The mountain elite: A Wyoming skier worked three jobs to be on the first U.S. women’s biathlon team - WyoFile

Wyoming skier's biathlon breakthrough

Pam Weiss, a former University of Vermont cross-country racer living in Jackson Hole, won a 50K marathon near West Yellowstone in the early 1980s despite never having skied that distance.

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  1. Pam Weiss, a former University of Vermont cross-country racer living in Jackson Hole, won a 50K marathon near West Yellowstone in the early 1980s despite never having skied that distance.
  2. She went on to race and shoot for the first U.S. women's biathlon team, competing at world championships in 1985, 1986 and 1987.
  3. Women's biathlon was passed over for the 1988 Winter Olympics in favor of curling, a decision Weiss called majorly disappointing.
  4. Weiss, now 72, worked three jobs at a time to fund her training and was later inducted into the U.S. Biathlon Hall of Fame.
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