Maria Maricich

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Maria Maricich Alpine skiing
nation United StatesUnited States United States
birthday 30th March 1961 (age 59)
place of birth Sun Valley , United States
Career
discipline Downhill , combination
status resigned
End of career 1984
Placements in the Alpine Ski World Cup
 Overall World Cup 48th ( 1982/83 )
 Downhill World Cup 20th (1982/83)
 Combination World Cup 29th ( 1979/80 )
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 Departure 0 1 0
 

Maria Maricich (born March 30, 1961 in Sun Valley , Idaho ) is a former American ski racer .

The best World Cup result of the American, whose grandparents once immigrated to the USA from Croatia , is a 2nd place, which she achieved in 1983 with the high starting number 40 in the first descent in Megève (FRA). On the same route, she achieved a 9th place a year later, these places meant her best results in the World Cup. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo (then Yugoslavia) Maricich finished 19th in the downhill race. She ended her career with an 11th place in the 2nd World Cup descent from Mont Sainte Anne (CAN) at the end of the 1983/84 season.

She was also a two-time US downhill champion .

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