Chirine Njeim
Encyclopedia
Chirine Njeim is a Lebanese
alpine skier
.
She represented Lebanon
in the 2002
, 2006
and the 2010 Winter Olympics
in Vancouver
.
. She fell in love with the sport when she started skiing at age 3. In her early teens, she went to France
to train for a couple of years then moved to Salt Lake City in ninth grade to attend the Rowmark Ski Academy, former home of U.S. Olympian Picabo Street
.
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| Alpine Skiing
| Women's Slalom 1st Run
|46
|1:05.54
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| Alpine Skiing
| Women's Slalom 2nd Run
|36
|1:07.94
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| Alpine Skiing
| Women's Slalom Final Ranking
|36
|2:13.48
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| Alpine Skiing
| Women's Giant Slalom 1st Run
|52
|1:27.76
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| Alpine Skiing
| Women's Giant Slalom 2nd Run
|46
|1:25.66
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| Alpine Skiing
| Women's Giant Slalom Final Ranking
|45
|2:53.42
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!Sport
!Event
!Rank
!Time
!Difference
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| February 15
| 12:00 p.m.
| Alpine Skiing
| Women's Downhill
|34
|2:02.86
|+ 6.37
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| February 17
| 17:00 p.m.
| Alpine Skiing
| Women's Combined Slalom 1st Run
|DNF
|x
|x
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| 19:30 p.m.
| Alpine Skiing
| Women's Combined Slalom 2nd Run
|x
|x
|x
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| Alpine Skiing
| Women's Combined Final Ranking
|x
|x
|x
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| February 18
| 14:00 p.m.
| Alpine Skiing
| Women's Combined Downhill
|DNF
|x
|x
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| February 20
| 12:00 p.m.
| Alpine Skiing
| Women's Super-G
|46
|1:47.93
|+ 5.46
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| February 22
| 14:45 p.m.
| Alpine Skiing
| Women's Slalom 1st Run
|43
|47.24
|+ 4.86
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| 17:45 p.m.
| Alpine Skiing
| Women's Slalom 2nd Run
|39
|51.90
|+ 5.24
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| Alpine Skiing
| Women's Slalom Final Ranking
|39
|1:39.14
|+ 10.10
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| February 24
| 9:30 a.m.
| Alpine Skiing
| Women's Giant Slalom 1st Run
|41
|1:06.80
|+ 5.91
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| 13:00 p.m.
| Alpine Skiing
| Women's Giant Slalom 2nd Run
|DNF
|x
|x
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| Alpine Skiing
| Women's Giant Slalom Final Ranking
|x
|x
|x
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!Time
!Sport
!Event
!Rank
!Time
!Difference
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| February 20
| 10:00 a.m.
| Alpine Skiing
| Women's Super-G
|37
|1:29.59
|+ 9.45
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| February 24
| 10:00 a.m.
| Alpine Skiing
| Women's Giant Slalom 1st Run
|50
|1:23.28
|+ 8.16
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| February 25
| 9:30 a.m.
| Alpine Skiing
| Women's Giant Slalom 2nd Run
|42
|1:18.33
|+7.18
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| Alpine Skiing
| Women's Giant Slalom Final Ranking
|43
|2:41.61
|+14.50
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| February 26
| 10:00 a.m.
| Alpine Skiing
| Women's Slalom 1st Run
|53
|58.97
|+8.22
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| 1:15 p.m.
| Alpine Skiing
| Women's Slalom 2nd Run
|43
|59.23
|+7.31
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| Alpine Skiing
| Women's Slalom Final Ranking
|43
|1:58.20
|+15.31
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Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
alpine skier
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...
.
She represented Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
in the 2002
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
, 2006
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...
and the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
.
Biography
The daughter of a tradesman in chemical products, Njeim spent her childhood in LebanonLebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
. She fell in love with the sport when she started skiing at age 3. In her early teens, she went to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
to train for a couple of years then moved to Salt Lake City in ninth grade to attend the Rowmark Ski Academy, former home of U.S. Olympian Picabo Street
Picabo Street
Picabo Street is a retired American alpine ski racer. She won gold medals in super G at the 1998 Winter Olympics and in downhill at 1996 World Championships, along with three other Olympic and World Championship medals. She also won World Cup downhill season titles in 1995 and 1996, the first...
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Event Schedule (2002 Winter Olympics)
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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...
| Women's Slalom 1st Run
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| Alpine Skiing
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...
| Women's Slalom 2nd Run
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| Alpine Skiing
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...
| Women's Slalom Final Ranking
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| Alpine Skiing
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...
| Women's Giant Slalom 1st Run
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| Alpine Skiing
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...
| Women's Giant Slalom 2nd Run
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| Alpine Skiing
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...
| Women's Giant Slalom Final Ranking
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Event Schedule (2006 Winter Olympics)
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| February 15
| 12:00 p.m.
| Alpine Skiing
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...
| Women's Downhill
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| February 17
| 17:00 p.m.
| Alpine Skiing
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...
| Women's Combined Slalom 1st Run
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| 19:30 p.m.
| Alpine Skiing
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...
| Women's Combined Slalom 2nd Run
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| Alpine Skiing
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...
| Women's Combined Final Ranking
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| February 18
| 14:00 p.m.
| Alpine Skiing
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...
| Women's Combined Downhill
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| February 20
| 12:00 p.m.
| Alpine Skiing
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...
| Women's Super-G
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| February 22
| 14:45 p.m.
| Alpine Skiing
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...
| Women's Slalom 1st Run
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| 17:45 p.m.
| Alpine Skiing
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...
| Women's Slalom 2nd Run
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| Alpine Skiing
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...
| Women's Slalom Final Ranking
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| February 24
| 9:30 a.m.
| Alpine Skiing
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...
| Women's Giant Slalom 1st Run
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| 13:00 p.m.
| Alpine Skiing
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...
| Women's Giant Slalom 2nd Run
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| Alpine Skiing
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...
| Women's Giant Slalom Final Ranking
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Event Schedule (2010 Winter Olympics)
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| February 20
| 10:00 a.m.
| Alpine Skiing
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...
| Women's Super-G
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| February 24
| 10:00 a.m.
| Alpine Skiing
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...
| Women's Giant Slalom 1st Run
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| February 25
| 9:30 a.m.
| Alpine Skiing
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...
| Women's Giant Slalom 2nd Run
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| Alpine Skiing
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...
| Women's Giant Slalom Final Ranking
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| February 26
| 10:00 a.m.
| Alpine Skiing
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...
| Women's Slalom 1st Run
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| 1:15 p.m.
| Alpine Skiing
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...
| Women's Slalom 2nd Run
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| Alpine Skiing
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...
| Women's Slalom Final Ranking
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