Kimberly Joines
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| Born | 27 January 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Alpine skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jean-Sebastien Labrie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kimberly Joines (born January 27, 1981, in Edmonton) is a Canadian alpine skier.[1] While snowboarding in the year 2000 Kimberly was involved in a snowboarding accident. The accident resulted in spinal cord injuries at the L1/T12 vertebra and consequently she is paralysed from the waist down.[2] She subsequently joined the Canadian para-alpine ski team. She competed 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.[3] She also competed in wheelchair basketball at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens.[4]
She won Bronze in the Women's slalom, sitting at the 2014 Winter Paralympics.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Joines, Kimberly". ipc.infostradasports.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- ↑ "My story|Kimberly Joines". 2008. Archived from the original on 2019-09-09. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- ↑ Gary Kingston (2009-03-12). "Top 5 to Watch at the 2010 Paralympics". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
- ↑ "Profile: Kimberly Joines". Canadian Paralympic Association. Archived from the original on 2010-07-14. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
External sources
[edit]- Kimberly Joines's Official Website Archived 2021-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Canadian Paralympic Association Archived 2010-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
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- 1981 births
- Medalists at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
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- Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Canada
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