About Karen Budge
Born 1949. Karen Budge is an American alpine skier.
Karen Annette Budge (born November 14, 1949) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. She had three podium finishes and 30 top ten results in World Cup competitions between 1967 and 1972; overall her best result was 15th place in the 1969–70 season. At the 1972 Winter Olympics she placed 14th in the downhill and 23rd in the giant slalom events.
At the 1968 Winter Olympics in France, eighteen-year-old Budge was testing her wax on a practice course an hour before the women's downhill at Chamrousse, and narrowly avoided a full collision with a member of the Moroccan men's team, Said Housni, who had been warned once before to stay off the hill. She fell, suffered a dislocated shoulder, and did not start.
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Who is Karen Budge?
American alpine skier
When was Karen Budge born?
Karen Budge was born on 14 November 1949 in Jackson.
What is Karen Budge's occupation?
Karen Budge is an alpine skier.
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Karen Budge is American.
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