Pam Fletcher

Pam Ann Fletcher (born January 30, 1963) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States.

Pam Fletcher

Personal information
Born	(1963-01-30) January 30, 1963 (age 62) Acton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Skiing career
Disciplines	Downhill, Super-G, Combined
World Cup debut	March 5, 1983 (age 20)
Retired	March 1989 (age 26)
Olympics
Teams	1 - (1988) - injured[1]
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	2 - (1987–89)[2][3]
Medals	0
World Cup
Seasons	7 - (1983–89)
Wins	1 - (1 DH)
Podiums	3 - (2 DH, 1 SG)
Overall titles	0 - (23rd in 1986)
Discipline titles	0 - (8th in DH, 1986)

Her career was marked by injuries, and the most publicized occurred at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Canada. Just an hour prior to the scheduled start of the women's downhill, Fletcher collided with a course volunteer at the bottom of a warm-up slope at Nakiska and broke her right fibula.^[1][4][5]

She retired from international competition following the 1989 season with one World Cup victory and two additional podiums.

World Cup results

Race podiums

• 1 win - (1 DH)
• 3 podiums - (2 DH, 1 SG)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
1986	2 Mar 1986	Furano, Japan	Super-G	3rd
	15 Mar 1986	Vail, USA	Downhill	1st
1987	13 Mar 1987	Vail, USA	Downhill	3rd

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
1983	20	58	—	—	not awarded	30	—
1984	21	82	—	—		—	33
1985	22
1986	23	23	—	—	18	8	32
1987	24	43	—	—	—	18	—
1988	25	44	—	—	—	21	15
1989	26	72	—	—	—	32	—

World Championship results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant   slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
1987	24	—	—	23	19	—
1989	26	—	—	—	24	—

Olympic results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant   slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
1988	25	—	—	—	DNS	—