page_title: Betty Weir
hierarchical_section_title: Betty Weir
caption_attribution_description: 1952 Press Photo Betty Weir, member of U. S. Olympic Ski Team
context_page_description: Betty Ellen Weir was an American alpine skier. She competed in the downhill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics and placed 19th. Weir took up skiing in 1948 and placed second in the downhill at the 1952 U.S. Olympic trials. She retired soon after the Games and married Ned Bell in Sun Valley. She then worked for many years for Idaho Mountain Express newspaper.
context_section_description: Betty Ellen Weir (later Bell, June 20, 1924 – March 6, 2020) was an American alpine skier. She competed in the downhill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics and placed 19th. Weir took up skiing in 1948 and placed second in the downhill at the 1952 U.S. Olympic trials. She retired soon after the Games and married Ned Bell in Sun Valley. She then worked for many years for Idaho Mountain Express newspaper.
caption: Weir in 1952
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