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Picabo Street
Picabo Street (born April 3, 1971, in Triumph, Idaho) is an American alpine skier, now retired and living in Park City, Utah.

She was raised on a small farm in Triumph, several miles southeast of Sun Valley, Idaho, where she learned to ski and race. She attended Rowland Hall-St. Mark's School in Salt Lake City and participated in its skiing academy, Rowmark. She first joined the United States Ski Team in 1989, at the age of 17.

Her given name was inspired by the nearby Idaho town of Picabo, Idaho (pronounced "PEEK-uh-boo"), which in turn takes its name from a Native American word meaning "shining waters". She primarily competed in the speed events of downhill and super-G. More about Picabo Street...