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Viviane Forest

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Viviane Forest
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Goalball
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Women's goalball
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Women's goalball
Alpine skiing
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Women's downhill (visually impaired)
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Women's slalom (visually impaired)
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Women's Super-G (visually impaired)
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Women's combined (visually impaired)
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Women's giant slalom (visually impaired)
IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 La Molina Giant slalom, (visually impaired)
Bronze medal – third place 2013 La Molina Slalom, (visually impaired)

Viviane Forest (born 14 May 1979) is a Canadian multi-sport Paralympic medallist. She was born and raised in Quebec, and currently resides in Edmonton, Alberta.[1] She is the first Canadian Paralympian to win a gold medal at the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games.[2]

Early life[edit]

A native of Montreal who was born in Greenfield Park, Quebec with four percent of vision.[3][4]

Sporting career[edit]

Forest played on Canada's gold medal-winning goalball teams in Sydney and Athens in 2000 and 2004 respectively.

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.[5]

She won a bronze in the 2010 Winter Paralympics for giant slalom for women's visually impaired.[6][7]

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.[1][6][7]

Her skiing guide is Lindsay Debou.[8] Their personal sponsors are The Weather Network and Fischer.[9]

In 2013, Forest announced her retirement from the Paralympic Sport at the Sport Chek Para-Alpine Canadian Championships in Sun Peaks, British Columbia.[10]

In 2019, she was named to the Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame at the 2019 Induction.[11]

Results[edit]

B2 classified Canadian skier Viviane Forest and guide Chloe Lauzon-Gauthier in action at the IPC Alpine World Championships in 2013

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Vancouver Sun, "Para-alpine star Viviane Forest has potential for huge Games medal haul" Archived 24 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine, John Korobanik, 11 March 2010 (accessed 19 March 2010)
  2. ^ "Sports experiences as important as medals for Viviane Forest". Canadian Paralympic Committee. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  3. ^ Mike, Contact (17 November 2019). "Vancouver 2010 poster girl Forest inducted to Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  4. ^ Canada, Social Development (18 March 2010). "PM congratulates Viviane Forest on winning gold at 2010 Paralympic Winter Games". Canada.ca. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  5. ^ Telegraph-Journal, "Games: Canucks remain undefeated in sledge hockey, curling", Canadian Press, 15 March 2010 (accessed 19 March 2010)
  6. ^ a b The Gazette (Montreal), "‘Tough cookie’ Forest wins second Paralympic medal", Mike Beamish, 16 March 2010 (accessed 19 March 2010)
  7. ^ a b Vancouver Sun, "Paralympic para-alpine skiing: Canada’s Viviane Forest does the trifecta, wins visually impaired downhill gold" Archived 23 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Mike Beamish, 18 March 2010 (accessed 19 March 2010)
  8. ^ "Viviane Forest | Canadian Paralympic Committee". paralympic.ca. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  9. ^ The Weather Network (Canada), "Weather News: The Weather Network is proud to sponsor Canadian Para-Alpine athlete Viviane Forest." (accessed 15 March 2010)
  10. ^ "Canadian Paralympic star Viviane Forest announces retirement". insidethegames.biz. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Viviane Forest, Named to the Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame 2019". Alberta Sports & Recreation Association for the Blind. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

External links[edit]

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