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Diann Roffe
American alpine skier From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Diann Roffe (born March 24, 1967), also known as Diann Roffe-Steinrotter, is a former World Cup-winning alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from the United States.[1]
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Early life
Roffe was born in Warsaw, New York, and learned to ski at Brantling Ski Center near Rochester, New York.[2]
Career
Roffe placed 8th in the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup giant slalom (GS) race on March 7, 1984, at Lake Placid, and placed 9th in the same discipline on December 15, 1984, at Madonna di Campiglio. She won a gold medal in the GS event at the 1985 World Championships in Bormio, Italy at age 17.
Roffe also won the silver medal (tying with Anita Wachter) in the GS event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.
Roffe won the Super-G (SG) event at the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. She took first place in the SG event at the 1994 World Cup Finals in Vail, Colorado.[3]
She had season-ending knee injuries in 1986 and 1991.[2]
Roffe was inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame in 2003.[4]
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World Cup results
Season standings
Race podiums
- 2 wins – (1 SG, 1 GS)
- 8 podiums – (1 SG, 7 GS)
References
External links
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