Alice Merryweather
Alice Merryweather (born October 5, 1996) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States, and competes primarily in the speed events, downhill and super-G. Born and raised in Hingham, Massachusetts, she graduated from Stratton Mountain School in Vermont and plans to attend Dartmouth College in 2018.[1]
| Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
 Alice Merryweather in 2017 | ||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G | |||||||||||||
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| Club | Stratton Mountain School | |||||||||||||
| Born | October 5, 1996 Hingham, Massachusetts, United States | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 9 January 2016 (age 19) | |||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2018) | |||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2019) | |||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 4 − (2017–2020) | |||||||||||||
| Podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 − (37th in 2020) | |||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 − (12th in AC, 2020) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Merryweather won the gold medal in the downhill at the World Junior Championships in 2017.[2] She was named to the 2018 U.S. Olympic Team,[3] and was fifteenth in the combined event. She made her first World Cup top ten in January 2019 with an eighth in the downhill at Garmisch, Germany.
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2017 | 20 | no World Cup points | |||||
| 2018 | 21 | 119 | — | — | 47 | — | — |
| 2019 | 22 | 65 | — | — | 49 | 27 | 29 |
| 2020 | 23 | 37 | — | — | 26 | 27 | 13 |
Top twenty results
- 2 top tens
- 11 top twenty finishes
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15 Mar 2017 |  Aspen, USA | Downhill | 19th |
| 2019 | 27 Jan 2019 |  Garmisch, Germany | Downhill | 8th |
| 23 Feb 2019 |  Crans-Montana, Switzerland | Downhill | 19th | |
| 2020 | 7 Dec 2019 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 11th |
| 14 Dec 2019 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | Super-G | 20th | |
| 26 Jan 2020 |  Bansko, Bulgaria | Super-G | 19th | |
| 2 Feb 2020 |  Rosa Khutor, Russia | Super-G | 17th | |
| 8 Feb 2020 | Garmisch, Germany | Downhill | 19th | |
| 9 Feb 2020 | Super-G | 14th | ||
| 22 Feb 2020 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | Downhill | 20th | |
| 23 Feb 2020 | Combined | 8th |
References
- "Alice Merryweather". U.S. Ski and Snowboard. USSA. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- "Olympics - Merryweather wins late call-up to U.S. team". MSN. Reuters. 3 February 2018. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- "Alpine Skier Alice Merryweather Added To 2018 U.S. Olympic Team". TeamUSA.org. U.S. Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alice Merryweather. |
- Alice Merryweather at the International Ski Federation
- Alice Merryweather World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Alice Merryweather at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Alice Merryweather at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
- Alice Merryweather at the U.S. Ski Team
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