Lane Spina

{{short description|American freestyle skier}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Lane Spina | headercolor = lightsteelblue | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|1|3|df=y}}<ref name="skiing90" /> | birth_place = Reno, Nevada, U.S.<ref name="RGJ" /> | country = {{USA}} | sport = Men's freestyle skiing | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition| FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships}} {{MedalGold| 1991 Lake Placid|Acro Skiing}} {{MedalSilver| 1986 Tignes|Acro Skiing}} {{MedalSilver| 1989 Oberjoch|Acro Skiing}} {{MedalBronze| 1993 Altenmarkt|Acro Skiing}} }}

'''Lane Spina''' (born 3 January 1962)<ref name="skiing90">{{Cite book|title=Lane Spina: "Mr. Silver"|work=Skiing|date=December 1990|page=44}}</ref> 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.<ref name="RGJ">{{cite news | url= http://blogs.rgj.com/chrismurray/2014/02/06/two-decades-later-wooster-high-grad-lane-spina-still-cherishes-his-olympic-experiences/ | title= Two decades later, Wooster High grad Lane Spina still cherishes his Olympic experience | website= RGJ.com | first= Chris | last= Murray | date= February 6, 2014}}</ref> 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.

==Skiing competitions== ===Freestyle Skiing World Cup=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Competition !! Place |- | | 1984 || Acrobatics || 3rd<ref name=hickok>{{cite web | url=http://www.hickoksports.com/history/wcfreestyle.shtml | title=Acro | publisher=Hickok Sports | access-date=2009-01-07 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125033755/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/wcfreestyle.shtml | archive-date=2013-01-25 | url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | 1986 || Acrobatics || 2nd <ref name=hickok /> |- | 1987 || Acrobatics || 2nd <ref name=hickok /> |- | 1988 || Acrobatics || 2nd <ref name=hickok /> |- | 1989 || Acrobatics || 2nd <ref name=hickok /> |- | 1991 || Acrobatics || 2nd <ref name=hickok /> |- | 1992 || Acrobatics || 3rd <ref name=hickok /> |}

===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.<ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,159077,00.html | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121102063446/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,159077,00.html | url-status= dead | archive-date= November 2, 2012 | title= It's A Kick, But Is It Olympian? | work= Time Magazine | date= June 24, 2001 | author= Henry III, William A.}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Spina, Lane}} Category:American male freestyle skiers Category:Skiers from Reno, Nevada Category:University of Nevada, Las Vegas alumni Category:Living people Category:1962 births Category:20th-century American sportsmen