Alice McKennis Duran (born August 18, 1989) is a former

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alpine ski racer from the United States. She specializes in the speed events of

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and

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. Born in

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, McKennis grew up on a ranch west of town, near New Castle. She learned to ski and race at nearby

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and after racing for various major clubs in the state, finished at Rowmark ski academy in

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, Utah. She made her World Cup debut in December 2008, but spent the 2009 season on the Nor-Am circuit. McKennis was named to the World Cup squad of the

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for the

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season and also made the 2010 Olympic team. She missed most of the

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season due to a fracture to her left

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in early January. McKennis gained her first World Cup victory (and podium) in

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, a downhill at

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, Austria, on January 12. She suffered a similar tibial plateau injury to her other (right) knee in March at

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, Germany.

World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

*1 win – (1 DH) *2 podiums – (2 DH)

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McKennis, Alice 1989 births Living people American female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of the United States Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics People from Glenwood Springs, Colorado 21st-century American women