is 10th place in slalom at the 1987 World Cup in Crans-Montana .
Since the end of his active career, McGrath has worked as a trainer and lives in Norway . His son Atle Lie McGrath is also a ski racer.
Web links
- Felix McGrath in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Felix McGrath in the database of Ski-DB (English)
- Felix McGrath in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | McGrath, Felix |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ski racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Princeton, New Jersey , United States |