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Jimmie Heuga FWSA Award • Hans Georg • Schatzi Wood • J. Stanley Mullin • Jimmie Heuga •
Jimmie Heuga exemplifies the best of the Far West Ski Association. He is a product of the Far West Junior Racing Program and the Lake Tahoe Ski Club. He started skiing at age three with his father at Squaw Valley, participated in many Sacramento Bee races and, ultimately, joined the US Ski Team. Jimmie won a Bronze in slalom at the 1964 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria A week later, Jimmie won the combined at the prestigious Arlberg-Kandahar in Garmisch, Germany, so far, the only American to do so. In 1966, Jimmie finished fourth in the combined at the World Championships in Portillo, Chile. The following year he skied to a third place overall in World Cup giant slalom. He had two top-ten finishes at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. His ten years on the US Ski Team ended in 1968. Jimmie was inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame in 1976. Jimmie’s greatest challenge commenced with disturbing health indications in 1967 and a final diagnosis in 1970 as having Multiple Sclerosis (MS). After a period of indecision as to his course of action, he started a three-year personal program of rehabilitation in 1976. He created a program of cardiovascular endurance, stretching and strengthening exercises. He moved back to the mountains and resumed skiing. After this period, he started his own outreach program for persons with MS, founding the Jimmie Heuga Center in 1984. The center in Avon, Colorado is dedicated to “reanimating the physically challenged” to regain a quality of life. The center also supports scientific research. The Jimmie Heuga Award is given to the individual who, like Jimmie, has demonstrated courage and skill in three arenas – the ski slope, the human body, and the courageous heart. Long time friend, Billy Kidd, wrote the following at Jimmie's passing. "Jimmie was the personification of determination and never giving up — he inspired so many people. Jimmie's accomplishments on the race course will forever be remembered. But it's his accomplishments and drive in the fight against MS that will continue to help so many people live their lives. His life is an inspiration."
Jimmie Heuga Awardees at the 2005 Convention: (back) Mike Sanford, KelLe Malkewitz '94, Billy Kidd '01, (front) Mark Thoreson for Muffy Davis '05, Jimmie Heuga, Gordon Cardona '02 • Hans Georg • Schatzi Wood • J. Stanley Mullin • Jimmie Heuga •
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Muffy Davis 2005 |
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Billy Kidd 2001 |
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Norm Cox 1999 |
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Mark Wellman 2000 |
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Sigrid Noack 2006 |
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Sallie Pritchard 1990 |
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