Kimberly Joines
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Kimberly Joines is a Canadian
alpine skier
. Formerly a keen snowboarder, an accident in 2000 left her without the use of her legs. She subsequently joined the Canadian para-Alpine ski team. She will be competing in the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics in five events: Downhill (women’s sitting), Super G (Women’s sitting), Super combined (Women’s sitting), Giant Slalom (Women’s sitting) and Slalom (Women’s sitting).
Joines won a bronze medal at the Torino Paralympic games
in 2006. She was suspended in 2007 after being tested positive for marijuana. She also competed in Wheelchair Basketball at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
alpine skier
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
. Formerly a keen snowboarder, an accident in 2000 left her without the use of her legs. She subsequently joined the Canadian para-Alpine ski team. She will be competing in the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics in five events: Downhill (women’s sitting), Super G (Women’s sitting), Super combined (Women’s sitting), Giant Slalom (Women’s sitting) and Slalom (Women’s sitting).
Joines won a bronze medal at the Torino Paralympic games
2006 Winter Paralympics
The 2006 Winter Paralympic Games, the ninth Winter Paralympics, took place in Turin, Italy from 10 to 19 March 2006. These were the first Winter Paralympic Games to be held in Italy. They were also the first Paralympics to use the new paralympics logo....
in 2006. She was suspended in 2007 after being tested positive for marijuana. She also competed in Wheelchair Basketball at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens.