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Vail’s Sarah Schleper has decided to retire after 15 seasons of World Cup ski racing and will conclude her career with a slalom today in Lienz, Austria.
Schleper, 32, made her World Cup debut Nov. 11, 1995, in Vail. She is a four-time Olympian and made five world championships teams. In 186 World Cup starts, she made the podium four times and captured one win, a slalom in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, in 2005.
She missed the 2007 season for the birth of her son Lasse, who was born Jan. 30, 2008.
