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Donna L. Weinbrecht (born April 23, 1965)[1] is an American freestyle skiers. She won the first gold medal awarded in the first Olympic mogul competitions infreestyle skiing, which were held at the1992 Winter Olympics inAlbertville,France. Weinbrecht grew up inWest Milford, New Jersey.[2] She was also World Champion in 1991 and a five-time World Cup moguls season champion (1990–92, 1994, and 1996).
She was born inHoboken, New Jersey[1] and attendedWest Milford High School, where she formed the school's first ski team.[3]
Weinbrecht's first sport was figure skating. While she was a competent skater, her family couldn't afford the cost of coaching. She learned to ski atHidden Valley inVernon Township, New Jersey and Vernon Valley / Great Gorge and spent most weekends skiing at Hidden Valley with her family.[3] The family now invested in skiing bought a house in Killington Vermont and Donna trained on the Mogul trails of Killington, especially The Great mogul trail Outer Limits . Donna can still be seen at Killington regularly hosting mogul training camps and recreational skiing .
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