Viviane Forest
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Viviane Forest (born May 14, 1979) is a multi-sport Paralympic medallist. She was born and raised in Quebec
, and currently resides in Edmonton
.
teams in Sydney
and Athens
.
She won a silver at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
in Vancouver
for slalom (Visually Impaired), with a time of 2:01.45, 0.89 seconds behind the winner, Sabine Gasteiger of Austria.
She won a bronze in the 2010 Winter Paralympics for giant slalom for women's visually impaired.
She won gold at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Whistler Creekside for Women's Visually Impaired Downhill. This made her the first para-athlete to win a gold in both the Winter and Summer Games.
Her skiing guide is Lindsay Debou. Their personal sponsors are The Weather Network
and Fischer.
2009 World IPC Championships-High 1 Korea
2009 World Cup Finals-Whistler, BC
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, and currently resides in Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
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Sporting career
Forest played on Canada's gold medal-winning goalballGoalball
Goalball is a team sport designed for blind athletes. It was devised by Hanz Lorenzen , and Sepp Reindle , in 1946 in an effort to help in the rehabilitation of visually impaired World War II veterans...
teams in Sydney
2000 Summer Paralympics
The 2000 Paralympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October. The eleventh Summer Paralympic Games, an estimated 3800 athletes took part in the Sydney programme. They commenced with the opening ceremony on 18 October 2000...
and Athens
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
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She won a silver at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
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...
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,...
for slalom (Visually Impaired), with a time of 2:01.45, 0.89 seconds behind the winner, Sabine Gasteiger of Austria.
She won a bronze in the 2010 Winter Paralympics for giant slalom for women's visually impaired.
She won gold at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Whistler Creekside for Women's Visually Impaired Downhill. This made her the first para-athlete to win a gold in both the Winter and Summer Games.
Her skiing guide is Lindsay Debou. Their personal sponsors are The Weather Network
The Weather Network
The Weather Network is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel that broadcasts weather-related news and information 24 hours a day....
and Fischer.
Results
Beyond the Paralympics, her results include:2009 World IPC Championships-High 1 Korea
- Gold Medalist- Super-Combined
- Silver Medalist- Downhill
- Silver Medalist- Giant Slalom
- Silver Medalist- Slalom
- Silver Medalist- SG
2009 World Cup Finals-Whistler, BC
- Gold Medalist- Giant Slalom
- Gold Medalist- Downhill
- Silver Medalist- Super combined
- Silver Medalist- Super G