Rachael Karker
Rachael Karker (born September 9, 1997) is a Canadian freestyle skier.
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Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Guelph, Ontario, Canada | September 9, 1997||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Freestyle skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Halfpipe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Blue Mountain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Karker 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]
References
- "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.
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