Rick Chaffee

Frederick Stoddard "Rick" Chaffee II (born January 10, 1945) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. He competed in the Winter Olympics in 1968 and 1972. Chaffee finished ninth in the slalom in 1968 to join teammates Spider Sabich and Jimmie Heuga in the top ten.

Rick Chaffee
Chaffee in 1970
Born (1945-01-10) January 10, 1945
Rutland, Vermont, U.S.[1]
OccupationAlpine skier
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom
ClubUniversity of Denver
World Cup debutMarch 1967 (age 22)
RetiredMarch 1972 (age 27)
Olympics
Teams2 – (1968, 1972)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams3 – (1968, 1970, 1972)
       includes two Olympics
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons5 – (1968–1972)
Wins0
Podiums3 – (3 SL)
Overall titles0 – (14th in 1968)
Discipline titles0 – (7th in SL, 1968)

Born in Rutland, Vermont, Chaffee raced for the University of Denver and won individual and team NCAA titles;[2] he took the individual titles in slalom and the combined in 1965 at Crystal Mountain, Washington,[3][4][5][6] as the Pioneers won their fifth of seven consecutive team titles.

His brother Kim, sister Suzy, and cousin Jon are also former competitive skiers.[1]

World Cup results

Race podiums
  • 3 podiums – (3 SL)
  • 23 top tens – (16 SL]], 7 GS)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
196829 Mar 1968Canada Rossland, CanadaSlalom3rd
7 Apr 1968United States Heavenly Valley, USASlalom3rd
19706 Mar 1970United States Heavenly Valley, USASlalom2nd

Season standings
SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom		Super GDownhillCombined
19672242—22not
run		—not
awarded
19682314718—
196924221323—
197025241027—
197126211021—
197227—

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

World Championship results
  Year   Age  Slalom Giant
 Slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
196823915not
run		——
197025—21——
197227DNF130——

From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom Giant
 Slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
196823915not
run		—not
run
197227DNF130—

References
  1. Rick Chaffee at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
  2. "Denver University takes ski event". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. March 29, 1965. p. 15.
  3. "Heuga charges, but Chaffee wins". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 27, 1965. p. 9.
  4. "Rick Chaffee combined champ". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 28, 1965. p. 1, sports.
  5. "Collegians get short rest before next ski tourney". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 29, 1965. p. 11.
  6. Hewins, Jack (March 29, 1965). "Denver nabs ski crown". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). Associated Press. p. 4.
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