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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| Born | March 24, 1967 Warsaw, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom, Giant slalom, Super-G | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | March 7, 1984 (age 16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | April 1994 (age 27) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (1988, 1992, 1994) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (1985, 1989, 1993) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 10 – (1985–1994) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 – (1 SG, 1 GS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 8 – (1 SG, 7 GS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (10th in 1990, 1992) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (3rd in GS, 1992) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editRoffe was born in Warsaw, New York, and learned to ski at Brantling Ski Center near Rochester, New York.[2]
Career
editRoffe 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
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G |
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| 1984 | 16 | 68 | — | 30 | — |
| 1985 | 17 | 25 | 47 | 9 | — |
| 1986 | 18 | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 20 | 91 | — | 29 | — |
| 1989 | 21 | 66 | 34 | 29 | — |
| 1990 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 11 |
| 1991 | 23 | 44 | 21 | 24 | 21 |
| 1992 | 24 | 10 | 48 | 3 | 6 |
| 1993 | 25 | 42 | 43 | 19 | 19 |
| 1994 | 26 | 39 | — | 30 | 13 |
Race podiums
edit- 2 wins – (1 SG, 1 GS)
- 8 podiums – (1 SG, 7 GS)
| Season | Date | Location | Race | Place |
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| 1985 | Mar 13, 1985 | Lake Placid, US | Giant slalom | 1st |
| Mar 17, 1985 | Waterville Valley, US | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 1990 | Nov 24, 1989 | Park City, US | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| Dec 3, 1989 | Vail, US | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| Feb 5, 1990 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 1992 | Dec 8, 1991 | Santa Caterina, Italy | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| Jan 27, 1992 | Morzine, France | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 1994 | Mar 17, 1994 | Vail, US | Super-G | 1st |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Sports Illustrated – Zone of their own – February 28, 1994
- ^ Sports Illustrated – A happy ending – March 28, 1994
- ^ "Diann Roffe". U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
External links
edit- Diann Roffe Steinrotter at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Diann Roffe Steinrotter World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Diann Roffe Steinrotter at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Diann Roffe-Steinrotter at Olympedia
- Diann Roffe at Olympics.com
- Diann Roffe at SpotlightPortfolios.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-03-23)