 Chaffee in 1970 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 10, 1945 Rutland, Vermont, U.S.[1] |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom |
| Club | University of Denver |
| World Cup debut | March 1967 (age 22) |
| Retired | March 1972 (age 27) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 2 – (1968, 1972) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 3 – (1968, 1970, 1972) includes two Olympics |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 5 – (1968–1972) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 3 – (3 SL) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (14th in 1968) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (7th in SL, 1968) |
Frederick Stoddard "Rick" Chaffee II (born January 10, 1945) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. He competed in the Winter Olympics in 1968 and 1972. Chaffee finished ninth in the slalom in 1968 to join teammates Spider Sabich and Jimmie Heuga in the top ten.
Born in Rutland, Vermont, Chaffee raced for the University of Denver and won individual and team NCAA titles;[2] he took the individual titles in slalom and the combined in 1965 at Crystal Mountain, Washington,[3][4][5][6] as the Pioneers won their fifth of seven consecutive team titles.
His brother Kim, sister Suzy, and cousin Jon are also former competitive skiers.[1]
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 29 Mar 1968 |  Rossland, Canada |
Slalom | 3rd |
| 7 Apr 1968 |  Heavenly Valley, USA |
Slalom | 3rd | |
| 1970 | 6 Mar 1970 | Heavenly Valley, USA |
Slalom | 2nd |
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 22 | 42 | — | 22 | not run |
— | not awarded |
| 1968 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 18 | — | ||
| 1969 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 23 | — | ||
| 1970 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 27 | — | ||
| 1971 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 21 | — | ||
| 1972 | 27 | — | |||||
Points were only awarded for top ten finishes (see scoring system).
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 23 | 9 | 15 | not run |
— | — |
| 1970 | 25 | — | 21 | — | — | |
| 1972 | 27 | DNF1 | 30 | — | — |
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).
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 23 | 9 | 15 | not run |
— | not run |
| 1972 | 27 | DNF1 | 30 | — |
