Darcie Dohnal (later Sharapova; born June 28, 1972) is an American

short track speed skater Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the same size as a ...

who competed in the

1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 February 1992 , closing = 23 February 1992 , opened_by = President François Mitterrand , cauldron ...

. At the age of 10 she began skating in

Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Wauwatosa (; known informally as Tosa; originally Wau-wau-too-sa or Hart's Mill) is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 48,387 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Wauwatos ...

, her hometown. In 1992 she was a member of the American relay team which won the silver medal in the 3000 metre relay competition.

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* 1972 births Living people American female short track speed skaters Olympic silver medalists for the United States in short track speed skating Short track speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics 20th-century American women {{US-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub