Kiki Cutter

Christina "Kiki" Cutter (born July 24, 1949) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. She was the first American to win a World Cup event, a slalom race in Oslo, Norway, on February 25, 1968. Although Cutter competed on the World Cup circuit for less than three years, her five career victories led the U.S. alpine team for eleven years, Cutter was a junior racer at Mount Bachelor and gained recognition for her abilities; she won the U.S. junior downhill championship in 1967 at age 17.

Racing career Not originally on the World Cup or Olympic teams in 1968, Cutter, age 18, and Judy Nagel, age 16, were brought over to Europe in January, a few weeks ahead of the Olympics, to compete for berths on the U.S. Olympic team, which they both made. Cutter competed with the team at the Grenoble Olympics in 1968 and the World Championships in 1970. In the 1968 games, she placed higher than any American woman and was the only American woman to ski in all three events—slalom, giant slalom, and downhill. Following the Olympic competition, her rise to stardom continued in Norway, with her first World Cup victory at age 18. Cutter finished ninth in the overall standings in 1968. With three World Cup wins the next year (giant slalom at Oberstaufen, West Germany, and slalom victories at Mount St. Anne, Quebec, and Waterville Valley, New Hampshire), she finished fourth in the overall standings and second in slalom in 1969. Cutter won her fifth and final World Cup race at St. Gervais, France, in 1970. During her brief amateur career, Cutter had five World Cup victories, twelve podiums, and 25 top-10 finishes, all in the technical events, with one victory and two podiums in giant slalom and the rest in slalom. She raced professionally on the women's Pro Tour in North America for several years.

World Cup results

Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom GiantSlalom Downhill 1968 18 9 5 9 — 1969 19 4 2 6 — 1970 20 19 9 — — Points were only awarded for top ten finishes (see scoring system).

Race podiums 5 wins - (4 slalom, 1 giant slalom) 12 podiums - (10 slalom, 2 giant slalom)

Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1968 18 DQ1 21 not run 17 not run

Personal life From 1971 to 1973, Cutter was married to Bob Beattie, coach of the U.S. Ski Team and later skiing promoter and television commentator.

Cutter participated in two nationally televised women's Superstars competitions, where she placed third and fourth.

She lives in Oregon, in her hometown of Bend, and is the founder, publisher, and president of Bend Living magazine.