Diann Roffe

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.

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.

She had season-ending knee injuries in 1986 and 1991.

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)