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 ALPINE SKIING: Picabo Street
Country: United States Born: April 3, 1971, in Triumph, Idaho Height: 5'7" Weight: 158 lbs. Current Home: Triumph, Idaho Competition Highlights World Championships: 1996 (1st-downhill, 3rd-super G), 1993 (2nd-combined). U.S. Championships: 1996 (1st-downhill, super G), 1994 (1st-downhill, 2nd super G), 1993 (1st-super G, 2nd-combined, 3rd-downhill). 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics: 2nd-downhill, 10th-super G. Fun Facts  Street joined the U.S. Ski Team in 1989 when
she was 17. Seven years later, she
became the only American skier to ever win a
World Cup downhill championship crown. Late in 1996, she tore a crucial ligament in her
left knee, which required reconstructive surgery.
She stuck to a strict rehabilitation regime and is
competition-ready.
Picabo is named after the Idaho town of —
what else — Picabo. As an infant, she loved to
play peek-a-boo. In Native American language,
Picabo means "Shining Waters."
When she wants to get away from it all, Picabo
heads for a special spot on Maui.
Source: Knight-Ridder/Tribune
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