Diann Roffe (born March 24, 1967), also known as Diann Roffe-Steinrotter, is a former

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alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from the United States.

Early life

Roffe was born in

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and learned to ski at tiny Brantling Ski Center near

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, New York.
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Career

Roffe placed 8th in the World Cup Giant Slalom Race on March 7, 1984, at Lake Placid (and placed 9th in the same discipline on December 15, 1984, at

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). She won a gold medal in the GS at the 1985 World Championships in

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, Italy at age 17. Roffe also won the silver medal (tying with

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) in the giant slalom at the

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. Roffe won the

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at the 1994 Olympics in

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, Norway. She took first place in the Super-G at the 1994 World Cup Finals in

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. She had season-ending knee injuries in 1986 and 1991. Roffe was Inducted into the

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in 2003.

World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

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

References

External links

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Diann Roffe Steinrotter
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roffe, Diann 1967 births American female alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Living people Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in alpine skiing Olympic silver medalists for the United States in alpine skiing People from Warsaw, New York 21st-century American women