Danielle "Dani" Aravich was born without her left hand and forearm. After her time as a Division-I cross-country and track and field athlete, she quickly became involved in the adaptive sports community. She volunteered as a limb-different coach and began training in track and field for the Paralympic Games. Later, 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

2-time Paralympian;
- Paralympic Games Beijing 2022, 8th (1km Sprint Freestyle - Standing - Women), 9th (10km Freestyle - Standing - Women), 11th (10km Middle - Standing - Women), 13th (6km Individual - Standing - Women)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 10th (400m T47 - Women)

World Championship Experience:

Most recent: 2024 – 5th (4.8km Team Sprint - Standing/Visually Impaired), 8th (3.6km Pursuit - Standing - Women), 9th (12.5km Individual - Standing - Women, 7.5km Sprint - Standing - Women)
Years of participation: 12.5km Individual - Standing - Women 2022, 2023, 2024; 3.6km Pursuit - Standing - Women 2024; 4.8km Team Sprint - Standing/Visually Impaired 2024; 7.5km Sprint - Standing - Women 2023, 2024; 1km Sprint Freestyle - Standing - Women 2023; 4 x 2.5km Relay Mixed - Mixed 2022, 2023; 10km Classic Style - Standing - Women 2022; 10km Middle - Standing - Women 2022; 1km Sprint Classic Style - Standing - Women 2022; 6km Individual - Standing - Women 2022
Medals: 1 (1 gold)
- Gold – 2023 (4 x 2.5km Relay Mixed - Mixed)

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