Tracie max sachs was born on oct. 28, 1972. She was born and raised on Long Island, NY. She currently lives and works in Manhattan.

Tracie is an artist who got her BFA in sculpture at Washington University in St. Louis in 1994. After undergraduate school, she went to Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan where she earned her MFA in sculpture in 1996.

Tracie works as a freelance artist in New York City. Her jobs have ranged from production designer for Rattlesnake Pictures, to metalsmith and art handler for the Guggenheim Museum and American Museum of Natural History, to fashion design assistant. Tracie is also known to tend bar occasionally for a little extra cash and lots of fun.

You are probably wondering how tracie got involved in speed skiing. Since the age of three, tracie was part of the hunter mountain racing team. her devoted parents took her and her sister, Lisajoy, all over new york state to Slalom and GS races.

Throughout college and grad school, Tracie continued to ski recreationally and participate in small races. One of the races she participated in with her sister Lisajoy was the JTB Speed Weekend at Hunter.

After a few years of taking first place in this annual amateur event, the organizer of the race, Naga Kusumi, suggested that she try something a little more challenging.

Intrigued by this, Tracie contacted Naga Kusumi and arranged to go to the National Championships in Snowmass, Colorado. After searching the Web to acquire equipment for the race, Tracie came up with nothing. She had a ticket to Colorado, but no equipment. The day before she left, Naga agreed to lend her a pair of skis. When Tracie arrived, she contacted Amy Guras, former Olympic team member. Amy agreed to lend Tracie a rubber suit for the race and sold her a helmet made by Dale Womack for $50. Dale was also a former Olympic team member. By the day of the race, Tracie was ready to go.

At that point, her goal was to break 100 mph. Successful in her goal, Tracie placed third overall in her first race, achieving a speed of 115 mph. After that she was hooked, and decided to join the World Cup Tour.

Tracie has continued her racing and has worked hard to achieve her goals. Her hard work paid off over the years. She is now five time overall FIS World Cup Champion!