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.
Early life Roffe was born in Warsaw, New York, and learned to ski at Brantling Ski Center near Rochester, New York. – Zone of their own – February 28, 1994
Career Roffe 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. – A happy ending – March 28, 1994
She had season-ending knee injuries in 1986 and 1991.
Roffe was inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame in 2003.
World Cup results
Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom Giant slalom Super-G 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 2 wins(1 SG, 1 GS) 8 podiums(1 SG, 7 GS) Season Date Location Race Place1985Mar 13, 1985Lake Placid, US Giant slalom1stMar 17, 1985Waterville Valley, US Giant slalom 2nd1990Nov 24, 1989 Park City, US Giant slalom 2ndDec 3, 1989 Vail, US Giant slalom 2ndFeb 5, 1990 Veysonnaz, Switzerland Giant slalom 3rd1992Dec 8, 1991 Santa Caterina, Italy Giant slalom 3rdJan 27, 1992 Morzine, France Giant slalom 3rd1994 Mar 17, 1994 Vail, US Super-G 1st
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