Betsy Clifford
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Betsy Clifford is a retired Canadian alpine skier.
At the 1968 Winter Olympics
1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated...
, she was the youngest Canadian skier ever to compete. She finished 7th at the 1970 Alpine Skiing World Cup
1970 Alpine Skiing World Cup
The fourth World Cup season began in December 1969 in France and concluded in March 1970 in Norway. Karl Schranz of Austria won his second consecutive overall title. Michèle Jacot of France won the women's overall title....
and 10th at the 1971 Alpine Skiing World Cup
1971 Alpine Skiing World Cup
The 5th World Cup season began in December 1970 in Italy and concluded in March 1971 in Sweden. Gustav Thöni of Italy won the first of his three consecutive overall titles...
. In 1971, she won the Alpine skiing World Cup
Alpine Skiing World Cup Women
A complete list of women's alpine skiing World Cup champions in the overall and each discipline. Multiple World Cups in the overall and in each discipline are marked with ....
in slalom skiing
Slalom skiing
Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super-G or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns.- Origins :...
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In 1970, she was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame is a hall of fame established in 1955 to "preserve the record of Canadian sports achievements and to promote a greater awareness of Canada's heritage of sport." It is located at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta...
. In 1971, she was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.
Overall
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 1971 1971 Alpine Skiing World Cup The 5th World Cup season began in December 1970 in Italy and concluded in March 1971 in Sweden. Gustav Thöni of Italy won the first of his three consecutive overall titles... |
Slalom |
Individual races
| Date | Location | Race |
|---|---|---|
| February 14, 1970 |  Val Gardena |
Giant Slalom |
| December 16, 1970 |  Val-d'Isère |
Slalom |
| January 21, 1971 |  SchrunsSchruns Schruns is the main village of the Montafon valley in Vorarlberg, Austria, in the Bludenz district.In the west, one can see one of the most popular hiking and climbing mountains in Vorarlberg, the Zimba, which is called the "Vorarlberger Matterhorn".... |
Slalom |
External links
- Betsy Clifford at The Canadian EncyclopediaThe Canadian EncyclopediaThe Canadian Encyclopedia is a source of information on Canada. It is available online, at no cost. The Canadian Encyclopedia is available in both English and French and includes some 14,000 articles in each language on a wide variety of subjects including history, popular culture, events, people,...
- Profile at ski-db