Danelle Umstead
Danelle D'Aquanni Umstead (born February 15, 1972 ) is an American ski racer and disabled athlete .
She is part of the USA Paralympic Team. She started in slalom, giant slalom, downhill, super-G and combined at the Winter Paralympics 2010 in Vancouver, with her husband Rob Umstead as her companion . They won the bronze medal in downhill and combined. She also took part in the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi and won a bronze medal in the super combined . At the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, she took part in the downhill , slalom , giant slalom , super-G and super-combined disciplines .
She has a genetic eye disease called retinopathia pigmentosa .
On September 12, 2018, Umstead was announced as one of the celebrities of the 27th season of Dancing with the Stars . Your professional partner is Artem Chigvintsev.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Danelle Umstead's Blog - Meet Team Vision4Gold , US Paralympic Team, August 10, 2009
- ↑ Team Vision4Gold in Vancouver , US Paralympic Team 16 April, 2010
- ^ Danelle Umstead (en) . In: Team USA . Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ↑ Micheline Goldstein: Dancing with the Stars Season 27 Cast Revealed . In: ABC , September 12, 2018.
Web links
- Team Vision4Gold - Official website of Danelle and Rob Umstead (English)
- Danelle Umstead - Profile on the US Paralympic Team website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Umstead, Danelle |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | D'Aquanni Umstead, Danelle (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ski racer and disabled athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1972 |