This Olympic skier is only about a year younger than I am–wow! On this date in 1975, Renate Götschl was born. Who is she? I didn’t know either! She was born in Austria, and she is a former champion alpine ski racer.She won the individual World Championship in the combined (1997) and downhill (1999), and has she has won a total of 9 World Championships medals. She also won two Olympic medals in 2002, the bronze medal in downhill and the silver medal in the combined. She also won the World Cup 46 times!
For more info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renate_G%C3%B6tschl
http://www.ski-db.com/db/profiles/renate_goetschl_aut_wgtsre.asp#.U-JdceNdWuQ
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