Billy Kidd

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For the Scottish MSP and Councillor see Bill Kidd

Olympic medal record
Men’s Alpine Skiing
Silver 1964 Innsbruck Slalom
World Championships
Gold 1970 Val Gardena Combined
Bronze 1964 Innsbruck Combined
Bronze 1970 Val Gardena Slalom

William "Billy" Kidd (born April 13, 1943) is an American alpine skier originally from Stowe, Vermont, now living in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. He was the first American man (along with Jimmy Heuga in the same race) to earn an Olympic medal in alpine skiing.

[edit] World Cup victories

Two (2) World Cup victories, 4 World Cup podiums, and 19 World Cup top-ten finishes.

Date Location Race
16 March 1968 Flag of the United States Aspen Slalom
28 February 1968 Flag of the United States Squaw Valley Slalom
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World champions in men's combined
1932: Otto Furrer  | 1933: Anton Seelos | 1934: David Zogg | 1935: Anton Seelos | 1936: Rudolf Rominger | 1937: Émile Allais | 1938: Émile Allais | 1939: Josef Jennewein | 1948: Henri Oreiller | 1954: Stein Eriksen | 1956: Toni Sailer | 1958: Toni Sailer | 1960: Guy Périllat | 1962: Karl Schranz | 1964: Ludwig Leitner | 1966: Jean-Claude Killy | 1968: Jean-Claude Killy | 1970: Billy Kidd | 1972: Gustav Thöni | 1974: Franz Klammer | 1976: Gustav Thöni | 1978: Andreas Wenzel | 1980: Phil Mahre | 1982: Michel Vion | 1985: Pirmin Zurbriggen | 1987: Marc Girardelli | 1989: Marc Girardelli | 1991: Stephan Eberharter | 1993: Lasse Kjus | 1996: Marc Girardelli | 1997: Kjetil André Aamodt | 1999: Kjetil André Aamodt | 2001: Kjetil André Aamodt | 2003: Bode Miller | 2005: Benjamin Raich | 2007: Daniel Albrecht
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