Rick Chaffee

Rick Chaffee
	Chaffee in 1970
Personal information
Born	January 10, 1945 (age 80); Rutland, Vermont, U.S.
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Skiing career
Disciplines	Slalom, giant slalom
Club	University of Denver
World Cup debut	March 1967 (age 22)
Retired	March 1972 (age 27)
Olympics
Teams	2 – (1968, 1972)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	3 – (1968, 1970, 1972); includes two Olympics
Medals	0
World Cup
Seasons	5 – (1968–1972)
Wins	0
Podiums	3 – (3 SL)
Overall titles	0 – (14th in 1968)
Discipline titles	0 – (7th in SL, 1968)

Frederick Stoddard "Rick" Chaffee II (born January 10, 1945) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. He competed in the Winter Olympics in 1968 and 1972. Chaffee finished ninth in the slalom in 1968 to join teammates Spider Sabich and Jimmie Heuga in the top ten.

Born in Rutland, Vermont, Chaffee raced for the University of Denver and won individual and team NCAA titles;^[2] he took the individual titles in slalom and the combined in 1965 at Crystal Mountain, Washington,^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] as the Pioneers won their fifth of seven consecutive team titles.

His brother Kim, sister Suzy, and cousin Jon are also former competitive skiers.^[1]

World Cup results

Race podiums

3 podiums – (3 SL)
23 top tens – (16 SL, 7 GS)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
1968	29 Mar 1968	Rossland, Canada	Slalom	3rd
1968	7 Apr 1968	Heavenly Valley, USA	Slalom	3rd
1970	6 Mar 1970	Heavenly Valley, USA	Slalom	2nd

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super G	Downhill	Combined
1967	22	42	—	22	not run	—	not awarded
1968	23	14	7	18		—
1969	24	22	13	23		—
1970	25	24	10	27		—
1971	26	21	10	21		—
1972	27					—

Points were only awarded for top ten finishes (see scoring system).

World Championship results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
1968	23	9	15	not run	—	—
1970	25	—	21		—	—
1972	27	DNF1	30		—	—

From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).

Olympic results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
1968	23	9	15	not run	—	not run
1972	27	DNF1	30	not run	—	not run

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Rick Chaffee at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
^ "Denver University takes ski event". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. March 29, 1965. p. 15.
^ "Heuga charges, but Chaffee wins". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 27, 1965. p. 9.
^ "Rick Chaffee combined champ". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 28, 1965. p. 1, sports.
^ "Collegians get short rest before next ski tourney". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 29, 1965. p. 11.
^ Hewins, Jack (March 29, 1965). "Denver nabs ski crown". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). Associated Press. p. 4.

External links

Rick Chaffee at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
Rick Chaffee World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
Rick Chaffee at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
University of Denver Athletics Hall of Fame – Class of 1999 – Rick Chaffee
Union Institute & University – affiliated faculty – Rick Chaffee

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[sr-1] Rick Chaffee at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

[dutse-2] "Denver University takes ski event". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. March 29, 1965. p. 15.

[hchchw-3] "Heuga charges, but Chaffee wins". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 27, 1965. p. 9.

[crcc-4] "Rick Chaffee combined champ". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 28, 1965. p. 1, sports.

[cgshbnst-5] "Collegians get short rest before next ski tourney". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 29, 1965. p. 11.

[dnbscr-6] Hewins, Jack (March 29, 1965). "Denver nabs ski crown". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). Associated Press. p. 4.

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