Danelle Umstead
Encyclopedia
Danelle D’Aquanni Umstead (born February 15, 1972) is an American
alpine skier and Paralympian
.
She is part of the US Paralympics team. She competed at the women's slalom
, giant slalom
, downhill
, Super-G
and combined
at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
in Vancouver, with her husband Rob Umstead as her sighted guide
. They took the bronze medal at the downhill
and combined
.
She has a genetic eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
alpine skier and Paralympian
Paralympian
A Paralympian is an athlete who has participated in the Paralympic Games.A Paralympic athlete has a physical disability. The disability can be amputation, spinal cord injuries, visual impairment or cerebral palsy. An exception is the sighted guides for athletes with a visual impairment...
.
She is part of the US Paralympics team. She competed at the women's slalom
Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Women's slalom
The Women's Slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics was held at Whistler Blackcomb in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition was rescheduled to Sunday March 14 and Monday March 15 due to weather conditions.-Visually Impaired:...
, giant slalom
Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Women's giant slalom
The Women's Giant Slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics is held at Whistler Blackcomb in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition is scheduled for Tuesday, March 16 and Wednesday March 17.- Visually Impaired :...
, downhill
Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Women's downhill
-External links:*, at the official website of the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver...
, Super-G
Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Women's Super-G
The Women's Super-G competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics was held at Whistler Blackcomb in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition was rescheduled to Friday March 19 and Saturday March 20 due to weather conditions.-Visually Impaired:...
and combined
Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Women's combined
The Women's Super Combined competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics is held at Whistler Blackcomb in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition has been rescheduled to Sunday March 21 due to recent weather conditions....
at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
2010 Winter Paralympics
The 2010 Winter Paralympics, officially the X Paralympic Winter Games, or the 10th Winter Paralympics, were held in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada from March 12 to 21, 2010. The Opening Ceremony took place in BC Place Stadium in Vancouver and the Closing Ceremony in Whistler...
in Vancouver, with her husband Rob Umstead as her sighted guide
Sighted guide
A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment....
. They took the bronze medal at the downhill
Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Women's downhill
-External links:*, at the official website of the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver...
and combined
Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics – Women's combined
The Women's Super Combined competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics is held at Whistler Blackcomb in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition has been rescheduled to Sunday March 21 due to recent weather conditions....
.
She has a genetic eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa
Retinitis pigmentosa
Retinitis pigmentosa is a group of genetic eye conditions that leads to incurable blindness. In the progression of symptoms for RP, night blindness generally precedes tunnel vision by years or even decades. Many people with RP do not become legally blind until their 40s or 50s and retain some...
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External links
- Team Vision4Gold - Official website of Danelle and Rob Umstead
- Danelle Umstead - profile at the U.S. Paralympic Team