Stéphanie St-Pierre
Encyclopedia
Stéphanie St-Pierre (born August 2, 1985 in Victoriaville, Quebec
) is a Canadian
freestyle skier
.
St-Pierre competes in moguls, and made her World Cup
debut in January 2002 at Tignes. Her first World Cup podium came at Fernie, British Columbia
in 2003, where she won a dual moguls event.
Over her career, St-Pierre has earned eight podium places at World Cup events, with two of these being victories. Her most successful season came in 2007, when she placed 5th overall in the World Cup standings. She also won a bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships
in Deer Valley.
St-Pierre competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics
. She finished 17th in the opening round of the women's moguls, good enough to advance in the final. In the final, she improved her score to end up 12th overall.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
) is a Canadian
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...
freestyle skier
Freestyle skiing
Freestyle skiing is form of skiing which used to encompass two disciplines: aerials, and moguls. Except the two disciplines mentioned earlier Freestyle Skiing now consists of Skicross, Half Pipe and Slope Style...
.
St-Pierre competes in moguls, and made her World Cup
FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup
The FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup is an annual freestyle skiing competition, arranged by the International Ski Federation since 1998. The events currently include Moguls, Aerials, and Ski cross competitions.-External links:** at FIS-Ski.com...
debut in January 2002 at Tignes. Her first World Cup podium came at Fernie, British Columbia
Fernie, British Columbia
Fernie is a city in the Elk Valley area of the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located on BC Highway 3 on the eastern approaches to the Crowsnest Pass through the Rocky Mountains...
in 2003, where she won a dual moguls event.
Over her career, St-Pierre has earned eight podium places at World Cup events, with two of these being victories. Her most successful season came in 2007, when she placed 5th overall in the World Cup standings. She also won a bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2003
The 2003 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships were held between January 31st and February 2nd at the Deer Valley ski resort in northern Utah near Park City, United States. The World Championships featured both men's and women's events in the Moguls, Aerials and Dual Moguls.-Results:The moguls and...
in Deer Valley.
St-Pierre competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
. She finished 17th in the opening round of the women's moguls, good enough to advance in the final. In the final, she improved her score to end up 12th overall.
World Cup Podiums
| Date | Location | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| January 25, 2003 | Fernie Fernie, British Columbia Fernie is a city in the Elk Valley area of the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located on BC Highway 3 on the eastern approaches to the Crowsnest Pass through the Rocky Mountains... |
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| December 20, 2003 | Madonna di Campiglio Madonna di Campiglio Madonna di Campiglio is a village and a ski resort in northeast Italy. It is a frazione of the comune of Pinzolo. The village lies in the Val Rendena at an altitude of 1,522 m... |
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| January 10, 2004 | Mont Tremblant | |
| January 17, 2004 | Lake Placid Lake Placid, New York Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638.... |
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| February 18, 2005 | Sauze d'Oulx Sauze d'Oulx Sauze d'Oulx is a town and comune in the province of Turin, Piedmont located 80 kilometres from Turin in the Val di Susa, at the foot of monte Genevris .... |
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| January 20, 2006 | Lake Placid Lake Placid, New York Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638.... |
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| February 17, 2007 | Inawashiro | |
| March 3, 2007 | Voss Voss is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Voss. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen.... |