Hailey Duke
Hailey Duke | |||||||
nation | United States | ||||||
birthday | 17th September 1985 | ||||||
place of birth | Sun Valley | ||||||
size | 170 cm | ||||||
Weight | 68 kg | ||||||
Career | |||||||
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discipline | Slalom , giant slalom | ||||||
society | Park City Ski Ed Foundation | ||||||
status | active | ||||||
Placements in the Alpine Ski World Cup | |||||||
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last change: March 18, 2014 |
Hailey Duke (born September 17, 1985 in Sun Valley , Idaho ) is an American ski racer . She specializes in the disciplines of slalom and giant slalom .
biography
Duke learned to ski in the Sun Valley winter sports area, where her parents worked as ski instructors. Although she regularly took part in children's races, her interest was initially mainly in the martial art of Taekwondo . She won the Idaho State Youth Championships 13 times in a row. After finishing third in the 2001 US qualifying, she definitely turned to ski racing. Duke continues to practice Taekwondo as compensation and received the 4th Dan in 2004 .
In December 2000 Duke took part in FIS races for the first time , and from November 2002 onwards in the Nor-Am Cup . 2006/07 she finished fourth in the slalom classification of the Nor-Am Cup and in the following season the second place (behind the Canadian Anna Goodman ). In 2008 it was used more and more in the European Cup and won two races in Lenggries , which was enough for fourth place in the season's standings.
On November 25, 2007 Duke competed in her first World Cup race, the slalom in Panorama . She won World Cup points for the first time on November 30, 2008 when she finished 21st in the slalom in Aspen. Her best result so far is eighth place, achieved on December 29, 2008 at the slalom in Semmering . She has not yet been able to confirm this result. In the same winter she achieved her second-best World Cup result with 17th place in the slalom of Ofterschwang , in 2009/10 she was twice under the fastest 30. At the 2009 World Championships she finished 41st and at the 2010 Winter Olympics she finished 30th in slalom.
In the 2010/11 season Duke could not qualify for the second round in any World Cup race. She was affected by a shoulder injury and underwent shoulder surgery and an arthroscopy in her right knee towards the end of the season. In the following season 2011/12 Duke was increasingly used in the Nor-Am Cup. She reached two podium places and third place in the slalom classification, while she again remained without points in the 2011/12 World Cup.
successes
Olympic games
- Vancouver 2010 : 30th slalom
World championships
- Val-d'Isère 2009 : 41st slalom
World cup
- 1 place in the top ten
Nor-Am Cup
- Season 2006/07 : 4. Slalom Score
- Season 2007/08 : 2. Slalom Score
- 2011/12 season : 3rd slalom ranking
- Season 2013/14 : 2. Slalom Score
- 8 podium places, including 3 wins
European Cup
- Season 2007/08 : 4. Slalom Score
- Season 2008/09 : 5. Slalom Score
- 6 podium places, including 3 wins:
date | place | country | discipline |
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January 26, 2008 | Lenggries | Germany | slalom |
January 27, 2008 | Lenggries | Germany | slalom |
January 8, 2009 | Melchsee-Frutt | Switzerland | slalom |
More Achievements
- 25 victories in FIS races
Web links
- Web site Hailey Duke (English)
- Hailey Duke in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Hailey Duke in the database of Ski-DB (English)
- Portrait on usskiteam.com (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Duke, Hailey |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ski racer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 17th September 1985 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sun Valley , Idaho |