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Deidra Dionne
The Olympic Games or Olympics is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896. The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent at least one color of the participating country’s national flag.
Deidra Dionne was born on February 5, 1982 in Battleford, Saskatchewan and is a Canadian freestyle skier. She won bronze in the 2002 Winter Olympics in freestyle aerial ski. Also she won the bronze medal at the 2001 and 2003 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships.
Her health and career appeared in jeopardy in September 1, 2005; when she had a training accident that injured her neck. She came close to being paralyzed. She had to have surgery where two vertebrae in her neck were fused with a titanium plate. A bone graft needed to be taken from her right hip. Eventually she recoverred, and was able to participate in the 2006 Winter Olympics. At the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics Dionne won a bronze medal in women's aerial ski jumping.
Deidra Dionne is a player known for her mental toughness owing to which many of her famous matches went the distance. Her superior approach and dedication to the game made her stand out from the crowd.
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