Hailey Duke (born September 17, 1985, in Sun Valley, Idaho) is an alpine skier who skied for the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Her original athletic interest was taekwondo, but she later began focusing more on ski racing in her teens.[1] She won silver at the U.S. national slalom and has had four slalom podiums on the Europa Cup. Her father, Larry Duke, is a ski instructor and taekwondo teacher.[2]
References
- ↑ "Bio". US Ski Team Profile.
- ↑ Idaho Mountain Express Archived 2013-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
- "2014 Sochi Olympics: Hailey Duke attempts comeback from brain tumor". Sporting News. November 8, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
External links
- Hailey Duke at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Hailey Duke at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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