Danielle

Aravich

Quick Facts

• Was born without her left hand and forearm
• After her time as a DI cross country and track and field athlete, she quickly became involved in the adaptive sports community where she not only volunteered as a limb-different coach, but also began training in Track and Field for the Paralympic Games
• Aravich caught the attention of a U.S. Paralympic Nordic Ski coach who invited her to a training camp in 2019, which sparked her training for the Paralympic Winter Games.

Paralympic Experience

• Two-time Paralympian (2020, 2022)
• Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, 8th (sprint cross-country), 9th (middle-distance cross-country), 11th (middle-distance biathlon), 13th (sprint Biathlon)
• Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2024 (8th, biathlon sprint pursuit; 9th, biathlon sprint; 9th, 12.5km biathlon)
• Years of participation: 2024, 2023, 2021
• Top Finish: 5th (biathlon sprint)
• Other Finishes: 6th – 2023 (cross-country sprint); 7th – 2023 (long distance biathlon); 8th – 2024 (biathlon sprint pursuit), 2021 (10K classic, individual); 9th – 2024 (biathlon sprint, 12.5km biathlon)

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