Tristan Gale (born August 10, 1980) is an American skeleton racer who competed from 2001 to 2006. At the 2002 Winter Olympics, she became the inaugural women's skeleton champion. Gale dyed her hair with streaks of red, white and blue for the 2002 Olympics. During the 2002–2003 season, Tristan won a second gold medal on her home track in Salt Lake during a World Cup stop. She remains undefeated at the track in Utah since the Olympics.
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| Born | August 10, 1980 (age 44)[1] Ruidoso, New Mexico[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 1+1⁄2 in (156 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 lb (52 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gale also won a bronze medal in the women's skeleton event at the 2003 FIBT World Championships in Nagano. She retired before the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Gale's best overall seasonal finish in the Skeleton World Cup was third in 2002–3.
A native of Ruidoso, New Mexico, Gale lives in Salt Lake City.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Tristan Gale". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- 20 Questions with Tristan Gale
- FIBT profile Archived 2007-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
- IOC profile Archived 2010-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
- List of women's skeleton World Cup champions since 1997 (sports123.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived November 5, 2011)
- Official website
- Thatoneplace.net profile
- Tristan Gale at the United States Olympic Committee (usolympicteam.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived March 25, 2006)
- Women's skeleton Olympic medalists since 2002 (sports123.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived February 8, 2009)
- Women's skeleton world championship medalists since 2000 (sports123.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived November 5, 2011)
External links
edit- Tristan Gale at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
- Tristan Gale at Olympics.com
- Tristan Gale at Olympedia
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