Danelle Umstead
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | February 15, 1972 Taos, New Mexico |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Umstead at the 2013 World Championships |
Danelle D’Aquanni Umstead (born February 15, 1972) is an American
She is part of the US Paralympics team.[1] She competed at the women's slalom, giant slalom, downhill, super-G and combined at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, with her husband Rob Umstead as her sighted guide. They took the bronze medal at the downhill and combined.[2] She also competed in the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, winning a bronze medal in the super combined. She competed in the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang the downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super-g, and the super combined.[3]
She has a genetic eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa.
On September 12, 2018, Umstead was announced as one of the celebrities being on
References
- U.S. Paralympic Team, August 10, 2009
- U.S. Paralympic Team, April 16, 2010
- ^ "Danelle Umstead". Team USA. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
- ^ Goldstein, Micheline (September 12, 2018). "Dancing with the Stars Season 27 Cast Revealed". ABC. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
External links
- Team Vision4Gold - Official website of Danelle and Rob Umstead
- Danelle Umstead at the U.S. Paralympic Team
- Danelle Umstead at Team USA (archived)
- Danelle Umstead at the International Paralympic Committee
- Danelle Umstead at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
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