| 词条 | Gretchen Fraser |
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| headercolor = | name = Gretchen Fraser | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Gretchen Kunigk | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date|1919|2|11}} | birth_place = Tacoma, Washington | death_date = {{death date and age|1994|2|17|1919|2|11}} | death_place = Sun Valley, Idaho[1] | height = 5 ft 4 in | weight = 117 lb | website = | country = | sport = Alpine skiing | event = | collegeteam = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | coach = | retired = 1948 (age 29)[2] | coaching = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | highestranking = | pb = | medaltemplates ={{MedalSport | Women's alpine skiing}}{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}{{MedalGold|1948 St. Moritz|Slalom}}{{MedalSilver|1948 St. Moritz|Combined}} | show-medals = }}Gretchen Kunigk Fraser (February 11, 1919 – February 17, 1994) was an alpine ski racer. She was the first American to win an Olympic gold medal in skiing. She was also the skiing stand-in for ice skater Sonja Henie in the movies Thin Ice (1937) and Sun Valley Serenade (1941).[3] BackgroundGretchen Kunigk was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1919. She was the daughter of German and Norwegian immigrants, Willibald and Clara Kunigk. Her Norwegian-born mother was a skier and Gretchen first skied at age 13, at Paradise Valley on the south slopes of Mount Rainier in December 1932. Under the tutelage of Otto Lang she became a proficient ski racer and later competed on the ski team at the University of Puget Sound.[4] CareerIn 1938, she traveled to Sun Valley to compete in the second Harriman Cup, a new international event featuring the best racers in the world. She met 1936 Olympian and Northwest ski champion Donald Fraser (1913-1994) of the University of Washington on the train trip to central Idaho. They were married in November, 1939 . Sun Valley became their home.[5] Both Frasers were members of the 1940 Olympic team, games that were cancelled due to World War II.[6] She spent the war years skiing in Otto Lang's military training films and helping to rehabilitate wounded and disabled veterans through skiing, setting the stage for a lifelong commitment to working with disabled skiers.[7] After the war, Fraser moved to Vancouver, Washington.[7] Fraser got her chance to compete in Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics. A week before her 29th birthday, she won the gold medal in the women's slalom and a silver medal in the women's combined event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.[8][9] Following the Olympics, Fraser became a mother and an ambassador for Sun Valley and skiing in general.[10] Later in life she was a mentor to aspiring female ski racers at Sun Valley, including Susie Corrock, Christin Cooper, Picabo Street, and disabled skier Muffy Davis. Gretchen Fraser died at age 75 in February 1994. Her husband of 54 years, Don Fraser, had died a month earlier. Gretchen Fraser Neighborhood park in Vancouver, Washington is named after Fraser.[11] Legacy
References1. ^{{cite news|url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19940217&slug=1895723|newspaper=Seattle Times|title=Gretchen Fraser, 1948 Olympic Champ, dies|agency=Associated Press|date=February 17, 1994}} 2. ^{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=860&dat=19480224&id=qEoKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DUsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5447,2533951|newspaper=Ellensburg Daily Record |agency=Associated Press |title=Gretchen Fraser to quit contests |date=February 24, 1948 |page=2 }} 3. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.legacy.com/news/explore-history/article/gretchen-fraser-goes-gold|title= Gretchen Fraser Goes Gold|publisher= Legacy.com|accessdate= April 20, 2016}} 4. ^{{cite web|url= http://retro-skiing.com/2014/01/gretchens-gold/|title= Gretchen’s Gold|publisher= RetroSki |author= Greg Morrill |date= January 16, 2014|accessdate= April 20, 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.skihall.com/index.php?_a=document&doc_id=11&id=110|title= Donald Fraser|publisher=U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame|accessdate= April 20, 2016}} 6. ^{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19670129&id=caxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vOgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6259,4758493|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|title=Gretchen Fraser added |date=January 29, 1967 |page=5 }} 7. ^1 {{Cite book|title=Legendary Locals of Vancouver|last=Jollota|first=Pat|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|year=2011|isbn=978-1-4671-0001-4|location=Charleston, South Carolina|pages=91}} 8. ^Fraser at the International Ski Federation 9. ^{{cite web| url = http://magicvalley.com/news/you-don-t-say-was-sun-valley-s-fraser-the/article_6c6bbf86-52c8-5177-99dc-9940a3f7c6b0.html|title= Was Sun Valley's Fraser the best female alpine skier ever? |publisher= Times-News, Twin Falls, ID|accessdate= April 20, 2016}} 10. ^{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19491114&id=qSIaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2yMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2554,2741713 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |title=Slid to fame on skis, now she aids others |date=November 14, 1949|page=4-sec 2}} 11. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityofvancouver.us/parksrec/page/gretchen-fraser-neighborhood-park|title=Gretchen Fraser Neighborhood Park|last=|first=|date=|website=City of Vancouver, Parks and Recreation|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}} 12. ^{{cite web|url= https://www.engenmuseum.org/hall-of-fame/gretchen-k-fraser|title= Gretchen Kunigk Fraser|publisher= Alf Engen Museum Foundation|accessdate= April 20, 2016}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonsportshof.com/skiing.htm| title= Gretchen Kunigk Fraser|publisher= State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame || accessdate = April 20, 2016}} 14. ^{{cite web|url= https://www.sunvalley.com/dining/gretchens|title= Gretchen’s Restaurant |publisher= Sun Valley|accessdate= April 20, 2016}} Other sources
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