Scott Macartney

Scott Macartney (born January 19, 1978) is a retired American World Cup alpine ski racer.

He concentrated in the speed events of downhill and super-G. Born in Seattle, Washington, Macartney was raised in suburban Redmond, where his parents were public school teachers.

Macartney did not attend a ski academy, but graduated from Redmond High School in 1996 while working his way up through regional teams in the Northwest with limited funding.

[1] Macartney competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and was the first racer on the course in the downhill event at Snowbasin, and finished 29th.

After descending the steep Zielschuss section and reaching a speed of 87.75 mph (141.22 km/h), Macartney was challenging for a top ten finish.