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© 2002, Jonathan Selkowitz |
| school/year |
Dartmouth/04 |
| birth date |
January 19 |
| height |
5ft 11in |
| weight |
200 lbs |
| hometown |
Redmond, WA |
| major |
Economics |
| sport |
Alpine Skiing |
| training town |
Crystal Mountain, WA |
| coach |
John McBride |
| personal best |
n/a |
| ranking |
2002 & 2006 Olympian |
| outstanding achievement |
2002 & 2006 Olympian |
| career goals |
Start my own business |
At the 2002 Olympics, Scott Macartney, wearer of bib #1, was the very first skier to tackle "Grizzly," the Olympic downhill course at Snowbasin. His 29th place in that Olympic downhill has firmly established him as one of the skiers to watch on the US Ski Team, as have his many successes since.
Now ranked 8th in the US, Macartney got a very early start in skiing. His parents, weekend ski-patrol members at Crystal Mountain near his hometown of Redmond, WA, introduced him to skiing when he was just three years old. At only age seven, he started racing, and quickly progressed up the racing ranks. In 1993, at fourteen, he was the Western J3 level Slalom gold medalist. Four years later, in 1997, he was the US Junior Super G champion and skied in the World Junior Championships.
The following year, juggling skiing and his freshman year studies at Dartmouth, Macartney once again competed at the World Junior Championships. This time he took home the bronze in the slalom and placed tenth in the Super G. Following his medal winning performance at the World Junior Championships, Macartney moved up to senior level racing. Training intensively, he skied in events across North America and Europe. In 1999 he placed sixth at the National Championships in SuperG and was the North American Circuit Super G champion.
Late in 1999 he competed in his first World Cup, skiing on home-snow in Vail-Beaver Creek, Colorado. Unfortunately, his season was cut short by patellar tendonitis, which eventually required surgery. Returning to the slopes nearly a year later, he continued to ski in international events in preparation for the Olympic season. In 2002, he competed for the US Olympic Alpine Skiing team in both downhill and Super G, finishing 29th and 25th, respectively.
This spring, Macartney returns to Dartmouth to complete his last two courses. As a member of the US National "B" team, he has set his sights on the 2006 Olympics in Italy.
The ski team must venture south of the equator to find snow during the summer, and winter competition schedules take skiers across Europe and North America. So Macartney's expenses pile up quickly. He gets some money from sponsors, but funding from DHAC will be vital in keeping Macartney on his skis, with his tips pointed down the mountain and towards Torino! |
