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Carrie Sheinberg

Carrie Sheinberg

American alpine skier


Carrie Sheinberg (born November 29, 1972) is an American former alpine skier.[1][2]

Biography

Sheinberg, who is Jewish, was born in New York, New York.[1][3][4] She lives in Port Washington, New York, where she grew up, and in Park City, Utah.[1][3]

A slalom skier, Sheinberg was named to the US Ski Team at the age of 17 and was a team member for eight years. She skied in the slalom event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, and was the top US finisher in the event.[1][2][5] She won the US alpine 1995 combined title (in Park City) and 1997 slalom titles, and the 1997 giant slalom at the US Alpine Championships in Sugarloaf, Maine.[3][4] She retired in 1998.[3]

Sheinberg then attended the University of Utah, and was a sports reporter for the Salt Lake Tribune.[3] After two years as a producer for ESPN Radio, she worked as a reporter for Sirius Satellite Radio.[3]


References

  1. "Nagano Olympics - Athlete profile: Carrie Sheinberg". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. February 3, 1998. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  2. "Carrie Sheinberg Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  3. "Jewish Sports Hall of Fame". Jewishsports.org. April 30, 2006. Archived from the original on September 8, 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  4. Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. KTAV Publishing House. ISBN 9780881259698. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  5. Stephen Trimble (July 28, 2008). Bargaining for Eden: the fight for the last open spaces in America. University of California Press. p. 132. ISBN 9780520251113. Retrieved August 12, 2011.

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