Lane Spina

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Lane Spina (born 3 January 1962)[1] is an American freestyle skier who won two medals in demonstration events of the Olympic Games; at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada and the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. He also won the Freestyle World Championships in 1991 in Lake Placid, New York. Spina was born and raised in Reno, Nevada, and graduated from Wooster High School.[2] Following his ski career, he went on to achieve academic degrees in both Mechanical Engineering and Masters of Business Administration (MBA), from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Born (1962-01-03) 3 January 1962 (age 64)[1]
Country United States
SportMen's freestyle skiing
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Lane Spina
Personal information
Born (1962-01-03) 3 January 1962 (age 64)[1]
Sport
Country United States
SportMen's freestyle skiing
Medal record
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place1991 Lake PlacidAcro Skiing
Silver medal – second place1986 TignesAcro Skiing
Silver medal – second place1989 OberjochAcro Skiing
Bronze medal – third place1993 AltenmarktAcro Skiing
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Skiing competitions

Freestyle Skiing World Cup

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YearCompetitionPlace
1984Acrobatics3rd[3]
1986Acrobatics2nd [3]
1987Acrobatics2nd [3]
1988Acrobatics2nd [3]
1989Acrobatics2nd [3]
1991Acrobatics2nd [3]
1992Acrobatics3rd [3]
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Olympics

Spina medaled both time ski ballet was held as an Olympic demonstration event; both at the 1988 and the 1992 Winter Olympics that were held in Calgary, Canada and Albertville, France, respectively. He won a silver medal in 1988 and a bronze medal in 1992.[4]

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