Sarah SCHLEPER
MexicoEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alpine Skiing |
Women's Super-G | 35 | |
| Women's Giant Slalom | 37 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 10 | Slalom | 2006 | Torino, ITA | 00:01:31.380 |
| 14 | Giant Slalom | 2010 | Vancouver, CAN | 00:02:28.360 |
| 16 | Slalom | 2010 | Vancouver, CAN | 00:01:45.880 |
| 21 | Giant Slalom | 2002 | Salt Lake City, USA | 00:02:35.960 |
| 22 | Slalom | 1998 | Nagano, JPN | 00:01:39.420 |
| 41 | Women's Super G | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR | 00:01:27.930 |
| DNF | Women's Giant Slalom | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR | |
| DNF | Giant Slalom | 2006 | Torino, ITA | |
| DNF | Slalom | 2002 | Salt Lake City, USA | |
| DNF | Giant Slalom | 1998 | Nagano, JPN | |
| World Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 21 | Giant Slalom Ladies | 2011 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER | 2:22.87 |
| 27 | Alpine combined Ladies | 2017 | St. Moritz, SUI | 2:10.04 |
| 28 | Slalom Ladies | 2009 | Val d'Isère, FRA | 59.33 |
| 29 | Super G Ladies | 2019 | Are, SWE | 1:10.85 |
| 31 | Giant Slalom Ladies | 2009 | Val d'Isère, FRA | 1:04.65 |
| 37 | Super G Ladies | 2017 | St. Moritz, SUI | 1:27.47 |
| 38 | Downhill Ladies | 2017 | St. Moritz, SUI | 1:42.59 |
| 41 | Giant Slalom Ladies | 2021 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA | 2:56.24 |
| 41 | Giant Slalom Ladies | 2017 | St. Moritz, SUI | 2:15.28 |
| 42 | Giant Slalom Ladies | 2019 | Are, SWE | 2:12.23 |
| 50 | Giant Slalom Ladies | 2015 | Vail / Beaver Creek, USA | 2:31.73 |
| World Cup Rankings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | All | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
| 2011/2012 | 107 | 48 | |
| 2010/2011 | 53 | 30 | 22 |
| 2009/2010 | 54 | 26 | 20 |
| World Cup - Best Achievements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 35th | ||
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 23rd | ||
| 2010/2011 | 1 x 8th | 1 x 15th | |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 35 | Super G | 2021/2022 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA | 1:28.56 |
Serita, Schlep, DeGalaxy. (Athlete, 26 Oct 2021)
Sarah Schleper Gaxiola
Surfing, sailing. (Athlete, 26 Oct 2021)
Athlete, Mother
Battle Mountain High School in Edwards, CO. (Athlete, 26 Oct 2021)
Husband, Federico Gaxiola (married 2007). Son, Lasse (born 2008). Daughter, Resi (named after teammate Resi Stiegler; born 2013). Father, Buzz Schleper. Mother, Meredith May. Brothers, Johnny and Hunter Schleper.
English, Spanish, German
Ski & Snowboard Club Vail
Personal: Erich Sailer (AUT)
Younger brother Hunter Schleper (Alpine skiing): Competed at FIS and NorAm Cup level, retiring in 2015.
1994 FIS event in Coronet Peak (Giant slalom - 18th)
1995 World Cup in Vail/Beaver Creek (Slalom - DNQ2)
5 March 2006: Torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), medial collateral ligament (MCL), and meniscus in her left knee when she crashed in a World Cup giant slalom in Hafjell. Underwent surgery with Dr. Bill Sterett in Vail, CO. Did not return to racing until October 2008. (vaildaily.com, 22 Mar 2006)
13 November 2005: Back surgery for a herniated disc after competing in the October 2005 season World opener in Soelden. Was back racing six weeks later, in late December, and had the best U.S. women's slalom finish in 10th at the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 26 Oct 2021; vaildaily.com, 22 Mar 2006; skiracing.com, 30 Dec 2005)
February 2003: Underwent mid-season back surgery, missing little action and coming back with strong results in pre-Olympic World Cup events in Sestriere. (summitdaily.com, 18 Oct 2004)
1998: Compression fracture of the tibia bone in her right leg after crashing during a giant slalom run in Val d'Isere. Tore the medial collateral ligament (MCL) and strained the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her right knee. The accident ended her 1998/99 World Cup season and prevented her from competing at the 1999 World Championships. (Info 2018)
2015 (MEX), 1995 (USA)
Her father owned a ski shop in Vail, CO, where they lived since she was born. She got skis for her second birthday and used to hike up her own backyard in West Vail. Her father used to send the kids up the old Chair 1, a double chairlift, and tell the lift attendants to call him if they didn't show up. Began racing in earnest with Ski Club Vail when she was 11. Her father drove her to a ski camp in Red Lodge, MT run by noted Austrian coach Erich Sailer, which really hooked her on the sport. (Athlete, 26 Oct 2021)
Where she lived in Vail, CO, it is a way of life. (Info 2018)
To compete in seven Olympic Winter Games (she now has five).
Competed in five Olympics for the USA (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010) and one for Mexico (2018). (Athlete, 26 Oct 2021)
Uses tai chi for training. (Athlete, 26 Oct 2021)
Being able to extend her career by skiing for Mexico. (Athlete, 26 Oct 2021)
Tamara McKinney (USA), three-time Olympian (19840, 1984, 1988), 1989 World champion. (Athlete, 26 Oct 2021)
Numbers. (Athlete, 26 Oct 2021)
"Sport gives you wings." (Athlete, 26 Oct 2021)
Buddy Werner Award for sportsmanship from U.S. Ski & Snowboard (2012).
Selected as flag bearer for Mexico at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
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