Eva Twardokens (born April 28, 1965, in

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) is a former

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alpine ski racer. She made her World Cup debut at age 17 in December

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. Two seasons later, Twardokens was the bronze medalist in the

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at the 1985 World Championships, and represented the

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in two

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(

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).New York Times, February 18, 1992
/ref> On the World Cup circuit, she had three podiums and 34 top ten finishes. She retired from international competition following the

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season. In 2007, Twardokens won the Masters National

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Champion in the 40-45 age group in the class, with a snatch and a clean and jerk for a total. 2007 National Masters Weightlifting Championships Results
/ref> She was inducted to the US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame class of 2011 on April 14, 2012. Her father, Jerzy Twardokens, is an Olympian who fenced for

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in the

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. He defected to the United States in

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in 1958. and was a professor at the

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in Reno. In February 2019, Twardokens was seriously injured in a private plane crash near

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World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

* 3 podiums – (2 GS, 1 SG), 34 top tens

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

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Eva Twardokens
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * *
U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame
– Eva Twardokens 1965 births Living people American female alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for the United States Sportspeople from Reno, Nevada American people of Polish descent 21st-century American women People from Olympic Valley, California Sportspeople from Placer County, California {{US-alpine-skiing-bio-stub