Diann Roffe

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Diann Roffe
Personal information
Born (1967-03-24) March 24, 1967 (age 57)
Warsaw, New York, U.S.
Occupation Alpine skier
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Skiing career
Disciplines Slalom, Giant slalom, Super-G
World Cup debutMarch 7, 1984 (age 16)
RetiredApril 1994 (age 27)
Olympics
Teams3 ( 1988 , 1992 , 1994 )
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams3 ( 1985 , 1989 , 1993 )
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons10 (19851994)
Wins2 (1 SG, 1 GS)
Podiums8 (1 SG, 7 GS)
Overall titles0 (10th in 1990 , 1992 )
Discipline titles0 (3rd in GS , 1992 )
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Winter Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Lillehammer Super-G
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Albertville Giant slalom
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Bormio Giant slalom

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]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant slalomSuper-G
1984 166830
1985 1725479
1986 18
1987 19
1988 209129
1989 21663429
1990 221020411
1991 2344212421
1992 24104836
1993 2542431919
1994 26393013

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationRacePlace
1985 Mar 13, 1985 Lake Placid, US Giant slalom 1st
Mar 17, 1985 Waterville Valley, USGiant slalom2nd
1990 Nov 24, 1989 Park City, USGiant slalom2nd
Dec 3, 1989 Vail, USGiant slalom2nd
Feb 5, 1990 Veysonnaz, SwitzerlandGiant slalom3rd
1992 Dec 8, 1991 Santa Caterina, ItalyGiant slalom3rd
Jan 27, 1992 Morzine, FranceGiant slalom3rd
1994 Mar 17, 1994Vail, US Super-G 1st

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diann Roffe-Steinrotter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Sports Illustrated – Zone of their own – February 28, 1994
  3. Sports Illustrated – A happy ending – March 28, 1994
  4. "Diann Roffe". U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 13, 2023.