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'''James Frederic Heuga''' (September 22, 1943 – February 8, 2010) was an American [[Alpine skiing|alpine ski racer]] who became one of the first two members of the U.S. men's team to win an [[Winter Olympic Games|Olympic]] medal in his sport.<ref name=hkwfmame>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bUghAAAAIBAJ&pg=799,1258868|newspaper=Modesto Bee|title=Heuga, Kidd win first US men's alpine medals ever|agency=Associated Press|date=February 9, 1964|page=B7}}</ref> After [[multiple sclerosis]] prematurely ended his athletic career, he became an advocate of exercise and activity to combat the disease.
'''James Frederic Heuga''' (September 22, 1943 – February 8, 2010) was an American [[Alpine skiing|alpine ski racer]] who became one of the first two members of the U.S. men's team to win an [[Winter Olympic Games|Olympic]] medal in his sport.<ref name=hkwfmame>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bUghAAAAIBAJ&pg=799,1258868|newspaper=Modesto Bee|title=Heuga, Kidd win first US men's alpine medals ever|agency=Associated Press|date=February 9, 1964|page=B7}}</ref> After [[multiple sclerosis]] prematurely ended his athletic career, he became an advocate of exercise and activity to combat the disease.


Born in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], Heuga grew up in [[Squaw Valley, Placer County, California|Squaw Valley]], [[California]], where his father Pascal (1909&ndash;2011), a [[Basque-American|Basque]] immigrant from southern France, opened a grocery store in 1945 in Lake Forest and later operated the [[Squaw Valley Ski Resort|resort's]] [[Aerial lift|cable car]] (1968&ndash;1988).<ref name=petehga/><ref name=pph102>{{cite web|url=http://skiinghistory.org/lives/pascal-%E2%80%9Cpete%E2%80%9D-heuga |publisher=Skiing Heritage|title=Pascual "Pete" Heuga, 102|last=Masia|first=Seth|date=August 29, 2011}}</ref>
Born in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], Heuga grew up in [[Squaw Valley, Placer County, California|Squaw Valley]], [[California]], where his father Pascal (1909&ndash;2011), a [[Basque-American|Basque]] immigrant from southwestern [[France]], opened a grocery store in 1945 in Lake Forest and later operated the [[Squaw Valley Ski Resort|resort's]] [[Aerial lift|cable car]] (1968&ndash;1988).<ref name=petehga/><ref name=pph102>{{cite web|url=http://skiinghistory.org/lives/pascal-%E2%80%9Cpete%E2%80%9D-heuga |publisher=Skiing Heritage|title=Pascual "Pete" Heuga, 102|last=Masia|first=Seth|date=August 29, 2011}}</ref>


Jimmie Heuga was on skis at age two and began to compete in the sport at age 5; he appeared in a [[Warren Miller (director)|Warren Miller]] ski film at age 9. Heuga was named to the [[United States Ski Team|U.S. Ski Team]] in 1958, becoming the youngest man ever to make the squad as a 15-year-old.<ref name="ucobuffsath">[http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=4242&SPID=273&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=600&ATCLID=204883805 Plati, David. "CU SkiingIcon & Legend Jimmie Heuga Passes Away," University of Colorado Athletics, Tuesday, February 9, 2010.]</ref>
<!--Jimmie-->Heuga was on skis at age two and began to compete in the sport at age five; he appeared in a [[Warren Miller (director)|Warren Miller]] ski film at age nine. Heuga was named to the [[United States Ski Team|U.S. Ski Team]] in 1958, becoming the youngest man ever to make the squad as a fifteen-year-old.<ref name="ucobuffsath">[http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=4242&SPID=273&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=600&ATCLID=204883805 Plati, David. "CU SkiingIcon & Legend Jimmie Heuga Passes Away," University of Colorado Athletics, Tuesday, February 9, 2010.]</ref>


He went to the [[University of Colorado at Boulder|University of Colorado]] in [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]], where he met and was coached by [[Bob Beattie (skiing)|Bob Beattie]]. A three-time [[Letterman (sports)|letterman]], Heuga won the 1963 [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] championship in the [[Slalom skiing|slalom]]. With Beattie also leading the U.S. Ski Team, Heuga, along with fellow Buffaloes [[Buddy Werner]] and [[Bill Marolt]] (and future CU alumnus [[Billy Kidd]]), formed the squad's nucleus for the [[Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics|1964 Winter Olympics]]. Both Kidd and Heuga became the first American men to win Olympic medals in Alpine skiing, respectively capturing [[silver medal|silver]] and [[bronze medal|bronze]] in the [[Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom|slalom]].<ref name=hkwfmame/><ref name="ucobuffsath"/>
He went to the [[University of Colorado Boulder|University of Colorado]] in [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]], where he<!-- met and--> was coached by [[Bob Beattie (skiing)|Bob Beattie]]. A three-time [[Letterman (sports)|letterman]], Heuga won the [[NCAA Skiing Championships|NCAA championship]] in the [[Slalom skiing|slalom]] in [[1963 NCAA Skiing Championships|1963]]. With Beattie also leading the U.S. Ski Team, Heuga, along with fellow Buffaloes [[Buddy Werner]] and [[Bill Marolt]] (and future CU alumnus [[Billy Kidd]]), formed the squad's nucleus for the [[Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics|1964 Winter Olympics]]. Both Kidd and Heuga became the first American men to win Olympic medals in Alpine skiing, respectively capturing [[silver medal|silver]] and [[bronze medal|bronze]] in the [[Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom|slalom]].<ref name=hkwfmame/><ref name="ucobuffsath"/>
* finished sixth in the slalom and fourth in the [[Alpine skiing combined|combined]] at the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966|1966 World Championships]] at [[Portillo, Chile|Portillo]], [[Chile]]
* finished sixth in the slalom and fourth in the [[Alpine skiing combined|combined]] at the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966|1966 World Championships]] at [[Portillo, Chile|Portillo]], [[Chile]]
* joined the pro racing tour following the [[Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics|1968 Winter Olympics]] where he was 7th in the [[Slalom skiing|slalom]] and 10th in the [[Giant Slalom skiing|giant slalom]].
* joined the pro racing tour following the [[Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics|1968 Winter Olympics]] where he was 7th in the [[Slalom skiing|slalom]] and 10th in the [[Giant Slalom skiing|giant slalom]].

Revision as of 01:13, 30 November 2021

Jimmie Heuga
Heuga in 1969
Full nameJames Frederic Heuga
Born(1943-09-22)September 22, 1943
San Francisco, California, U.S.[1]
DiedFebruary 8, 2010(2010-02-08) (aged 66)
Boulder, Colorado
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Ski clubColorado Buffaloes
Squaw Valley Ski Team[2]
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Innsbruck Slalom

James Frederic Heuga (September 22, 1943 – February 8, 2010) was an American alpine ski racer who became one of the first two members of the U.S. men's team to win an Olympic medal in his sport.[3] After multiple sclerosis prematurely ended his athletic career, he became an advocate of exercise and activity to combat the disease.

Born in San Francisco, California, Heuga grew up in Squaw Valley, California, where his father Pascal (1909–2011), a Basque immigrant from southwestern France, opened a grocery store in 1945 in Lake Forest and later operated the resort's cable car (1968–1988).[1][4]

Heuga was on skis at age two and began to compete in the sport at age five; he appeared in a Warren Miller ski film at age nine. Heuga was named to the U.S. Ski Team in 1958, becoming the youngest man ever to make the squad as a fifteen-year-old.[5]

He went to the University of Colorado in Boulder, where he was coached by Bob Beattie. A three-time letterman, Heuga won the NCAA championship in the slalom in 1963. With Beattie also leading the U.S. Ski Team, Heuga, along with fellow Buffaloes Buddy Werner and Bill Marolt (and future CU alumnus Billy Kidd), formed the squad's nucleus for the 1964 Winter Olympics. Both Kidd and Heuga became the first American men to win Olympic medals in Alpine skiing, respectively capturing silver and bronze in the slalom.[3][5]

Heuga died on February 8, 2010, at Boulder Community Hospital in Boulder, due to complications from multiple sclerosis,[6] exactly 46 years after he won his Olympic medal. The gold medalist in that slalom race, Pepi Stiegler, was also diagnosed with MS in 1993,[7] as was Egon Zimmerman, the gold medalist in the downhill.

World Championship results

  Year    Age   Slalom  Giant
 Slalom 		 Super-G Downhill Combined
1962 18 12 12 not run 25 5
1964 20 3 DSQ — —
1966 22 6 13 19 4
1968 24 7 10 — —

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).

Olympic results

  Year    Age   Slalom  Giant
 Slalom 		 Super-G Downhill Combined
1964 20 3 DSQ not run — not run
1968 24 7 10 —

References

  1. ^ a b Day, Lizzie (April 29, 2011). "Squaw Valley, Lake Tahoe legend Pete Heuga dies at 102". Tahoe Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jimmy Heuga". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Heuga, Kidd win first US men's alpine medals ever". Modesto Bee. Associated Press. February 9, 1964. p. B7.
  4. ^ Masia, Seth (August 29, 2011). "Pascual "Pete" Heuga, 102". Skiing Heritage.
  5. ^ a b Plati, David. "CU SkiingIcon & Legend Jimmie Heuga Passes Away," University of Colorado Athletics, Tuesday, February 9, 2010.
  6. ^ "Former Olympic skier Heuga dies". The Associated Press. ESPN. February 8, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
  7. ^ Weber, Bruce (February 12, 2010). "Jimmie Heuga, an early U.S. ski medalist, dies at 66". New York Times.
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