Judy Ann Nagel was born on August 27,1951 and is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States.
10 Facts About Judy Nagel
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Judy Nagel learned to ski and race at Stevens Pass when the family lived in Skykomish.
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Judy Nagel's father, Jack Nagel, was a member of the US alpine team at the 1952 Winter Olympics; he fell in the first run of the slalom and finished 29th in the giant slalom.
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Judy Nagel later ran the only gas station in Skykomish and was a ski instructor at Stevens Pass until 1962, when the new Crystal Mountain opened near Mount Rainier.
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Judy Nagel's racing school was featured in Sports Illustrated in 1963, with older daughter Cathy, 14, on the cover.
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Judy Nagel competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics at age 16.
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Judy Nagel placed eighth and sixth in the two World Cup slaloms immediately preceding the Olympics, and led the Olympic slalom at Chamrousse by eight-hundredths of a second after the first run.
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Judy Nagel climbed back up the hill to make the gate, then straddled another and had another spill to cross the finish line well back and was disqualified.
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Two days later, Judy Nagel was the top US finisher in the giant slalom at 12th place.
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Judy Nagel finished her first World Cup season eleventh overall, tenth in slalom, and ninth in giant slalom.