Stacey Cook

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Stacey Cook
Cook in January 2011
Personal information
Born (1984-07-03) July 3, 1984 (age 39)
Truckee, California, U.S.
OccupationAlpine skier
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, Super G
ClubMammoth Mountain
Ski Team
World Cup debutJanuary 30, 2004 (age 19)
Websitestaceycook.net
Olympics
Teams3 – (2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams6 – (200717)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons12th – (200617)
Wins0
Podiums3 – (3 DH)
Overall titles0 – (28th in 2014)
Discipline titles0 – (4th in DH, 2013)

Stacey Janelle Cook[1] (born July 3, 1984) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States, and specializes in the speed events.

Racing career[edit]

Born in Truckee, California, Cook started skiing at age 4 with her father at various Lake Tahoe ski areas and raced in the learn-to-race Buddy Werner League events run by the Truckee-Donner Recreation and Park District. She has competed in two Olympics and four World Championships. Cook made her first two World Cup podiums in late 2012 in consecutive downhills at Lake Louise, Canada.

Cook is based in Mammoth Lakes, California.[2]

Career highlights[edit]

  • 2005 – NorAm super G runner-up with two wins
  • 2006 – Competed in first Winter Olympics; 19th in downhill and 23rd in giant slalom.
    • U.S. super G champion
  • 2007 – competed in first World Championships, 16th in downhill.
  • 2009 – World Championships, 9th in downhill.
  • 2010 – Winter Olympics, 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[edit]

Season standings[edit]

Season  Age  Overall  Slalom  Giant
 Slalom 
Super G Downhill Combined
2006 21 54 41 51 25
2007 22 38 29 21 24
2008 23 48 54 21 39 23
2009 24 110 43 42
2010 25 56 49 17 39
2011 26 45 32 19 32
2012 27 41 41 10
2013 28 31 34 4
2014 29 28 15 18
2015 30 34 29 14
2016 31 37 26 15 40
2017 32 53 54 14 45
2018 33 59 19
  • Standings through 4 February 2018

Podiums[edit]

  • 3 podiums – (3 DH)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2013 30 Nov 2012 Canada Lake Louise, Canada Downhill 2nd
1 Dec 2012 Downhill 2nd
2015 6 Dec 2014 Downhill 2nd

World Championship results[edit]

  Year    Age   Slalom  Giant
 Slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2007 22 16
2009 24 22 9 16
2011 26 DNF 25
2013 28 6 18
2015 30 13 19
2017 32 22

Olympic results [edit]

  Year    Age   Slalom  Giant
 Slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2006 21 23 19
2010 25 11
2014 29 DNF 17 DNF1

Off the slopes[edit]

On July 13, 2010, Cook toured the oil-stained areas of Louisiana devastated by the BP Oil Spill as part of a Sierra Club-sponsored event involving 10 current and former athletes, which included NASCAR racer Leilani Munter, tennis star Chanda Rubin and NFL stars Ovie Mughelli and Mike Alstott[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905–1995. At Ancestry.com and FamilyTreeLegends.com
  2. ^ "Small town, big Olympians; Mammoth Lakes home base for six Sochi athletes". Men's Journal. 5 December 2019. Archived from the original on Dec 9, 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Cook joins athletes tour of Gulf Coast oil disaster". Ski Racing.com. July 15, 2010.

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