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The compelling story of America's most loved Olympic champion "Since winning an Olympic silver medal in 1994, Street has been the most interesting personality in a sport desperately lacking for charisma. The story she tells is an entertaining portrait of her eccentricities, insecurities, mindboggling crashes, and triumphs."­­Philip Hersh, Chicago Tribune "Nothing to Hide offers an interesting insight into the world of big-time ski racing."­­John Meyer, Denver Post "Once you read Street's new autobiography, you understand how she did it . . . even a fraction of her life would make for an interesting story."­­David King, San Antonio Express-News Picabo: Nothing to Hide is powerful, honest autobiography. Picabo Street shares her coming-of-age experience, revealing how adversity shaped a rebellious tomboy into a champion athlete and compassionate woman, in harmony with her family and at peace with her fear of failure.

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The moment she burst onto the world stage at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, twenty-three year old ski racer Picabo Street ignited a fire of excitement in the media and in the hearts of fans that continues to burn today. Following that silver medal win with two straight World Cup downhill titles­­a feat unmatched in American skiing­­and, finally, the ultimate Olympic gold medal win in Nagano in 1998, the outspoken speed demon who bore a name as unforgettable as her performance was a new kind of female athlete and new kind of role model. But success had its price. In a life marked by extremes­­from the highest accomplishments to the lowest of lows­­Street was about to realize an athlete's greatest fear.

Just one month after grabbing the gold, Street careened off course in a race in Switzerland, snapping her left femur in two, tearing the ligament in her right knee, and leaving her future in doubt. Now, after two years of pain, grueling rehabilitation, and stunning personal growth, Street is making a comeback, ready to face the 2002 Winter Olympics, and ready to tell her inspiring story. It's the story not only an elite athlete, but of a youth of opposites in which Street was "a poor kid in a rich kid's sport, a girl among boys, a free spirit among hard-asses, an American in a sport ruled by Europeans." Above all, it's the story of a girl from a tiny community called Triumph­­who grew up to do just that.

With unflinching honesty Street shares her coming-of-age experience, revealing how adversity shaped a rebellious tomboy into a champion and a compassionate woman, in harmony with her family, at peace with her fear of failure, and having come to terms with the body-image issues faced by every girl. For the first time, Street addresses the scandals surrounding Salt Lake City's bid for the 2002 Winter Olympics; the truth about her unconventional upbringing, and how she overcame a lengthy, debilitating depression.

In the tradition of Lance Armstrong's It's Not About the Bike and Greg Louganis's Breaking the Surface, Picabo: Nothing to Hide is a poignant, intimate account of a woman forced to rebuild herself­­body, mind, and soul.

"I LEARNED WHAT ALL GIRLS NEED TO LEARN: THAT YOU CAN FIGHT TO WIN, AND YOU SHOULD NEVER BE ASHAMED OF IT. DON'T LET ANYTHING SLOW YOU DOWN."

Picabo Street


Patriot, tomboy, household name, Olympic champion . . . the irrepressible young woman who took the slopes­­and our hearts­­by storm in what is often called the NASCAR of winter sports is golden once again, and ready to reveal the trials and triumphs of a life already marked by stunning victory, wrenching defeat, and magnificent mental and physical resilience. Here is Picabo Street­­on and off the skis.

About the Author:

Picabo Street is one of the best-known female athletes in the United States and much of the world. She lives in Park City, Utah.

Dana White is a former executive editor of Skiing magazine and senior articles editor at Condé Nast's Women's Sports & Fitness. White lives in Westchester County, New York.

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  • PublisherMcGraw-Hill
  • Publication date2002
  • ISBN 10 007140693X
  • ISBN 13 9780071406932
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages304
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