Moira D'Andrea

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Moira D'Andrea
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Full nameMoira D'Andrea-Marshall
NationalityAmerican
Born (1968-03-04) March 4, 1968 (age 54)
Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Sport
Sport Speed skating

Moira D'Andrea (born March 4, 1968) is an American speed skater. [1] She competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1998 Winter Olympics, [2] with her career in speed skating spanning twelve years from 1986 to 1998. [1] She later became the coach of the Canadian national speed skating team. [1] In 2015, she was inducted into the United States Speed Skating Hall of Fame. [3] [4]

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Biography

D'Andrea was born in Saratoga Springs, New York in 1968. [1] She made her debut on the Senior World Team at the age of 14, [5] and she competed at the World Junior Speed Skating Championships in 1986. [1] D'Andrea competed at seven editions of the World Speed Skating Championships, finishing on the podium twice during the mid 1990s. [1] D'Andrea was involved in two car crashes during her career, one in 1991, and the second in 1996 when she was a cyclist. [6]

At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, D'Andrea competed in the women's 1000 metres, where she finished in 32nd place. [7] Six years later, she competed in three events at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, [1] with a best finish of ninth, also in the women's 1000 metres. [8]

Following her skating career, D'Andrea moved to Canada to become a coach. [5] [9] She attended the National Coaching Institute in Calgary, where she gained her coaching qualifications. [5] She became the Female Coach of the Year, [3] and went on to coach the Canadian national team for the 2002 Winter Olympics. [5] D'Andrea was inducted into the United States Speed Skating Hall of Fame in 2015. [10]

Her husband, Mike, was a former Canadian speed skater, [3] and two of D'Andrea's brother-in-laws, Neal Marshall and Kevin Marshall, [11] also competed for Canada in speed skating at the Winter Olympics. [12] [13]

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  6. ↑ "Former Olympian Moira D'Andrea Hurt in Bike-Car Accident". AP News. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  7. ↑ "1,000 metres, Women (1992)". Olympedia. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  8. ↑ "1,000 metres, Women (1998)". Olympedia. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Saratoga County's Remarkably Long Connection To The Winter Olympics". Saratoga Living. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Moira D'Andrea Marshall and Sam Poulos Inducted into US Speedskating Hall of Fame". PR Web. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  11. ↑ "On This Week in Sport & Leisure History ~Speed Skating". Playing Pasts. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
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