Nikki Ziegelmeyer
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Nicole "Nikki" Ziegelmeyer (born September 24, 1975) is an American
short track speed skater
who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics
and in the 1994 Winter Olympics
.
She was born in Imperial, Missouri
.
In 1992 she was a member of the American relay team which won the silver medal in the 3000 metre relay competition.
Two years later she won the bronze medal with the American team in the 3000 metre relay event.
Ziegelmeyer planned to compete for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games
in Nagano, Japan but severely broke her back when she fell to the ice and skid into the boards at 35 mph while training in Lake Placid, New York
in 1997. Not given an optimistic chance by doctors that she would walk again, eight weeks after surgery she was able to walk again and had decided a broadcasting career but started her own residential and commercial painting company, Elite Painting Inc., in July 2000 in Imperial. Ziegelmeyer attempted a comeback for the 2002 Winter Olympics Games
in Salt Lake City, Utah but retired on the day before she was to report to training camp. She ran her painting business for nine years and now owns Casa Di Vino wine bar in Imperial.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
short track speed skater
Short track speed skating
Short track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters skate on an oval ice track with a circumference of 111.12 m...
who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics
1992 Winter Olympics
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...
and in the 1994 Winter Olympics
1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...
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She was born in Imperial, Missouri
Imperial, Missouri
Imperial is a census-designated place in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The estimated population in 2007 was 4,747. It was 4,373 at the 2000 census. It was originally known as West Kimmswick, and is roughly 25 driving minutes south of St. Louis. St...
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In 1992 she was a member of the American relay team which won the silver medal in the 3000 metre relay competition.
Two years later she won the bronze medal with the American team in the 3000 metre relay event.
Ziegelmeyer planned to compete for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...
in Nagano, Japan but severely broke her back when she fell to the ice and skid into the boards at 35 mph while training in Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
in 1997. Not given an optimistic chance by doctors that she would walk again, eight weeks after surgery she was able to walk again and had decided a broadcasting career but started her own residential and commercial painting company, Elite Painting Inc., in July 2000 in Imperial. Ziegelmeyer attempted a comeback for the 2002 Winter Olympics Games
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
in Salt Lake City, Utah but retired on the day before she was to report to training camp. She ran her painting business for nine years and now owns Casa Di Vino wine bar in Imperial.