She was French female snowboarder who dominated the sport for over a decade. Karine was killed in an accident on mount Blanc on May 29th 2009.
Karine Ruby was a French snowboarder and also an Olympic champion who won the golden medal at the winter Olympics 1998 in Nanago. Karine Ruby was born January 4th 1978 in Bonneville, Haute-Savoie. In 2002 winter Olympics at Salt Lake City, sh won a silver medal, while in 2005’s winter X snowboard cross she took home a bronze medal. Her career in snowboarding had seen major recognitions with a world champion record of more six times and more 65 snowboard world cups. This had to make The New York Times called her ‘The most decorated female snowboarder in the whole world’
Karine Ruby retired from the snowboarding sport after the 2006 Olympics, where she was eliminated at the quarter finals stage. Her death came at a time when she was to finish her mountain guide course which had taken her over 15 years. She had dominated the snowboarding business for over a decade before her retirement.
On May 29th 2009, at age 31 during a training session on Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in western Europe, Karine Ruby met an accident which would leave her lifeless. She was training into becoming a mountaineering guide a process that can take more than 15 years to achieve. She is said to have fallen into a 70+ foot wide glacier crevasse, pulling in two other people she was guiding killing one and leaving the other with serious injuries. Her hit the headlines of all media houses, with many calling her ‘our female snowboarder’. France prime minister called her an “exceptional sportswoman.” Reports have it that the 2010 Vancouver games will be dedicated to her memory.
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