Donna Weinbrecht

Updated：2008-07-10 09:51 | Source：beijing2008.cn

　　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.

Editor : LiuAnqi