Personal information | |
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Born | Sacramento, California, U.S. | January 10, 1945
Died | March 21, 1976 Aspen, Colorado, U.S. | (aged 31)
Occupation | Alpine skier ♂ |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Skiing career | |
Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom, Downhill, combined |
Club | Red Hornet - Edelweiss, CA University of Colorado |
World Cup debut | January 1967 (age 22) inaugural season |
Retired | April 1970 (age 26) (World Cup) |
Olympics | |
Teams | 1 – (1968) |
Medals | 0 |
World Championships | |
Teams | 2 – (1968, 1970) includes Olympics |
Medals | 0 |
World Cup | |
Seasons | 4 – (1967–70) |
Wins | 1 – (1 SL) |
Podiums | 4 – (4 SL) |
Overall titles | 0 – (11th in 1969) |
Discipline titles | 0 – (7th in SL, 1969) |
Vladimir Peter Sabich Jr. (January 10, 1945 – March 21, 1976) was an American alpine ski racer, a member of the U.S. Ski Team on the World Cup circuit in the late 1960s. He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics and was the pro ski racing champion in 1971 and 1972. Sabich was killed by gunshot under controversial circumstances involving Claudine Longet in 1976.[1]