Rachael Karker (born September 9, 1997) is a Canadian freestyle skier.
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| Born | September 9, 1997 Guelph, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Halfpipe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Blue Mountain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editKarker competed at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2019, where she placed fourth in the halfpipe.[1]
She placed second at the 2018–19 and 2019–20 FIS World Cup standings and won silver at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021 in the halfpipe.
On January 24, 2022, Karker was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[2][3] Karker would win the bronze medal in the women's halfpipe event.[4]
Personal life
editKarker was born in Guelph, Ontario, on September 9, 1997.[5]
References
edit- ^ "FIS FREESTYLE SKI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019, Results HP PARK CITY (USA). Ladies' Ski Halfpipe" (PDF). fis-ski.com. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (January 24, 2022). "Team Canada adds 24 freestyle skiers to the roster for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ Ewing, Lori (January 24, 2022). "Moguls star Kingsbury leads Canada's Beijing Olympic freestyle team". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ Boynton, Sean (February 17, 2022). "Canada wins silver, bronze in women's halfpipe skiing at Beijing Olympics". Global News. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ "Rachael Karker". olympedia.org. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
External links
edit- Rachael Karker at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Rachael Karker at Team Canada
- Rachael Karker at the X Games
- Rachael Karker at Olympics.com
- Rachael Karker at Olympedia
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