35th Annual Awards announced by Ski Racing

Lindsey Vonn became the 35th recipient of Ski Racing’s top annual award, Skier of the Year.

That award, and 24 others, were announced in the print edition of Ski Racing, dated May, 4.

Vonn joins a prestigious list that started in 1975 with the honoring of Italian great Gustavo Thoeni after he had claimed his fourth World Cup overall title.

It is the second straight year Vonn has won the coveted award, one of just three skiers to earn it back to back. Janica Kostelic of Croatia won in 2002 and 2003 and Austrian Hermann Maier won in 2000 and 2001.

American Phil Mahre also was named Skier of the Year in consecutive seasons in 1981 and ’82, but the second of those was a split award he shared with U.S. Nordic standout Bill Koch.Lindsey Vonn became the 35th recipient of Ski Racing’s top annual award, Skier of the Year.

That award, and 24 others, were announced in the print edition of Ski Racing, dated May, 4.

Vonn joins a prestigious list that started in 1975 with the honoring of Italian great Gustavo Thoeni after he had claimed his fourth World Cup overall title.

It is the second straight year Vonn has won the coveted award, one of just three skiers to earn it back to back. Janica Kostelic of Croatia won in 2002 and 2003 and Austrian Hermann Maier won in 2000 and 2001.

American Phil Mahre also was named Skier of the Year in consecutive seasons in 1981 and ’82, but the second of those was a split award he shared with U.S. Nordic standout Bill Koch.

In other awards issued by Ski Racing this season, Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal was named the male International Alpine Skier of the Year opposite Vonn. It was the second time he claimed that award having also won in 2007.

Dario Cologna and Justyna Kowalczyk were the winners of the top Nordic awards, and both were first time winners.

Ted Ligety was named top U.S. alpine skier along with Vonn. It was his first win in the category.

Todd Lodwick and Bill Demong split the men’s category for top U.S. Nordic skiers with Lindsey Van getting the women’s nod.

Alexandre Bilodeau and Ophelia David took the international freestyle category; Ryan St Onge and Hannah Kearney the U.S. freestyle awards.

World downhill champ John Kucera won the Canadian alpine skier award and Alex Harvey the Canadian Nordic award though the publication did not issue awards in the female categories of either award.

Ben Green and Jennifer Kaufmann were named Masters Racers of the year. Antje Maempel and David Donaldson were tabbed as Colliegiate Skiers of the Year. Chris Devlin-Young and Stephanie Victor were Adaptive Skiers of the Year.

In the U.S. junior categories Tommy Ford and Julia Ford earned the alpine nods, Sophie Caldwell and Noah Hoffmann the Nordic awards and Reed Snyderman and Ashley Caldwell the Freestyle awards.

Here’s the all-time listing:

      SKI RACING ANNUAL AWARDS

SKIER OF THE YEAR
1975           Gustav Theoni
1976           Rosi Mittermaier
1977           Ingemar Stenmark
1978           Annemarie Moser-Proell
1979           Oddvar Braa
1980           Hanni Wenzel
1981           Phil Mahre
1982           Phil Mahre – Bill Koch
1983           Tamara McKinney
1984           Gunde Svan
1985           Marc Girardelli
1986           Maria Walliser
1987           Pirmin Zurbriggen
1988           Alberto Tomba
1989           Vreni Schneider
1990           Pirmin Zurbriggen
1991           Petra Kronberger
1992           Alberto Tomba
1993           Marc Girardelli
1994           Vreni Schneider
1995           Alberto Tomba
1996           Lasse Kjus
1997           Elena Vaelbe
1998           Hermann Maier
1999           Lasse Kjus
2000           Hermann Maier
2001           Hermann Maier
2002           Janica Kostelic
2003           Janica Kostelic
2004            Hermann Maier
2005            Bode Miller
2006            Benjamin Raich
2007            Aksel Lund Svindal
2008            Lindsey Vonn
2009            Lindsey Vonn
 
 INTERNATIONAL ALPINE SKIER OF THE YEAR
75 Gustav Theoni                75 Annemarie Moser-Proell
76 Ingemar Stenmark         76 Rosi Mittermaier
77 Ingemar Stenmark         77 Lise-Marie Morerod
78 Ingemar Stenmark         78 Annemarie Moser-Proell
79 Ingemar Stenmark         79 Annemarie Moser-Proell
80 Ingemar Stenmark         80 Hanni Wenzel
81 Phil Mahre                        81 Marie Therese Nadig
82 Phil Mahre                        82 Erika Hess
83 Phil Mahre                        83 Tamara McKinney
84 Ingemar Stenmark         84 Erika Hess
85 Marc Girardelli                 85 Michela Figini
86 Pirmin Zurbriggen          86 Maria Walliser
87 Pirmin Zurbriggen          87 Maria Walliser
88 Pirmin Zurbriggen          88 Michela Figini
89 Marc Girardelli                 89 Vreni Schneider
90 Pirmin Zurbriggen          90 Petra Kronberger
91 Marc Girardelli                91 Petra Kronberger
92 Alberto Tomba                92 Carole Merle
93 Kjetil Andre Aamodt       93 Katja Seizinger
94 Kjetil Andre Aamodt       94 Vreni Schneider
95 Alberto Tomba                95 Picabo Street
96 Lasse Kjus                      96 Katja Seizinger
97 Luc Alphand                    97 Pernilla Wiberg
98 Hermann Maier              98 Katja Seizinger
99 Lasse Kjus                     99 Alexandra Meissnitzer
00 Hermann Maier              00 Renate Goetschl
01 Hermann Maier              01 Janica Kostelic
02 Stephan Eberharter       02 Janica Kostelic
03 Stephan Eberharter       03 Janica Kostelic
04 Hermann Maier              04 Anja Paerson
05 Bode Miller                      05 Anja Paerson
06 Benjamin Raich             06 Janica Kostelic
07 Aksel Lund Svindal        07 Nicole Hosp
08 Bode Miller                      08 Lindsey Vonn
09 Aksel Lund Svindal        09 Lindsey Vonn
 
INTERNATIONAL NORDIC SKIER OF THE YEAR
75 Oddvar Braa                   75 Galina Kulakova
76 Anton Innauer                76 Raisa Smetanina
77 Walter Steiner                77 Galina Kulakova
78 Sven-Ake Lundback     78 Hilkka Riihivouri
79 Oddvar Braa                  79 Galina Kulakova
80 Nikolai Zimjatov            80 Hilkka Riihivouri
81 Alexandre Zavjatov       81 Raisa Smetanina
82 Bill Koch                         82 Berit Aunli
83 Matti Nykaenen             83 Marja-Liisa Hamalainen
84 Gunde Svan                  84 Marja-Liisa Hamalainen
85 Gunde Svan                  85 Annette Boe
86 Gunde Svan                  86 Marjo Matikainen
87 Thomas Wassberg     87 Marjo Matikainen
88 Matti Nykaenen            88 Marjo Matikainen
89 Gunde Svan                 89 Elena Vaelbe
90 Vegard Ulvang             90 Jirina Adamchikova
91 Andi Felder                   91 Elena Vaelbe
92 Toni Niemenin            92 Anfissa Reztsova
93 Bjoern Daehlie            93 Ljubov Egorova
94 Vladimir Smirnov        94 Ljubov Egorova
95 Andreas Goldberger-Vladimir Smirnov
96 Andreas Goldberger   96 Manuela DiCenta
97 Bjorn Daehli                 97 Elena Vaelbe
98 Bjorn Daehli                 98 Larissa Lutanina
99 Bjarte Engen Vik          99 Stefanie Belmondo
00 Martin Schmitt              00 Bente Martinsen
01 Adam Malysz                01 Magdalena Forsberg
02 Ole Einar Bjoerndalen    02 Bente Skari
03 Ole Einar Bjoerndalen    03 Bente Skari
04 Hannu Manninen        04 Gabriella Paruzzi
05 Janne Ahonen             05 Marit Bjoergen
06 Hannu Manninen        06 Beckie Scott
07 Tobias Angerer           07 Virpi Kuitunen
08 Lukas Bauer                08 Virpi Kuitunen
09 Dario Cologna             09 Justyna Kowalczyk

  U.S. ALPINE SKIER OF THE YEAR
75 Greg Jones               75 Cindy Nelson
76 Phil Mahre                 76 Cindy Nelson
77 Phil Mahre                 77 Abbi Fisher
78 Phil Mahre                 78 Cindy Nelson
79 Phil Mahre                 79 Cindy Nelson
80 Phil Mahre                 80 Christin Cooper
81 Steve Mahre              81 Tamara McKinney
82 Steve Mahre              82 Christin Cooper
83 Bill Johnson              83 Cindy Nelson
84 Bill Johnson              84 Tamara McKinney
85 Doug Lewis               85 Tamara McKinney
86 no award                    86 Pam Fletcher
87 no award                    87 Tamara McKinney
88 Felix McGrath             88 Diana Golden
89 Felix McGrath             89 Tamara McKinney
90 no award                    90 Diann Roffe
91 Phil Mahre                  91 Eva Twardokens – Julie Parisien
92 AJ Kitt                          92 Diann Roffe-Steinrotter
93 Tommy Moe               93 Picabo Street
94 Tommy Moe               94 Diann Roffe-Steinrotter
95 Kyle Rasmussen      95 Picabo Street
96 no award                     96 Picabo Street
97 no award                     97 Hilary Lindh
98 no award                     98 Kristina Koznick
99 Chad Fleicher            99 Kristina Koznick
00 Daron Rahlves          00 Kristina Koznick
01 Daron Rahlves          01 Kirsten Clark
02 Bode Miller                 02 Kristina Koznick
03 Bode Miller                 03 Kirsten Clark
04 Bode Miller                 04 Kirsten Clark
05 Bode Miller                 05 Lindsey Kildow
06 Daron Rahlves          06 Lindsey Kildow
07 Bode Miller                 07 Julia Mancuso
08 Bode Miller                 08 Lindsey Vonn (Kildow)
09 Ted Ligety                   09 Lindsey Vonn (Kildow)
 
 U.S. NORDIC SKIER OF THE YEAR
75 Bill Koch                         75 Martha Rockwell
76 Bill Koch                         76 Martha Rockwell
77 Jim Denney                   77 Alison Spencer
78 Stan Dunklee                78 Alison Spencer
79 Bill Koch                        79 Alison Spencer
80 Walter Malmquist         80 Alison Spencer
81 Bill Koch                        81 Alison Spencer
82 Dan Simoneau            82 Lynn Spencer-Galanes
83 Bill Koch                        83 Judy Endestad
84 Jeff Hastings               84 women’s biathlon team
85 Mike Holland               85 Kristin Petty
86 Audun Endestad         86 no award
87 Josh Thompson         87 no award
88 no award                      88 Dorcas Denhartog
89 Mike Holland               89 Nancy Fiddler
90 no award                     90 Anna Sonnerup
91 Josh Thompson        91 no award
92 Jim Holland               92 no award
93 Jeff Pagels                 93 no award
94 Todd Lodwick            94 Joan Smith
95 Todd Lodwick/Ryan Heckman  95 no award
96 Todd Lodwick              96 no award
97 Tim Tetreault               97 no award
98 Todd Lodwick              98 no award
99 Todd Lodwick              99 no award
00 Todd Lodwick              00 no award
01 Todd Lodwick              01 Nina Kemppel
02 Todd Lodwick              02 no award
03 Johnny Spillane          03 no award
04 Kris Freemam             04 Rebecca Dussault
05 Todd Lodwick              05 Lindsey Van
06 Andrew Newell            06 Kikkan Randall
07 Bill Demong                 07 Kikkan Randall
08 Bill Demong                 08 Kikkan Randall
09 Demong/Lodwick        09 Lindsey Van
 
U.S. JUNIOR ALPINE SKIER OF THE YEAR
75 Steve Mahre              75 Leslie Leete Smith
76 Eric Wilson                76 Christin Cooper
77 Dave Stapleton          77 Heidi Preuss
78 Scott Hoffman            78 Tamara McKinney
79 Mike Farney                79 Tamara McKinney
80 Mark Tache                 80 Noel Lyons
81 Tiger Shaw                 81 Brenda Buglione
82 Steve Hegg                82 Eva Twardokens
83 Jesse Hunt                83 Eva Twardokens
84 Jesse Hunt                84 Diann Roffe
85 Tim Curran                85 Carter Payne
86 no award                    86 Hilary Lindh – Krista Schmidinger
87 Tommy Moe               87 Sally Knight
88 Jeremy Nobis            88 Heidi Voelker
89 Tommy Moe               89 Kim Schmidinger
90 Ryan North                  90 Julie Parisien
91 Paul Casey Puckett   91 Katherine Davenport
92 Mike Makar                  92 Katherine Davenport
93 Chip Knight                 93 Kristina Koznick
94 Forest Carey               94 Kjersti Bjorn-Roli
95 Wisi Betschart            95 Sarah Schleper
96 Justin Johnson          96 Kirsten Clark
97 John Minahan            97 Jonna Mendes
98 Brad Hogan               98 Jonna Mendes
99 Marco Sullivan           99 Caroline Lalive
00 Marco Sullivan           00 Julia Mancuso
01 Jake Zamansky         01 Julia Mancuso
02 Steven Nyman           02 Julia Mancuso
03 Jeremy Transue        03 Julia Mancuso
04 Ted Ligety                   04 Lindsey Kildow
05 Tim Jitloff                    05 Resi Stiegler
06 Christopher Beckmann     06 Megan McJames
07 Will Brandenburg       07 Leanne Smith
08 Tommy Ford               08 Kiley Staples
09 Tommy Ford               09 Julia Ford

  U.S. NORDIC JUNIOR SKIER OF THE YEAR
75 Bill Koch                    75 Tammy Valentine
76 Jim Galanes              76 Tracy Valentine
77 Dan Simoneau          77 Beth Paxson
78 Dan Simoneau          78 Beth Paxson
79 Rick Soeli                   79 Beth Paxson
80 Lat Straley                  80 Kelly Milligan
81 Greg Randall             81 Kristen Petty
82 no award                    82 Kristen Petty
83 George Welk              83 Kristen Petty
84 Joe Galanes              84 Mara Rabinowitz
85 Joe Galanes              85 Joan Scheingraber
86 Tad Langlois             86 Kim Csizmazia
87 Luke Bodensteiner        87 no award
88 Luke Bodensteiner        88 Kerrin Petty
89 Luke Bodensteiner        89 Laura Wilson
90 Luke Bodensteiner        90 Nina Kemppel
91 Ryan Heckman               91 Lindley Hall
92 Ryan Heckman               92 no award
93 no award                 93 no award
94 no award                 94 no award
95 no award                 95 no award
96 no award                 96 no award
97 Jay Hakkinen           97 no award
98 Rob Whitney            98 Rebecca Quinn
99 Ncmb team (Hinkley, Demong, Spillane, VanLoan)
00 Bill Demong             00 no award
01 no award                  01 Kikkan Randall
02 Andy Newell             02 Kristina Trygstad-Saari
03 Lief Zimmermann   03 Lindsey Weier
04 Eric Camerota         04 Lindsey Van
05 Eric Camerota         05 Jessica Jerome
06 Glenn Randall         06 Elizabeth Stevens
07 Matt Gelson              07 Elizabeth Stevens
08 Noah Hoffman        08 Ida Sargent
09 Noah Hoffman        09 Sophie Caldwell

 CANADIAN ALPINE SKIER OF THE YEAR
78 Ken Read                     78 Loni Klettl
79 Ken Read                     79 no award
80 Ken Read                     80 Laurie Graham
81 Steve Podborski          81 Gerry Sorensen
82 Steve Podborski          82 Gerry Sorensen
83 Todd Brooker               83 Laurie Graham
84 Steve Podborski          84 Gerry Sorensen
85 Todd Brooker               85 Laurie Graham
86 no award                      86 Liisa Savijarvi
87 Rob Boyd                     87 Laurie Graham
88 Rob Boyd                     88 Karen Percy
89 Rob Boyd                     89 Karen Percy
90 Felix Belczyk                90 no award
91 Rob Boyd                     91 Kerrin Lee-Gartner – Lucie Laroche
92 no award                      92 Kerrin Gartner
93 Cary Mullen                 93 Kate Pace
94 Cary Mullen                 94 Kate Pace
95 Ed Podivinsky             95 no award
96 Brian Stemmle            96 no award
97 no award                      97 no award
98 no award                      98 no award
99 no award                      99 Melanie Turgeon
00 Ed Podivinsky              00 Melanie Turgeon
01 no award                      01 Melanie Turgeon
02 no award                      02 Allison Forsyth
03 Erik Guay                     03 Melanie Turgeon
04 Thomas Grandi          04 Genevieve Simard
05 Thomas Grandi          05 Genevieve Simard
06 Thomas Grandi          06 Genevieve Simard
07 Erik Guay                     07 Emily Brydon
08 Jan Hudec                  08 Emily Brydon
09 John Kucera               09 no award

 CANADIAN NORDIC SKIER OF THE YEAR
78 Tauno Kayhko             78 Shirley Firth
79 Horst Bulau                 79 Shirley Firth
80 Steve Collins               80 Shirley Firth
81 Horst Bulau                 81 Shirley Firth
82 Horst Bulau                 82 Shirley Firth
83 Horst Bulau                 83 Shirley Firth
84 Horst Bulau                 84 Shirley Firth
85 Pierre Harvey              85 Marie-Andree Masson
86 Pierre Harvey              86 Angela Foster
87 Pierre Harvey              87 Angela Foster
88 Pierre Harvey              88 no award
89 Yves Bilodeau            89 Marie Josse-Pepin
90 no award                    90 Myriam Bedard
91 no award                    91 Myriam Bedard
92 no award                    92 Myriam Bedard
93 no award                    93 Myriam Bedard
94 no award                    94 Myriam Bedard
95 no award                    95 no award
96 no award                    96 no award
97 no award                    97 no award
98 no award                    98 no award
99 no award                    99 no award
00 no award                    00 Beckie Scott
01 no award                    01 Beckie Scott
02 no award                    02 Beckie Scott
03 no award                    03 Beckie Scott
04 no award                    04 Beckie Scott
05 no award                    05 Sara Renner
06 Devon Kershaw         06 Beckie Scott
07 Devon Kershaw         07 Katie Willis
08 no award                     08 Chandra Crawford
09 Alex Harvey                 09 no award
 
COLLEGIATE SKIER OF THE YEAR
78 Scott Light                     78 Liz Carey
79 Chris Mikell                  79 Sara McNealus
80 John Teague                80 Mary Seaton
81 Scott Hoffman              81 Rebecca Simning
82 Tiger Shaw                   82 no award
83 Todd Boonstra             83 Asa Svedmark
84 Miles DeChamps-Harald Gefle 84 Bente Dahlum
85 John Aalberg                85 Ann Melander
86 Jon Skajem                  86 Hanne Krogstad
87 Jon Skajem                  87 Eva Pfosi
88 Per Jakobsen              88 Brenda White
89 The UVM Ski Team
90 Justin Wadsworth-Einar Boehmer      90 Adele Allender-Anke Friedrich-Laura Wilson

91 (NCAA) Toni Standteiner – Jeff Heuseveldt      91 Laura Wilson
91 (NCSA) Urban Planisek    91 Janja Luspe

92 (NCAA) Einar Boehmer     92 Kristen Vestgren & Annette Skjolden
92 (NCSA) Sierra-Nevada Ski Team  92 Susana Defunes

93 (NCAA Mark Bonnell       93 Anette Skjolden
93 (NCSA) Skip Merrick       93 Josee Lacasse

94 (NCAA) Trond Nystad      94 Nina Hamilton
94 (USCSA) Carl Schmitt     94 Rebecca Cole

95 (USCSA) Ken Larsson
95 (NCAA)  Heidi Selnes

96 (USCSA) Sierra-Nevada Alpine Team
96 (NCAA) Jennifer Collins

97 Uros Pavlovcic
98 Thorodd Bakken        98 Lines Selnes
99 Uros Pavlovcic           99 Ekatrina Ivanonva
00 Pietro Broggini          00 Celine Larsen
01 John Minahan           01 Katerina Hanusova
02 Roger Brown            02 Katerina Hanusova
03 Jimmy Cochran        03 Katrin Smigun
04 Henning Dybendal   04 Sigrid Aas
05 Rene Reisshauer    05 Jamie Kingsbury
06 Greg Hardy                06 Jana Rehemaa
07 Adam Cole                07 Lindsey Weier
08 John Buchae            08 Maria Grevsgaard
09 David Donaldson    09 Antje Maempel

INTERNATIONAL FREESTYLE SKIER OF THE YEAR
75 Mark Stiegnaier             75 Genia Fuller
76 Scott Brooksbank         76 Marion Post
77 John Eaves                   77 Marion Post
78 John Eaves                   78 Genia Fuller
79 John Eaves                   79 Stephanie Sloan
80 Greg Athans                 80 Stephanie Sloan
81 Frank Beddor III           81 Marie-Claude Asselin
82 Frank Beddor III           82 Marie-Claude Asselin
83 Peter Judge                  83 Conny Kissling
84 Alain Laroche               84 Conny Kissling
85 Alain Laroche               85 Conny Kissling
86 no award                       86 no award
87 Jean-Marc Rozon        87 Conny Kissling
88 no award                      88 Meredith Gardner
89 no award                      89 Jan Bucher
90 no award                      90 Conny Kissling
91 Edgar Grosprion         91 Donna Weinbrecht
92 Edgar Grosprion         92 Donna Weinbrecht
93 Trace Worthington      93 Ellen Breen
94 Sergei Shuptlestov     94 Lina Cherjazova
95 Sergei Shuptlestov     95 Elena Batalova
96 Jean-Luc Brassard     96 Donna Weinbrecht
97 Jean-Luc Brassard     97 Kirstie Marshall
98 Jonny Moseley             98 Nikki Stone
99 Janne Lahtela              99 Ann Battelle
00 Janne Lahtela              00 Jacqui Cooper
01 Mikko Ronkainen        01 Kari Traa
02 Eric Bergoust               02 Kari Traa
03 Dimitri Arkihpov           03 Alisa Camplin
04 Steve Omischl             04 Alisa Camplin
05 Jeremy Bloom             05 Nina Li
06 Dale Begg-Smith        06 Jennifer Heil
07 Dale Begg-Smith        07 Jennifer Heil
08 Steve Omischl             08 Aiko Uemura
09 Alexandre Bilodeau   09 Ophelia David

U.S. FREESTYLE SKIER OF THE YEAR
86 Steve Desovitch             86 Mary Jo Tiampo
87 Lane Spina                     87 Jan Bucher
88 Nelson Carmichael      88 no award
89 Nelson Carmichael      89 Jan Bucher
90 Russ Magnati                90 Donna Weinbrecht
91 Lane Spina                    91 Ellen Breen
92 Trace Worthington        92 Donna Weinbrecht
93 Trace Worthington        93 Ellen Breen
94 Trace Worthington        94 Kristean Porter
95 Trace Worthington        95 Nikki Stone
96 Jonathon Moseley        96 Donna Weinbrecht
97 Ian Edmondson            97 Donna Weinbrecht
98 Jonathon Moseley        98 Nikki Stone
99 Caleb Martin                  99 Ann Battelle
00 Joe Pack                        00 Ann Battelle
01 Joe Pack                        01 Hannah Hardaway
02 Eric Bergoust                02 Shannon Bahrke
03 Travis Cabral                03 Shannon Bahrke
04 Toby Dawson               04 Hannah Kearney
05 Jeremy Bloom              05 Hannah Kearney
06 Toby Dawson               06 Michelle Roark
07 Jeret Peterson             07 Shannon Bahrke
08 Pat Deneed                  08 Emiko Torito
09 Ryan St Onge               09 Hannah Kearney