Abigail E. "Abbi" Fisher-Gould (born August 30, 1957) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. Born in South Conway, New Hampshire, she had one World Cup victory and three podiums.[1] She suffered a knee injury in March 1979, at the pre-Olympic downhill at Lake Placid.[2]

Abbi Fisher
Personal information
Born (1957-08-20) August 20, 1957 (age 67)
S. Conway, New Hampshire
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom, downhill, combined
World Cup debutJanuary 1975 (age 17)
RetiredMarch 1982 (age 24)
Olympics
Teams2 – (1976, 1980)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams4 – (1976, '78, '80, '82)
    includes two Olympics
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons8 – (197582)
Wins1 – (1 SL)
Podiums3 – (1 SL, 2 GS)
Overall titles0 – (14th in 1978)
Discipline titles0 – (9th in SL, 1978)

Fisher competed in the Winter Olympics in 1976 and 1980. She was unable to start in the slalom at the World Championships in 1978 due to an ankle injury.[3] and was also named to the U.S. team in 1982.[4]

Fisher married Frank Gould; they have two children and reside in the Sun Valley area in central Idaho.[5]

World Cup results

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Race podiums

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  • 1 victory – (1 SL)
  • 3 podiums – (1 SL, 2 GS)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
1977 9 Dec 1976   Val-d'Isère, France Giant slalom 2nd
6 Mar 1977   Sun Valley, USA Giant slalom 3rd
1979 10 Dec 1978   Piancavallo, Italy Slalom 1st

Season standings

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Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
1975 17 32 19 not
run
1976 18 27 22 16 22 20
1977 19 17 14 5
1978 20 14 9 15
1979 21 27 13 29
1980 22 21 12 31
1981 23 29 15 15
1982 24 37 36 24 8

References

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  1. ^ "Women's ski team ends long drought". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. December 11, 1978. p. 16.
  2. ^ "Abbi's fall no problem at first". Schenectady Gazette. UPI. March 14, 1979. p. 21.
  3. ^ Minthorn, David (February 4, 1978). "Lea earns third Austrian crown". Schenectady Gazette. Associated Press. p. 21.
  4. ^ "U.S. names alpine team". (Bend) Bulletin. UPI. January 29, 1982. p. D-2.
  5. ^ "Obituary: Robert M. Fisher". Stowe Today. July 13, 2006. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
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