Contributed by Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Club through Ski Museum of Maine
Description
American ski racer Tyler Palmer was a member of the U S Alpine "A" Team. He was also the first American male ski racer to win a World Cup ski race.
Palmer also won a Slalom at St Moritz, Switzerland in 1971 and later won a combined World Cup Race in Wengen, Switzerland. The Combined is a single title for the combinations of results in Slalom and Downhill. During his racing career with the US Ski Team, Palmer had 9 top ten finishes.
Palmer and his brother Terry represented the U S in the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo Japan and In 1972 he joined the World Pro Ski Racing Tour where he had 5 wins and was the top American skier from 1976-78. Since those days Palmer has had a very successful career as a ski racing coach.
About This Item
- Title: Tyler Palmer at the Sugarloaf World Cup, 1971
- Creation Date: 1971
- Subject Date: 1971
- Location: Sugarloaf, Sugarloaf , Franklin County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 24 cm
- Local Code: 2012.001.0001
- Collection: Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Club
- Object Type: Image
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- Athletes--British--Maine--Carrabassett Valley
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- Skiers--American
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