Stacey Janelle Cook (born July 3, 1984) is a

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alpine ski racer from the

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, and specializes in the speed events.

Racing career

Born in

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, Cook started skiing at age 4 with her father at various Lake Tahoe ski areas and raced in the learn-to-race

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League events run by the Truckee-Donner Recreation and Park District. She has competed in two Olympics and four

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. Cook made her first two World Cup podiums in late

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in consecutive downhills at Lake Louise, Canada. Cook is based in

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Career highlights

*2005 – NorAm super G runner-up with two wins *2006 – Competed in first

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; 19th in downhill and 23rd in giant slalom. ** U.S. super G champion *2007 – competed in first

, 16th in downhill. *2009 –

, 9th in downhill. *2010 –

, 11th in downhill. *2012 – Finished tenth in the World Cup downhill standings; five top-ten finishes in downhill *2013 – Finished Fourth in the World Cup Downhill Standing

World Cup results

Season standings

*Standings through 4 February 2018

Podiums

* 3 podiums – (3 DH)

World Championship results

Olympic results

Off the slopes

On July 13, 2010, Cook toured the oil-stained areas of Louisiana devastated by the

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as part of a Sierra Club-sponsored event involving 10 current and former athletes, which included

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racer

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, tennis star

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and NFL stars

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and

Mike Alstott Michael Joseph Alstott (born December 21, 1973), is a former American football fullback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Nicknamed "A-Train", he played college football at Purdue an ...

References

External links

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Stacey Cook
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * * *
Stacey Cook
at the U.S. Ski Team

alpine racing at Rossignol * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cook, Stacey 1984 births Living people American female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of the United States Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from California People from Truckee, California People from Mammoth Lakes, California 21st-century American women