As a child, Roark was initially a figure skater , but then switched to mogul skiing due to high training costs. In 1990 she became American junior champion, but was unable to contest competitions in the following two winters due to injury. Because of this, she focused on her studies at the Colorado School of Mines in Boulder , where she graduated in chemical engineering , refining and environmental science.
On December 15, 1994, Roark made his debut in the Freestyle Skiing World Cup and came in 17th place in Tignes . In the following years she only took part in a few races because of her studies. Her first full season was in the winter of 1999/2000. On January 30, 1999, she won her first World Cup race in Whistler , and her second the following day. In the end, she was able to win the dual moguls discipline ranking. It was almost three years before the next podium finishes.
At the 2003 World Championships in Deer Valley , Roarke won the silver medal in the Moguls discipline behind the Norwegian Kari Traa . In January 2005 she celebrated her third World Cup victory after more than five years. She won two more races in the 2005/06 season. In January 2008 she stood on top of the podium for the last time. She ended her career after the 2010 Winter Olympics .
Roarke founded in Denver , the company Phinomenal , the perfumes from all-natural ingredients produces. She rejects the production of conventional perfumes on the basis of synthetic alcohol for health reasons.
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