Abby Ringquist ( Hughes; born June 21, 1989) is an American former

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...

who competed from 2004 to 2018.

Career

Ringquist made her

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debut in the 2011/12 season, with her best individual result being ninth place in

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on December 9, 2012; her best team result was seventh in Zaō on 20 January 2018. In her final event before retiring, she competed at the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

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, finishing 29th in the individual competition.Falk, Aaron (February 11, 2018)
"After struggling financially to chase her dream, Park City's Abby Ringquist will retire after ski jumping in the Olympics"
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''. Retrieved February 13, 2018.

References

External links

Abby Ringquist profile
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2018 Winter Olympics Bio - Abby Ringquist
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Athlete Spotlight: US Ski Jumper Abby Ringquist
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* * 1989 births Living people American female ski jumpers Skiers from Salt Lake City Ski jumpers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic ski jumpers of the United States 21st-century American women {{US-skijumping-bio-stub