Kimberly Joines

Kimberly Joines (born January 27, 1981 in Edmonton) is a Canadian alpine skier.[1] While snowboarding in the year 2000 Kimberly was involved in a snowboarding accident. The accident resulted in spinal cord injuries at the L1/T12 vertebra and consequently she is paralysed from the waist down.[2] She subsequently joined the Canadian para-Alpine ski team. She competed in the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics in five events: Downhill (women’s sitting), Super G (Women’s sitting), Super combined (Women’s sitting), Giant Slalom (Women’s sitting) and Slalom (Women’s sitting).

Kimberly Joines

Personal information
Born	27 January 1981 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Sport
Country	Canada
Event(s)	Alpine skiing
Coached by	Jean-Sebastien Labrie
Medal record Women's Alpine skiing Representing  Canada Paralympic Games 2006 Turin Women's Super-G Sitting 2014 Sochi Women's slalom Sitting IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships 2004 Wildschönau Downhill, sitting 2009 Jeongseon Downhill, sitting 2009 Jeongseon Super-G, sitting 2009 Jeongseon Slalom, sitting 2013 La Molina Downhill, sitting 2013 La Molina Super Combined, sitting 2013 La Molina Slalom, standing 2013 La Molina Giant slalom, standing

Joines won a bronze medal at the Torino Paralympic games in 2006. She was suspended in 2007 after being tested positive for marijuana.[3] She also competed in wheelchair basketball at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens.[4]

She won Bronze in the Women's slalom, sitting at the 2014 Winter Paralympics.

References

1. "Joines, Kimberly". ipc.infostradasports.com. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
2. "My story|Kimberly Joines". 2008.
3. Gary Kingston (2009-03-12). "Top 5 to Watch at the 2010 Paralympics". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
4. "Profile: Kimberly Joines". Canadian Paralympic Association. Retrieved 2010-03-04.

External sources

• Kimberly Joines's Official Website
• Canadian Paralympic Association