Sophie Troc
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Sophie Troc is a French
alpine skier
, sighted guide
and 3-time Paralympic Champion.
She was Nicolas Berejny
's sighted guide
at Turin 2006
and Vancouver 2010
.
They competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics
in Turin
, Italy
, and won gold in the Slalom and the Giant Slalom, visually impaired, and bronze in the Downhill, visually impaired.
At the 2010 Winter Paralympics
in Vancouver
, Canada
, Troc and Berejny won gold in the Super-G, visually impaired.
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...
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...
, sighted guide
Sighted guide
A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment....
and 3-time Paralympic Champion.
She was Nicolas Berejny
Nicolas Berejny
Nicolas Berejny is a French alpine skier and 3-time Paralympic Champion.He competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy....
's sighted guide
Sighted guide
A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment....
at Turin 2006
2006 Winter Paralympics
The 2006 Winter Paralympic Games, the ninth Winter Paralympics, took place in Turin, Italy from 10 to 19 March 2006. These were the first Winter Paralympic Games to be held in Italy. They were also the first Paralympics to use the new paralympics logo....
and Vancouver 2010
2010 Winter Paralympics
The 2010 Winter Paralympics, officially the X Paralympic Winter Games, or the 10th Winter Paralympics, were held in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada from March 12 to 21, 2010. The Opening Ceremony took place in BC Place Stadium in Vancouver and the Closing Ceremony in Whistler...
.
They competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics
France at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
France participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.France entered 19 athletes in the following sports:*Alpine skiing: 8 male, 2 female*Nordic skiing: 6 male, 3 female-Medalists:-External links:***...
in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, and won gold in the Slalom and the Giant Slalom, visually impaired, and bronze in the Downhill, visually impaired.
At the 2010 Winter Paralympics
France at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
France sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada. The country fielded seven athletes in cross-country skiing and biathlon, and fourteen in alpine skiing...
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,...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Troc and Berejny won gold in the Super-G, visually impaired.