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.