Picabo Street

Picabo Street is the sort of athlete I admire without reservation. Winning super-G gold at the 1998 Nagano Olympics and the 1996 downhill world title means she made a living throwing herself down icy mountains at terrifying speed, where hundredths of a second decide everything. What stays with me is the resilience behind those medals, the repeated comebacks from serious injury that the record only hints at. Coming out of small-town Idaho to reach the top of a brutally unforgiving sport, she embodies the kind of courage and stubborn grit that makes ski racing worth watching. She is a genuine inspiration.

Picabo Street (; born April 3, 1971) is an American former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. She won the super G at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the downhill at the 1996 World Championships, along with three other Olympic and World Championship medals.

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Name (English)

Picabo Street

Name (Japanese)

ピカボ・ストリート

Reading

ぴかぼ・すとりーと

Born

April 3, 1971 (age 55)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Boar

Origin

Triumph, Idaho, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

169 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

alpine skier

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.picabo.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/PicaboStreet
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%94%E3%82%AB%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88

Tags

• Idaho
• alpine skier

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.