Frederick Stoddard "Rick" Chaffee II (born January 10, 1945) is a former World Cup

alpine ski racer Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing (cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

from the United States. He competed in the Winter Olympics in

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

and

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

. Chaffee finished ninth in the

slalom To slalom is to zigzag between obstacles. It may refer to: Sports ;Alpine skiing and/or snowboarding * Slalom skiing, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline * Giant slalom, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline * Super-G ...

in 1968 to join teammates Spider Sabich and Jimmie Heuga in the top ten. Born in Rutland, Vermont, Chaffee raced for the University of Denver and won individual and team NCAA titles; he took the individual titles in

and the

combined Combined may refer to: * Alpine combined (skiing), the combination of slalom and downhill skiing as a single event ** Super combined (skiing) * Nordic combined (skiing), the combination of cross country skiing and ski jumping as a single event * T ...

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...

at Crystal Mountain, Washington, as the Pioneers won their fifth of seven consecutive team titles. His brother Kim, sister Suzy, and cousin Jon are also former competitive skiers.

World Cup results

Race podiums

*3 podiums – (3 SL) *23 top tens – (16 SL, 7 Giant slalom, GS)

Season standings

Points were only awarded for top ten finishes (see scoring system).

World Championship results

From

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

through

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
At the World Championships from

1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...

through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).

Olympic results

References

External links

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Rick Chaffee
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation *
University of Denver Athletics Hall of Fame
– Class of 1999 – Rick Chaffee

– affiliated faculty – Rick Chaffee 1945 births Living people Sportspeople from Vermont American male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of the United States Alpine skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics {{US-alpine-skiing-bio-stub