Carrie Sheinberg

Carrie Sheinberg (born November 29, 1972) is an American former alpine skier.[1][2]

Biography

Sheinberg, who is Jewish, was born in New York, New York.[1][3][4] She lives in Port Washington, New York, where she grew up, and in Park City, Utah.[1][3]

A slalom skier, Sheinberg was named to the US Ski Team at the age of 17 and was a team member for eight years. She skied in the slalom event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, and was the top US finisher in the event.[1][2][5] She won the US alpine 1995 combined title (in Park City) and 1997 slalom titles, and the 1997 giant slalom at the US Alpine Championships in Sugarloaf, Maine.[3][4] She retired in 1998.[3]

Sheinberg then attended the University of Utah, and was a sports reporter for the Salt Lake Tribune.[3] After two years as a producer for ESPN Radio, she worked as a reporter for Sirius Satellite Radio.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Nagano Olympics - Athlete profile: Carrie Sheinberg". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. February 3, 1998. Archived from the original on November 30, 2007. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Carrie Sheinberg Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Jewish Sports Hall of Fame". Jewishsports.org. April 30, 2006. Archived from the original on September 8, 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. KTAV Publishing House. ISBN 9780881259698. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  5. ^ Stephen Trimble (July 28, 2008). Bargaining for Eden: the fight for the last open spaces in America. University of California Press. p. 132. ISBN 9780520251113. Retrieved August 12, 2011.