Patricia "Patty" Boydstun (-Hovdey) (born December 22, 1951) is a former

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alpine ski racer from the

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. Born in

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, she competed on the World Cup circuit in the early 1970s, and finished eighth in the

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at the

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. She had ten top ten finishes in World Cup slaloms; the first came at age 16 in April

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. In March 1970, Boydstun won the U.S. national title in slalom in

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, which was later annexed by adjacent Sugarbush. Raised in McCall, Boydstun learned to ski and race at the

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and

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, where her father Johnny was its first employee and mountain manager for She married Dean Hovdey in the 1970s and they founded a sporting goods store in McCall in 1979 which they continue to own and operate.

World Cup results

Season standings

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

Race top tens

* 10 top tens - (all in slalom)

Olympic results

*From

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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

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were also the

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for alpine skiing.

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Patty Boydstun
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * * * 1951 births Living people American female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for the United States Alpine skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics 21st-century American women {{US-alpine-skiing-bio-stub