This vintage article written by Jill Kinmont appeared in the 1957 American Ski Annual.
Thanks to Liz Holste for contributing this great article
What it Takes To Be
A Top Junior Racer
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Two years out of high school, in 1955, Jill was a
shoe-in for the US Olympic Ski Team. Jill
was the first woman to win the junior and senior women's slalom title in
the same year. When this photo graced the cover of Sports Ilustrated,
was training for the Olympics. Ironically, this photo was on the
cover when she experienced a violent wipe-out during the big Snow
Cup race at Alta, Utah, that left her a C-5/6 quadriplegic.
This was the last qualifying race for the olympic tryouts.
Of course, all news reporters say that she would've made the olympic
team...if only...she hadn't fallen...if only...
Jill was born on 02/16/1936 and is 69. Books written about her; The Other Side of the Mountain and A Long Way Up:The Story of Jill Kinmont |
