Ross_Anderson_(skier)

Ross Anderson (skier)

Ross Anderson (skier)

American alpine skier


Ross Anderson (born 1971[1]) is a FIS World Cup/professional speed skier as well as All American Record Holder speed skier a speed of 154.06 mph.

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Background

Ross Anderson was born on May 8, 1971, in Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico[1] He is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes and a Mescalero Apache[2] and Choctaw descendant. He grew up in Durango, Colorado and now lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[3]

Skiing career

He broke the former All American record in 2006 with a speed of 154.06 mph flying past the former record held by John Hemble from Aspen Colorado with a speed of 153.03 mph at Les Arcs France 2006."[3] On April 19, places him 10th in the world all-time rankings.[4]


References

  1. Ross Anderson in Native Americans in Sports, page 16/17
  2. "Ross Anderson". Speed Ski. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  3. "SpeedSki-Info. All about Speed skiing/KL". Archived from the original on 2018-01-06. Retrieved 2015-05-18.



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