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Cindy Nelson is an American alpine skier who was born on August 19, 1955 in American. She is a two-time Olympian, having competed in the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics. She is also a two-time World Cup champion, having won the overall title in 1978 and the slalom title in 1979. Nelson began skiing at the age of three and was a member of the U.S. Ski Team from 1973 to 1981. She won the U.S. National Championship in slalom in 1975 and 1977. She was the first American woman to win a World Cup slalom race, which she did in 1978. Nelson retired from competitive skiing in 1981 and has since become a ski instructor and coach. She is currently the director of the Cindy Nelson Ski School at the Whiteface Mountain Ski Center in New York. Nelson is married to former U.S. Ski Team member and coach, John Bower. They have two children, a daughter, and a son. Nelson's net worth is estimated to be around $2 million.

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Age 69 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 19 August, 1955
Birthday 19 August
Birthplace Lutsen, Minnesota, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Cindy Nelson Height, Weight & Measurements

At 69 years old, Cindy Nelson height is 5 ft 6 in .

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She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.

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Cindy Nelson Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Cindy Nelson worth at the age of 69 years old? Cindy Nelson’s income source is mostly from being a successful Skier. She is from United States. We have estimated Cindy Nelson's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1982

Born and raised in Lutsen in northeastern Minnesota, Nelson's family ran the local ski area and she was on skis before the age of three. She raced in all five alpine disciplines, with a focus on downhill, and was on the World Cup squad of the U.S. Ski Team at age 16. Nelson won the silver medal in the downhill at the 1982 World Championships and was the bronze medalist in the downhill at the 1976 Winter Olympics.

1979

In 1979, the Supersisters trading card set was produced and distributed; one of the cards featured Nelson's name and picture.

1972

During her first World Cup season, she had two top-15 finishes in downhill as the 1972 Winter Olympics neared. She was expected to make the U.S. Olympic team, but dislocated a hip in a downhill at Grindelwald on January 18, two weeks before the games began. She missed those Winter Olympics but competed in 1976, 1980, and 1984. Two years after her hip injury she won her first World Cup race back at Grindelwald in 1974, the first-ever American to gain a World Cup victory in downhill. Nelson's only victory in a World Cup giant slalom was also her only win in North America, in the rain at Whistler, British Columbia. She retired from international competition after the 1985 season with six World Cup wins, 26 podiums, and 123 top ten finishes.

1955

Cynthia Lee Nelson (born August 19, 1955) is former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States.

1948

From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing. At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).