Deidra Dionne

Deidra Dionne
Olympic medalist
Medal record
Women's Freestyle Skiing
Bronze 2002 Salt Lake City Aerials
Women's World Championships
Bronze 2003 Deer Valley Aerials
Bronze 2001 Whistler Aerials

Deidra Dionne (born February 5, 1982) is a Canadian freestyle skier. She was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan.[1][2] She won bronze in the 2002 Winter Olympics in freestyle aerial ski[3] She also won the bronze medal at the 2001 and 2003 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships.[1]

Her health and career appeared in jeopardy on September 1, 2005; when she had a training accident that injured her neck.[4] She came close to being paralyzed.[5] She had to have surgery where two vertebrae in her neck were fused with a titanium plate.[2] A bone graft needed to be taken from her right hip.[2] Eventually she recoverred, and was able to participate in the 2006 Winter Olympics. [6]

At the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics Dionne won a bronze medal in women's aerial ski jumping.

Personal life

Dionne graduated from the National Sport School[3] in 1999, and then went on to pursue a Bachelor of Arts program through Athabasca University. Currently, she is studying law at a University in Ontario.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Profile of Deidra Dionne by the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association
  2. ^ a b c Profile of Deidra Dionne by the CBC
  3. ^ a b "National Sport School Opens", Ski and Snowboard Canada, October 16, 2003.
  4. ^ Stroup, Matt, "Crashing consequences: Teammates help Deidra Dionne overcome horrifying injury", NBC.
  5. ^ Kingston, Gary, "Medallist scared but eager to take the leap once again", Vancouver Sun, October 29, 2005.
  6. ^ Profile of Deidra Dionne by the Organising Committee of the XX Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games
  7. ^ Official site of Deidra Dionne biography

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