Tommy Moe

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Tommy Moe, Heli-Guide.

Tommy Moe (born February 17, 1970 in Missoula, Montana) is a former alpine ski racer, now retired and living in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where he serves as an ambassador of skiing for the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.

In a surprising performance in 1994 at Lillehammer, Norway in, Moe became the first American male skier to win 2 medals in a single Winter Olympics. Being of Norwegian ancestry, he quickly became a favorite with the crowd at Lillehammer.

Tommy Moe learned to ski and race at The Big Mountain in northwestern Montana, where his father was a member of the ski patrol. Moe refined his skills as a teenager in Alaska at Alyeska, near Anchorage, where he attended the Glacier Creek Ski Academy. He joined the U.S. Ski Team in 1986 at age 16. [1]

Moe retired from the World Cup tour and competitive ski racing in 1998, at age 28. Classic Mountain Zone.com He was inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame five years later and is currently a co-owner of Tordrillo Mountain Lodge in the Alaska Range.

[edit] Career highlights

• 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway: Gold Medal in Downhill.
• 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway: Silver Medal in Super G on his 24th birthday.
• Five (5) U.S. National Championships titles.
• One (1) World Cup victory (1994 Whistler Super G).
• Inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame in 2003.

[edit] External links

• Jackson Hole.com - Tommy Moe
• U.S. Olympic Team.com - Tommy Moe - profile
• Classic Mountain Zone.com - Tommy Moe - 1998 retirement
• Washington Post.com - Unheralded Tommy Moe... - 14-Feb-1994

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