Brigitte Acton
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Brigitte Acton is a Canadian alpine skier
. Acton competed at the 2006 Winter Games, where she finished 11th in the giant slalom, 17th in the slalom, and 10th in the combined. She also competed at the 2010 Olympics.
She finished first in Slalom in the 2006 Canadian National Championships, second in Giant Slalom and seventh in Super G.
. Acton's father, Gordon Acton was a member of Canadian National Ski Team, as well as her sister Lise-Marie, uncles Raymond and Michel Pratte and aunt Claude Pratte.
On September 3, 2010 Acton married NHL
goaltender
Mike Smith.
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
. Acton competed at the 2006 Winter Games, where she finished 11th in the giant slalom, 17th in the slalom, and 10th in the combined. She also competed at the 2010 Olympics.
She finished first in Slalom in the 2006 Canadian National Championships, second in Giant Slalom and seventh in Super G.
Personal
Acton's mother, Diane Pratte, competed in the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo, JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Acton's father, Gordon Acton was a member of Canadian National Ski Team, as well as her sister Lise-Marie, uncles Raymond and Michel Pratte and aunt Claude Pratte.
On September 3, 2010 Acton married NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
Mike Smith.