Traa, Kari (1974–)
Traa, Kari (1974–)
Norwegian freestyle skier. Born Jan 28, 1974, in Voss, Norway.
Won a bronze medal for moguls at Nagano Olympics (1998); won FIS World Cup Grand Prix for moguls (1998); placed 14th at Albertville Olympics in the 1st official Olympic mogul competition (1992); won 5 of 7 events to take the freestyle World championship (2001); won moguls and dual moguls at World championships (2003); won a gold medal for moguls at Salt Lake City Olympics (2002) and a silver medal for moguls at Torino Olympics (2006).
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