Keely Cashman

Keely Cashman

Personal information
Born	(1999-04-04) April 4, 1999 (age 25) Sonora, California, U.S.
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Skiing career
Disciplines	Slalom, giant slalom, super-G, downhill, combined
Club	Dodge Ridge Race Team, Bear Valley Team, Palisades Tahoe
World Cup debut	January 10, 2017 (age 17)
Olympics
Teams	1 – (2022)
World Championships
Teams	1 – (2021)
World Cup
Seasons	5 – (2017–2021)

Keely Cashman (born April 4, 1999) is an American World Cup alpine ski racer. She represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Career

Cashman made her World Cup debut in January 2017.^[1] She competed at the 2020 World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships where she won a bronze medal in the combined discipline.^[2]

Cashman qualified for the 2021 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, however, she missed the competition due to injury.^[3][4] During training for the 2020–21 season, she crashed and was unconscious and suffered brain damage.^[5] She was hospitalized for eight days following her crash, as she sustained a minor MCL strain, hematoma in both hips, and a temporary loss of feeling in her foot from bruising.^[6] As a result, this ended her season early.^[7]

Cashman represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics, where she finished 27th in the super-G and 17th in the downhill, the top American finisher.^[8]

Results

Olympic games

Year
	Age	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined	Team event
2022	22	—	—	27	17	DNF2	—

United States championships

Further information: United States Alpine Ski Championships

• United States giant slalom champion in 2019

References

1. "Keely Cashman". worldcupdreams.org. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
2. "Keely Cashman". fis-ski.com. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
3. "Keely Cashman". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
4. "Keely Cashman". usskiandsnowboard.org. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
5. Davidson, James (November 24, 2021). "All-rounder Keely Cashman is back with big goals for the season". sfskiclub.org. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
6. Schwartznau, Karina (June 6, 2021). "Keely Cashman back on snow, seeking confidence after crashes". skiracing.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
7. "For Olympic skiers, defying death and conquering injury are part of the sport". Los Angeles Times. February 6, 2022. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
8. McCarthy, Guy (February 4, 2022). "Alpine skier from Strawberry ready to compete in first Olympics". The Union Democrat. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.

External links

• Keely Cashman at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation