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Kris Thorsness

Kris Thorsness

Induction:
2018

Member of the Gold Medal Winning Badger Crew at the 1979 National Championships in the Senior Eight Event
Member of Badger Second-Place Crews in the Varsity Eight Collegiate National Championship in 1980 and 1982
Won a Gold Medal in the 1984 Olympics as a member of the Women's Eight, the First U.S. Women's Crew to win Olympic Gold
First-Ever Olympic Medalist from Alaska
1988 Olympian Member of Seven U.S. National Teams Competing in World Championships, Winning Silver in 1982, 1983, and 1987
Member of the USRowing Hall of Fame
Charter Member of the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame
Co-recipient of USRowing's Ernestine Bayer "Woman of the Year" 2008
USRowing Referee
Past USRowing Board of Directors Secretary

Kris Thorness

2026 National Championship Trailer || Wisconsin Men's Hockey

Saturday, April 11

2026 Frozen Four Semifinal Cinematic vs. North Dakota || Wisconsin Men's Hockey

Friday, April 10

Wisconsin Football || (WI)red with Coach Borland

Wednesday, April 08

Conversations with Coach Fickell: Colton Joseph

Tuesday, April 07

Mick Byrne Headline Graphic

Byrne to retire concluding one of the most decorated careers in Wisconsin history

Tuesday, April 14

Goal celebration at the Frozen Four in Las Vegas

Wisconsin men’s hockey finishes season ranked No. 2 in the nation

Tuesday, April 14

Christian Fitzgerald signs

Fitzgerald signs entry-level contract with Dallas Stars

Monday, April 13

Chris McIntosh address a crowd

Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti appoints Chris McIntosh Deputy Commissioner for Strategy

Monday, April 13

University of Wisconsin

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