Donna Weinbrecht
(IOC)
Updated: 2007-07-25 20:41
Albertville 13 February 1992, XVI Olympic Winter Games. Medal ceremony for the moguls event in freestyle skiing in Tignes: Donna WEINBRECHT of the United States waves to the audience after receiving the gold medal. Credit: Getty Images/STEWART Rick
Other names: WEINBRECHT, Donna Lynn
Born: 23 April 1965
Birthplace: Hoboken (United States)
Nationality: United States
Sport: Skiing
ATTENDANCE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Albertville 1992
Lillehammer 1994
Nagano 1998
AWARDS
Olympic medals:
Gold: 1
Other results:
World Championships
Gold: 1 (91)
Silver: 2 (89, 97)
The First Freestyle Skiing Champion
Freestyle skiing was added to the Olympic program in 1992. Donna Weinbrecht was a heavy favourite at the Albertville Games. Skiing to the accompaniment of the song "Rock' n' Roll High School" by the Ramones, Weinbrecht completed a conservative, but clean run and edged Yelizaveta Kozhevnikova for first place. Although she dominated the World Cup season in 1993-1994, Weinbrecht placed only seventh at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics. She competed in the Olympics again in 1998 and placed fourth.
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