Shona Rubens
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Shona Rubens is a Canadian alpine skier
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Rubens qualified to compete for Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics
after placing 18th in a World Cup downhill in St. Moritz
, Switzerland.
Her other career highlights including placing second in downhill at the 2004 Lake Louise
Nor-Am Cup and placing fifth in the super-G at 2005 Canadian championships.
for two years and grew up in Calgary, Alberta.
Rubens went to high school at the Calgary-based National Sport School
.
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...
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Rubens qualified to compete for Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Canada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games...
after placing 18th in a World Cup downhill in St. Moritz
St. Moritz
St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...
, Switzerland.
Her other career highlights including placing second in downhill at the 2004 Lake Louise
Lake Louise, Alberta
Lake Louise is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Improvement District No. 9 Banff . It is named for the nearby Lake Louise, which in turn was named after the Princess Louise Caroline Alberta , the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, and the wife of John Campbell, the 9th Duke of Argyll, who was the...
Nor-Am Cup and placing fifth in the super-G at 2005 Canadian championships.
Personal life
Rubens has lived in Canmore, AlbertaCanmore, Alberta
Canmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located approximately west of the City of Calgary near the southeast boundary of Banff National Park. It is located in the Bow Valley within Alberta's Rockies. The town shares a border with Kananaskis Country to the west and south and the Municipal District of...
for two years and grew up in Calgary, Alberta.
Rubens went to high school at the Calgary-based National Sport School
National Sport School (Canada)
The National Sport School is a public high school in Calgary, Alberta; which teaches grades 9 through 12. The school is specially designed for Canadian Olympic calibre athletes to be able to train and travel internationally, while staying in school...
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