Olympic Snowboarding Champion Dies in Climbing Accident
Karine Ruby, a former Olympic snowboarding champion, died today at the age of 31 in a climbing accident on Mont Blanc.
From the Associated Press:
Ruby was roped to other climbers when she and some members of the group fell into a deep crack in the glacier on the way down the mountain, Chamonix police official Laurent Sayssac said.
A 38-year-old man from the Paris region died in the fall, and a 27-year-old man was evacuated by helicopter with serious injuries and hospitalized, Sayssac added.
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon called Ruby an “exceptional sportswoman.”
“Karine incarnated the emergence of snowboarding in France,” Fillon said in a statement. “The people of France will hold on to the memory of her talent and her joie de vivre.”
Tags: Chamonix, France, Francois Fillon, gold medal, Karine Ruby, Laurent Sayssac, Mont Blanc, Olympian Death, Olympian Dies, Olympics, Snowboarder Killed, Snowboarding, Snowboarding Accident, World Cup
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May 30, 2009 at 3:29 am
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