Adrienne Rivera is an American para-alpine skier. She represented the United States at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in four events in

alpine skiing Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

. She was diagnosed with bone cancer and as a result lost a leg at the age of 14. Following her career in sports she became an

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. She won the gold medal in the Women's Giant Slalom LW2 event and the bronze medal in the Women's Super-G LW2 event. She also competed in the Women's Downhill LW2 event and the Women's Slalom LW2 event but did not win a medal.

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Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Paralympic alpine skiers for the United States American female alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 1994 Winter Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for the United States Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing American amputees 20th-century American sportswomen American aerospace engineers {{US-Paralympic-medalist-stub

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