Noelle Barahona
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Noelle Barahona is a Chile
an alpine skier
. She represented Chile at the 2006
and 2010 Winter Olympics
. Currently studies in Chile when she is not training and has appeared on American TV show, Larry King Live to speak about the Feb. 27, 2010 earthquake.
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an 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 Chile at the 2006
Chile at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiing:7 of Chile's 9 athletes in Turin participated in alpine skiing, including the country's top finisher, Noelle Barahona, who was 30th in the women's combined...
and 2010 Winter Olympics
Chile at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Chile competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.- Alpine skiing:-Earthquake in Chile:On February 27, 2010 an earthquake struck Chile. As a result, Chilean athletes Jorge Mandru and Maui Gayme chose not to take part in the closing ceremony out of respect for the victims of the...
. Currently studies in Chile when she is not training and has appeared on American TV show, Larry King Live to speak about the Feb. 27, 2010 earthquake.