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Clark, Kirsten
- 3rd place in the 2003 World Cup downhill standings, and ninth in the overall standings
- Recorded 10 top-10 finishes, five in downhill and five in Super G, on the 2003 World Cup tour including being on the downhill podium four times
- Finished 2nd in Super G at 2003 World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland
- 14th in Super G and 12th in Downhill at 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics
- Two top-10 finishes (9th in Super-G and 10th in Combined) at the 2001 Worlds Championships in St. Anton, Austria
- Clark started skiing at age 3 and was racing by 7, becoming a Junior Olympics national champion in 1994 as a teenager
- Clark's win at the U.S. Championships in Montana last March made her the first American skier, male or female, to win four consecutive national downhill titles
- Nickname is "Clarky"
- Her relaxation technique is listening to music (Clark likes all kinds)
- For fun she likes to go hiking, water skiing, and play tennis
- First World Cup win in 2001 in the Downhill at Lenzerheide, Switzerland
Clark began to make a bigger mark on the international scene in 2002 after posting the fastest time in the combined event's downhill race at the 2001 World Championships last February in Austria (she finished 10th in the event). She then captured her first World Cup win two weeks later, a downhill victory in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. Her fourth consecutive downhill national championship followed in March.
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Height: 5'6
Born: 4/23/1977
Hometown: Raymond, Maine
Sport: Alpine Skiing
Event: Downhill, Super-G, Combined
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