Ruby, Karine (1978–)

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Ruby, Karine (1978–)

French snowboarder. Born April 1, 1978, in Chamonix, France.

Won 6 giant slalom races in succession (1998); at Nagano, won the 1st gold medal ever awarded for women's giant slalom snowboarding at Winter Olympics (1998), with a 2-run time of 2:17 .34; won a silver medal for giant parallel slalom at Salt Lake City (2002); in 7 World Cup seasons, won 27 giant slalom and parallel giant slalom races; retired from competition (2002).

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