Hailey Duke
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Hailey Duke is an alpine skier who skied for United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics
. Her original athletic interest was taekwondo
, but she began focusing on ski racing in her teens. She won a silver at the U.S. national slalom and has had four slalom podiums on the Europa Cup. Her father Larry Duke is a Ski instructor and Taekwondo teacher.
United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics
The United States participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The U.S. team had a historic Winter Games, winning an unprecedented 37 medals. Team USA's medal haul, which included nine gold, marked the first time since the 1932 Lake Placid Games that the U.S....
. Her original athletic interest was taekwondo
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
, but she began focusing on ski racing in her teens. She won a silver at the U.S. national slalom and has had four slalom podiums on the Europa Cup. Her father Larry Duke is a Ski instructor and Taekwondo teacher.