Scott_Macartney
Scott Macartney
American alpine skier
Scott Macartney (born January 19, 1978) is a retired American World Cup alpine ski racer. He concentrated in the speed events of downhill and super-G.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1978-01-19) January 19, 1978 (age 46) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super G, Combined |
| Club | Crystal Mountain |
| World Cup debut | November 27, 1999 (age 21) |
| Website | Scott Macartney.com |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 2 - (2002, 2006) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 2 - (2005, 2007) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 10 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Overall titles | 0 |
| Discipline titles | 0 - (15th in SG, 2006) |
Born in Seattle, Washington, Macartney was raised in suburban Redmond, where his parents were public school teachers. He skied at the Crystal Mountain ski area, located 75 miles (120 km) southeast of Seattle, where his parents were members of the volunteer ski patrol on weekends. Macartney did not attend a ski academy, but graduated from Redmond High School in 1996 while working his way up through regional teams in the Northwest with limited funding. He attended Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, where he earned a bachelor's degree in economics.[1]
Macartney competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and was the first racer on the course in the downhill event at Snowbasin, and finished 29th. He attained his first World Cup podium on January 29, 2006, when he placed second at the Super-G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
A few weeks later, he competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, where he finished 16th in the men's combined,
15th in the downhill and 7th in the super-G at Sestriere.
Injury at Kitzbühel
On his 30th birthday in 2008, Macartney competed in the Hahnenkamm downhill in Kitzbühel, Austria. The second racer on the course, he had an excellent run going until he suffered a spectacular fall just five seconds from the finish line. After descending the steep Zielschuss section and reaching a speed of 87.75 mph (141.22 km/h), Macartney was challenging for a top ten finish. At the final jump (Zielsprung), he was twisted left while airborne, could not recover, and crashed whilst finishing the race. He was airlifted by helicopter to a hospital in Innsbruck, said to have suffered bruising to the brain, and was put into an induced coma.[2] He regained consciousness the next day.[3] As Macartney did not miss a gate, he finished the race in 33rd place with a time of 1:55.91, 3.16 seconds behind the winner, Didier Cuche.[4] Macartney's speed at the end of the Zielschuss was the highest of the race; the next closest speed was 86.5 mph (139.2 km/h) by Bode Miller, who tied for second.
Macartney recovered from his injuries and was named to the top team ("A Team") of the U.S. Ski Team for the 2008-09 World Cup season.[5]
Season standings
Top Ten finishes
| Season | Date | Location | Race | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 19 Jan 2003 | Wengen, Switzerland | Combined | 8th |
| 2006 | 16 Dec 2005 | Val Gardena, Italy | Super-G | 7th |
| 29 Jan 2006 | Garmisch, Germany | Super-G | 2nd | |
| 2006 Winter Olympics | ||||
| 2007 | 1 Dec 2006 | Beaver Creek, CO, USA | Downhill | 8th |
| 2008 | 15 Dec 2007 | Val Gardena, Italy | Downhill | 3rd |
- "Alpine skier Macartney recovering after crash". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2008-09-23.
- FIS-ski.com Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
Kahn, Jennifer (November 2009). "Scott Macartney's Comeback". Outside. Santa Fe, New Mexico: Mariah Media.
- Scott Macartney at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Scott Macartney World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Scott Macartney at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Scott Macartney at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Scott Macartney personal website