COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 12) - The late disabled ski champion and U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame member Diana Golden Brosnihan (Bristol, RI) was among a headliner collection of athletes and sport luminaries named Wednesday to the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame.

Golden, a native of Lincoln, Mass., and 1984 graduate from Dartmouth College, died Aug. 25, 2001 at the age of 38. She lost her right leg above the knee when she was because of cancer, but she made herself into the yardstick by which disabled skiers - worldwide, not just in this country - were measured. She was gold medalist, leading a U.S. medals sweep, when the disabled giant slalom was an Olympic demonstration event at Calgary's Olympics.

In two tours with the U.S. Disabled Ski Team (1979-82, 1985-90), she won 19 U.S. championships and won three gold medals at the 1986 and 1990 World Disabled Ski Championshps, two at the '88 championships. After retiring from racing, she became a sought-out motivational speaker for corporate gatherings (e.g., General Electric, Coors Co.) as well as smaller organizations.

When she died in 2001, Bill Marolt, U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association resident and CEO, who helped preside at Golden's induction in to the Ski Hall of Fame in Ishpeming, Mich., said, "We all admired Diana's spirit and her competitive nature. As you watched her compete, she had incredible athletic ability. That, along with her competitive nature, made her what she was - a great champion. ...her spirit will motivate fellow athletes for years to come."

The Class of 2006, which will be inducted Dec. 6 during ceremonies in Chicago, was announced as the U.S. Olympic Committee completed its Media Summit, spotlighting various winter sport athletes in the lead-up to the 2006 Winter Games Feb. 10-26 in Torino, Italy. NBC's Dick Ebersol was named as a "special contributor" plus the 1984 men's gold-medal gymnastics squad, track champions Evelyn Ashford and Bob Hayes, hockey coach Herb Brooks and, among others, speed skater Jack Shea and figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi.