Tommy Moe

Tommy Moe (born February 17, 1970, in Missoula, Montana) is a former alpine ski racer. He is now retired from international competition and lives in Wilson, Wyoming. He serves as an ambassador of skiing at nearby Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.

Biography

In a surprising performance in 1994 at Lillehammer, Norway, Moe became the first American male skier to win 2 medals in a single Winter Olympics (He won gold in the downill and silver in the super-G). At the time a resident of Alaska, after his Olympic victories his father was shown on television waving the Alaska state flag.

Being of Norwegian ancestry, he quickly became a favorite with the crowd at Kvitfjell, despite edging out Kjetil André Aamodt of Norway by 0.04 seconds to take the gold medal in the downhill. He then placed second in the Super-G on his 24th birthday, finishing 0.09 seconds behind Markus Wasmeier of Germany. His success at the Olympics came despite not having yet won a World Cup race (he won a month later, a Super-G at Whistler, Canada).

Moe's best World Cup season was also in 1994, where he finished third in the Super-G, 8th in the downhill, and 8th in the overall standings. (Since 1971, the World Cup standings have not included the Winter Olympics or World Championships results.)

Tommy Moe learned to ski and race at The Big Mountain in Whitefish, Montana, where his father was a member of the ski patrol. Moe refined his skills as a teenager in Alaska at Alyeska, near Anchorage, where he attended the Glacier Creek Ski Academy. He joined the U.S. Ski Team in 1986 at age 16.

Moe retired from the World Cup tour and competitive ski racing in 1998, at age 28. He was inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame five years later and is currently a co-owner of Tordrillo Mountain Lodge in the Alaska Range.

Career highlights

World Cup podiums

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Category:Winter Olympics medalists Category:American alpine skiers Category:Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Category:Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Category:Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic alpine skiers of the United States Category:People from Missoula, Montana Category:People from Anchorage, Alaska Category:American sportspeople of Norwegian descent Category:American people of Norwegian descent Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Alaska Category:Sportspeople from Montana