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Moira D'Andrea
Moira D'Andrea (born March 4, 1968) is an American speed skater.[1] She competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1998 Winter Olympics,[2] with her career in speed skating spanning twelve years from 1986 to 1998.[1] She later became the coach of the Canadian national speed skating team.[1] In 2015, she was inducted into the United States Speed Skating Hall of Fame.[3][4] BiographyD'Andrea was born in Saratoga Springs, New York in 1968.[1] She made her debut on the Senior World Team at the age of 14,[5] and she competed at the World Junior Speed Skating Championships in 1986.[1] D'Andrea competed at seven editions of the World Speed Skating Championships, finishing on the podium twice during the mid-1990s.[1] D'Andrea was involved in two car crashes during her career, one in 1991, and the second in 1996 when she was a cyclist.[6] At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, D'Andrea competed in the women's 1000 metres, where she finished in 32nd place.[7] Six years later, she competed in three events at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano,[1] with a best finish of ninth, also in the women's 1000 metres.[8] Following her skating career, D'Andrea moved to Canada to become a coach.[5][9] She attended the National Coaching Institute in Calgary, where she gained her coaching qualifications.[5] She became the Female Coach of the Year,[3] and went on to coach the Canadian national team for the 2002 Winter Olympics.[5] D'Andrea was inducted into the United States Speed Skating Hall of Fame in 2015.[10] Her husband, Mike, was a former Canadian speed skater,[3] and two of D'Andrea's brother-in-laws, Neal Marshall and Kevin Marshall,[11] also competed for Canada in speed skating at the Winter Olympics.[12][13] References
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