Tamara McKinney
Chronology
1962 | Born October 16 to Rigan and Frances McKinney |
1977 | Joins the World Cup tour |
1977 | Older sister suffers major injuries during World Cup downhill race |
1978 | Finishes in top three in a World Cup event for the first time |
1980 | Competes in her first Olympics, falling in both events |
1982 | Fractures right hand |
1984 | Finishes fourth in the giant slalom at the Olympics |
1987 | Suffers a broken ankle that prevents her from competing for much of the early winter |
1990 | Retires from competitive skiing |
1990 | Brother, Steve, killed by drunk driver |
1996 | Becomes member of the FIS Women's Committee |
1997 | Daughter, Francesca, born |
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