Ten years ago, Brian Barsotti, a long-time resident and businessman of Ketchum, launched the “Our Olympic Ladies” project to honor the six women who won Olympic medals representing Sun Valley, Idaho, in the Winter Olympics. The honorees—Gretchen Fraser, Christin Cooper, Picabo Street, Muffy Davis, Kaitlyn Farrington, and Susan Corrock—represent Sun Valley’s rich and celebrated ski heritage.
The “Our Olympic Ladies” project is the largest women’s athletic monument in the world,” said Barsotti. “With Picabo’s unveiling during this year’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup Finals, we only have one left to go, Susie Corrock, which is in progress.”
Through the craftsmanship of Benjamin Victor from Boise, Idaho—the only living artist with three works in the National Statuary Hall at the United States Capitol—each life-sized bronze statue allows these women to be recognized and remembered in their moment of success in the newly named Champions Meadow, formerly known as Festival Meadow, on Sun Valley Road.
“The idea of Champions Meadow occurred to me as I was preparing the remarks for the dedication of Muffy Davis‘s sculpture on October 4, 2023,” said Sun Valley Mayor Peter Hendricks. “I thought about how the installation of these sculptures was meant to be inspirational and aspirational, honoring not only past champions, but inspiring and motivating future champions.”
Today, the bike path from the Sun Valley Resort to Ketchum attracts many visitors who stop to admire Gretchen Fraser, the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in alpine skiing and the first U.S. athlete ever to earn a medal in alpine skiing. She achieved this remarkable feat in 1948. In addition to Christin Cooper winning silver in giant slalom in 1984, Kaitlyn Farrington took home gold in the snowboard halfpipe in 2014, and Muffy Davis, a seven-time Paralympic medalist in skiing and cycling, also served as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives.
In March 2025, during the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Finals, the Picabo Street statue was unveiled, with Picabo Street in attendance alongside several other Olympians, including Christin Cooper. Picabo Street was honored for her gold medal in the super G in 1988.
The “Our Olympic Ladies” project in the newly named Champions Meadows will conclude with the final statue installation of Susan Corrock, who won a bronze medal in downhill skiing in 1972.
