# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gretchen-fraser
# Generated: 2026-08-14T00:12:01.074Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gretchen-fraser"
name: "Gretchen Fraser"
slug: "gretchen-fraser"
description: "Gretchen Kunigk Fraser was an American alpine ski racer and nurse. She was the first American to win an Olympic gold medal in skiing, as well as the first American to win an Olympic silver medal in skiing. She was also the first American to be awarded the Pery Medal by the ski club of Great Britain, and National Ski Association's Beck International Trophy. She was also the skiing stand-in for ice skater Sonja Henie in the movies Thin Ice (1937) and Sun Valley Serenade (1941). Fraser was revered in her time for her contributions to American athletics, receiving ticker-tape parades and brand sponsorships upon her return to the United States following her Olympic win."
tagline: "American alpine skier (1919-1994)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gretchen_Fraser_1951.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1919-02-11"
deathDate: "1994-02-17"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.64
  momentum:             5.892857142857141
  historical:           15.94352133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "格蕾琴·弗雷泽"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Gretchen Fraserová"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Fraser"
    title: "Gretchen Fraser"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Fraser"
    title: "Gretchen Fraser"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Fraser"
    title: "Gretchen Fraser"
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    title: "گرتچن فریزر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Gretchen Fraser"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Fraser"
    title: "Gretchen Fraser"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Fraser"
    title: "Gretchen Fraser"
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    title: "Gretchen Fraser"
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  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Frazer"
    title: "Gretchen Frazer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Fraser"
    title: "Gretchen Fraser"
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  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Fraser"
    title: "Gretchen Fraser"
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  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%80%2C_%D0%93%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%BD"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump