Donna Weinbrecht (born April 23, 1965) won the first gold medal awarded in the first Olympic mogul competitions in freestyle skiing

Freestyle skiing

Freestyle skiing is form of skiing which used to encompass two disciplines: aerials, and moguls. Except the two disciplines mentioned earlier Freestyle Skiing now consists of Skicross, Half Pipe and Slope Style...

, which were held at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Freestyle skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Freestyle skiing was an official sport discipline for the first time at the 1992 Winter Olympics, with medals awarded in the moguls event. Aerials was still a demonstration event at these games...

 in Albertville

Albertville

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, France

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. Weinbrecht grew up in West Milford, New Jersey

West Milford, New Jersey

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. She was also World Champion in 1991 and a five-time World Cup moguls season champion (1990-92, 1994, and 1996).

She attended West Milford High School

West Milford High School

West Milford High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from West Milford, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the West Milford Township Public Schools.As of the 2009-10 school year, the...

, where she formed the school's first ski team.

Weinbrecht's first sport was figure skating. While she was a competent skater, her family couldn't afford the cost of coaching. She ended up skiing with her family at Hidden Valley

Hidden Valley (New Jersey)

Hidden Valley is a ski area located in Vernon Township, New Jersey, in Sussex County off of County Route 515, near the intersection with Route 94...

 in Vernon Township, New Jersey

Vernon Township, New Jersey

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External links

• FIS-ski.com - results - Donna Weinbrecht - 1988-2002
• FIS-ski.com - World Cup season standings - Donna Weinbrecht - 1988-2002