Kimberly Joines (born January 27, 1981 in Edmonton) is a Canadianalpine 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]
kimberly, joines, born, january, 1981, edmonton, canadian, alpine, skier, while, snowboarding, year, 2000, kimberly, involved, snowboarding, accident, accident, resulted, spinal, cord, injuries, vertebra, consequently, paralysed, from, waist, down, subsequentl. 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 Kimberly JoinesPersonal informationBorn 1981 01 27 27 January 1981 age 42 Edmonton Alberta CanadaSportCountry CanadaEvent s Alpine skiingCoached byJean Sebastien LabrieMedal record Women s Alpine skiingRepresenting CanadaParalympic Games2006 Turin Women s Super G Sitting2014 Sochi Women s slalom SittingIPC Alpine Skiing World Championships2004 Wildschonau Downhill sitting2009 Jeongseon Downhill sitting2009 Jeongseon Super G sitting2009 Jeongseon Slalom sitting2013 La Molina Downhill sitting2013 La Molina Super Combined sitting2013 La Molina Slalom standing2013 La Molina Giant slalom standingJoines 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 Retrieved December 20 2015 My story Kimberly Joines 2008 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 Retrieved 2010 03 04 External sources EditKimberly Joines s Official Website Canadian Paralympic Association This biographical article relating to alpine skiing in Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kimberly Joines amp oldid 1127999323, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
