Had two top-five results at the 2000 World Championships (4th in giant slalom, 5th in super-G)...First Disabled World Cup win in 2001 (slalom in Abtenau, Austria) and was 2nd in slalom in Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada...2000 U.S. National Championships slalom champion...Strength is running gates, but wants to become an all-around skier...Recovered from two major surgeries that sidelined her for  1998-99.

Residence: Red Lodge, Montana, USA
Education: Red Lodge High School
Start In Sport: Started skiing at age 7 and began racing at age 12
Years On National Team: Four
Nature/Cause Of Disability: She was born with a shortened left arm and was an above-the-right knee amputee
Injuries: Had hip replacement and stump repair surgeries during the 1999 season
Quotable: U.S. Disabled Ski Team coach Ewald ZIRBISEGGER: "She's done so well in slalom but I feel Lee JOINER can be a challenger in super-G and downhill, too. GS is a little tough because of the rhythmical turns and her disability of one arm, one leg. ... but I've learned she can pull some surprises."

 
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