Eva Twardokens (born April 28, 1965, in Reno, Nevada) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer. She made her World Cup debut at age 17 in December 1982.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's alpine skiing | ||
| World Championships | ||
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1985 Bormio | Giant slalom |
Two seasons later, Twardokens was the bronze medalist in the giant slalom at the 1985 World Championships,[1] and represented the U.S. in two Winter Olympics (1992, 1994).[2] On the World Cup circuit, she had three podiums and 34 top ten finishes.[3] She retired from international competition following the 1995 season.
In 2007, Twardokens won the Masters National Weightlifting Champion in the 40-45 age group in the 63 kg (139 lb) class, with a 60 kg (132 lb) snatch and a 79 kg (174 lb) clean and jerk for a 139 kg (306 lb) total. [4]
She was inducted to the US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame class of 2011 on April 14, 2012.
Her father, Jerzy Twardokens, is an Olympian who fenced for Poland in the 1952 Olympics. He defected to the United States in Philadelphia in 1958.[2] and was a professor at the University of Nevada in Reno.[5]
In February 2019, Twardokens was seriously injured in a private plane crash near Watsonville, California.[5]
World Cup results
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 17 | 66 | — | — | — | — | 24 |
| 1984 | 18 | 77 | — | — | — | — | 30 |
| 1985 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 10 | — | — | 23 |
| 1986 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 25 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 21 | 40 | 23 | 25 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 22 | ||||||
| 1989 | 23 | 80 | 37 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 24 | 64 | 27 | 39 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 35 | — | 19 |
| 1992 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 21 | — | — |
| 1993 | 27 | 101 | — | 40 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 28 | 23 | 37 | 9 | 60 | — | — |
| 1995 | 29 | 38 | — | 13 | 34 | — | — |
Race podiums
edit| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 26 Jan 1985 |  Arosa, Switzerland |
Super-G | 2nd |
| 1991 | 10 Feb 1991 |  Zwiesel, Germany |
Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 1992 | 20 Jan 1992 |  Piancavallo, Italy |
Giant slalom | 3rd |
World Championship results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 19 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 7 |
| 1987 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 14 | — | 8 |
| 1989 | 23 | 8 | 17 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 25 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Olympic results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 26 | DNF1 | 7 | 8 | — | — |
| 1994 | 28 | DNF2 | 6 | — | — | — |
References
edit- ^ International Ski Federation 1985 results
- ^ a b New York Times, February 18, 1992
- ^ "FIS-Ski.com International Ski Federation - Eva Twardokens". Archived from the original on 2007-05-09. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
- ^ "2007 National Masters Weightlifting Championships Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
- ^ a b "U.S. Ski Team alumna Twardokens injured in plane crash". U.S. Ski & Snowboard. February 15, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
External links
edit- Eva Twardokens at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Eva Twardokens World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Eva Twardokens at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Eva Twardokens at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame – Eva Twardokens
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