Jack Nagel (January 30, 1926 – March 11, 2004) was an American alpine ski racer. He competed in two events at the

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. Born in

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and raised in Skykomish, Nagel was a third-generation logger when skiing was gaining popularity in the 1940s. He later ran the only

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in Skykomish and was a ski instructor at Stevens Pass until 1962, when the new Crystal Mountain opened near

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and the family relocated to

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. Nagel headed the ski school and race program; the racing school was featured in ''

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'' in 1963, with older daughter Cathy, 14, on the cover. Younger daughter Judy Nagel was an

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and World Cup racer. At age sixteen in

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, she led the Olympic slalom after the first run, but did not finish the second.

Olympic results

References

1926 births 2004 deaths American male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for the United States Alpine skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics People from Port Townsend, Washington {{US-alpine-skiing-bio-stub