Kiki Cutter
Christina "Kiki" Cutter (born July 24, 1949) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. She was the first American to win a World Cup event, a slalom race in Oslo, Norway, on February 25, 1968. Although Cutter competed on the World Cup circuit for less than three years, her five career victories led the U.S. alpine team for eleven years, surpassed by Phil Mahre in 1979.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 24, 1949 Bend, Oregon, U.S. |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Giant slalom, slalom, Downhill, combined |
| Club | Bend Skyliners |
| World Cup debut | March 1967 (age 17) |
| Retired | February 1970 (age 20) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 1 – (1968) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 2 – (1968, 1970) includes Olympics |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 3 – (1968–70) |
| Wins | 5 – (4 SL, 1 GS) |
| Podiums | 12 – (10 SL, 2 GS) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (4th in 1969) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd in SL, 1969) |
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