Alice McKennis Duran


Alice McKennis Duran is a former FIS [Alpine Ski World Cup|World Cup] alpine ski racer from the United States. She specializes in downhill and Super-G speed events.
Born in Glenwood [Springs, Colorado], McKennis grew up on a ranch west of town, near New Castle. She learned to ski and race at nearby Sunlight Ski Area and, after racing for various major clubs in the state, finished at Rowmark Ski Academy in Salt Lake City, Utah. She made her World Cup debut in December 2008, but spent the 2009 season on the Nor-Am circuit.
McKennis was named to the World Cup squad of the U.S. Ski Team for the 2010 [Alpine Skiing World Cup|2010] season and also made the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Olympic] team. She missed most of the 2011 season due to a fracture to her left tibial plateau in early January. McKennis won her first World Cup in 2013, a downhill at Sankt [Anton am Arlberg|St. Anton], Austria, on January 12. She suffered a similar tibial plateau injury to her other knee in March at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

World Cup results

Race podiums

  • 1 win –
  • 2 podiums –
SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
201312 Jan 2013