Mélanie Turgeon

Mélanie Turgeon (born October 21, 1976) is a skier and former member of the Canadian national ski team.

Mélanie Turgeon
Born	(1976-10-21) 21 October 1976 Alma, Québec, Canada
Occupation	Alpine skier ♀
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines	Downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, combined
Club	Mont Ste. Anne ski club
World Cup debut	1998
Retired	2005
Olympics
Teams	3
World Championships
Teams	6
Medals	1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	9
Wins	1
Podiums	8
Medal record Women's alpine skiing Representing  Canada International alpine ski competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships 1 0 0 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 1 4 3 Total 2 7 3 World Championships 2003 St. Moritz Downhill

A member of the Mont Ste. Anne ski club, Turgeon joined the Canadian national ski team in 1992 at the age of only sixteen. Two years later she collected five medals at the World Junior Championships, including two gold medals in the giant slalom and combined events.

She competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano and the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.[1]

In 2003, she won a gold medal in the downhill event at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in St. Moritz.

Turgeon sustained a back injury that forced her to sit out the entire 2003–2004 season. She announced her retirement from skiing in October 2005.