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World Cup debut
  
March 7, 1984 (age 16)

Teams
  
3 – (1988, '92, '94)

Seasons
  
10 – (1985–94)

Role
  
Olympic athlete

Retired
  
April 1994 (age 27)

Teams
  
3 – (1985, '89, '93)

Name
  
Diann Roffe

Height
  
1.63 m

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Disciplines
  
Giant Slalom, SlalomSuper G

Born
  
March 24, 1967 (age 57) Warsaw, New York, U.S. (
1967-03-24
)

Olympic medals
  
Alpine Skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics - Women's Super-G

Similar People
  
Anita Wachter, Pernilla Wiberg, Isolde Kostner

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Diann Roffe (born March 24, 1967), also known as Diann Roffe-Steinrotter, is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from the United States. Born in Warsaw, New York, she won the Super G at the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Roffe also won the silver medal in the giant slalom at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France and a gold medal in the GS at the 1985 World Championships in Bormio, Italy at age 17.

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Roffe learned to ski at tiny Brantling Ski Center near Rochester, New York.

She had season-ending knee injuries in 1986 and 1991.

Diann Roffe Olympic super-G gold (Lillehammer 1994)


Career highlights

  • 1985 World Championships in Bormio, Italy: Gold medal in Giant Slalom at age 17.
  • 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France: Silver medal in Giant Slalom.
  • 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway: Gold medal in Super G.
  • 1994 World Cup Finals in Vail, Colorado: 1st Place in Super G, her final World Cup race.
  • Won 6 U.S. National titles.
  • Inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame in 2003.

    • Race podiums

  • 2 wins – (1 SG, 1 GS)
  • 8 podiums – (1 SG, 7 GS)

    • References

    Diann Roffe Wikipedia
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