Back From Injury, Tommy Ford’s First Races Are At Winter Olympics
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Height
5'7"
Age
37
Hometown
Bend, OR
Education
Klamath Union High School (Klamath Falls, Ore.) '06 University of Oregon
Quick Facts
- Daughter of Robert and Janey Ross
- Has two sisters, Allana and Hilary
- Grandfather, Allan Purvis, is an Olympic gold medalist and former team captain of Canada's 1952 Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team
- Hobbies include mountain biking, traveling, and spending time with her dogs.
Career Highlights
- 2017 FIS World Cup Standings, 9th (downhill)
- 2016 FIS World Cup Standings, 8th (super-G), 10th (downhill)
Olympic Experience
- 2-time Olympian;
- Olympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, 15th (Downhill - Women, Super G - Women)
- Olympic Games Sochi 2014, (Super Combined - Women, Super G - Women), 11th (Downhill - Women)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2021 – 26th (Downhill - Women)
- Years of participation: Downhill - Women 2011, 2015, 2017, 2021; Super G - Women 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019; Super Combined - Women 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017; Team - Mixed 2013, 2017; Giant Slalom - Women 2013
- Top finish: – 2013 (Giant Slalom - Women), 2019 (Super G - Women)
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