Abby Ringquist
{{Short description|American ski jumper (born 1989)}}
{{Infobox skier
| name = Abby Ringquist
| image = Abby Hughes 20.JPG
| caption = Ringquist in 2011
| nationality = {{USA}}
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|6|21}}
| birth_place = Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
| height =
| personalbest = {{convert|133|m|ft|abbr=on}}
Lillehammer
| individual_starts = 71
| team_starts = 2
| updated = February 13, 2018
}}
Abby Ringquist ({{née}} Hughes;Donaldson, Amy (February 10, 2018). [https://web.archive.org/web/20180830012400/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865695858/Park-Citys-Abby-Ringquist-relied-on-the-promise-of-a-childhood-dream-as-she-struggled-with-not.html "Park City's Abby Ringquist relied on the promise of a childhood dream as she struggled with not making 2014 Olympic team"]. Deseret News. Deseret News Publishing Company. Retrieved August 29, 2018. born June 21, 1989) is an American former ski jumper who competed from 2004 to 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=JP&competitorid=104267&type=result |title=Abby RINGQUIST |website=FIS-ski.com |publisher=International Ski and Snowboard Federation |access-date=March 20, 2017}}
Career
Ringquist made her World Cup debut in the 2011/12 season, with her best individual result being ninth place in Sochi on December 9, 2012; her best team result was seventh in Zaō on 20 January 2018. In her final event before retiring, she competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, finishing 29th in the individual competition.Bowker, Matt (February 12, 2018). [http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/injury-plagued-hendrickson-pondering-retirement-after-pyeongchang "Injury-plagued Hendrickson pondering retirement after PyeongChang"]. NBC. Retrieved February 13, 2018.Falk, Aaron (February 11, 2018). [https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2018/02/11/after-struggling-financially-to-chase-her-dream-park-citys-abby-ringquist-will-retire-after-ski-jumping-in-olympics-this-week/ "After struggling financially to chase her dream, Park City's Abby Ringquist will retire after ski jumping in the Olympics"]. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
References
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External links
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- [http://www.wsjusa.com/abby-ringquist/ Abby Ringquist profile] at Women's Ski Jumping USA
- [http://www.espn.com/olympics/winter/2018/athletes/_/athlete/61645 2018 Winter Olympics Bio - Abby Ringquist] at ESPN
- [http://chefirvine.com/magazine/athlete-spotlight-us-ski-jumper-abby-ringquist Athlete Spotlight: US Ski Jumper Abby Ringquist] at Robert Irvine
- {{USOC profile|RI/Abby-Ringquist}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|abby-ringquist}}
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Category:American female ski jumpers
Category:Skiers from Salt Lake City
Category:Ski jumpers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic ski jumpers for the United States
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