Dani Aravich
Sport: Para Nordic Skiing, Para Track and Field
Gold: 0 Silver: 0 Bronze: 0
Quick Facts
Birthday: May 8, 1996
Height: 5'3"
Age: 29
Hometown: Boise, ID
Education: Butler University
Biography
Quick Facts
- 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 went on to work in professional sports
- She volunteered in adaptive sports 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: 2025 – (20km Freestyle - Standing - Women), 6th (1km Sprint Classic Style - Standing - Women, 3.6km Pursuit - Standing - Women), 7th (12.5km Individual - Standing - Women, 7.5km Sprint - Standing - Women), 15th (10km Classic Style - Standing - Women)
- Years of participation: 10km Classic Style - Standing - Women 2022, 2025; 12.5km Individual - Standing - Women 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025; 1km Sprint Classic Style - Standing - Women 2022, 2025; 20km Freestyle - Standing - Women 2025; 3.6km Pursuit - Standing - Women 2024, 2025; 7.5km Sprint - Standing - Women 2023, 2024, 2025; 4.8km Team Sprint - Standing/Visually Impaired 2024; 1km Sprint Freestyle - Standing - Women 2023; 4 x 2.5km Relay Mixed - Mixed 2022, 2023; 10km Middle - Standing - Women 2022; 6km Individual - Standing - Women 2022
- Medals: 1 (1 gold)
- Gold – 2023 (4 x 2.5km Relay Mixed - Mixed)
