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'''Chirine Njeim''' (born 4 October 1984) is a [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] [[Alpine Skiing|alpine skier |
'''Chirine Njeim''' (born 4 October 1984) is a [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] [[Alpine Skiing|alpine skier]]. |
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She participated in the [[2006 Winter Olympics]] with the [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] olympic team. |
She participated in the [[2006 Winter Olympics]] with the [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] olympic team. |
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Occupation | Alpine skier |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
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Skiing career | |
Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G, Giant slalom, Slalom, Combined |
Club | Faraya Mzaar |
Olympics | |
Teams | 3 |
Medals | 0 |
World Championships | |
Medals | 0 |
Chirine Njeim (born 4 October 1984) is a Lebanese alpine skier.
She participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics with the Lebanese olympic team. She is currently representing Lebanon in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Biography
The daughter of a tradesman in chemical products, Njeim spent her childhood in Lebanon. She fell in love with the sport when she started skiing at age 3. In her early teens, she went to France to train for a couple of years then moved to Salt Lake City in ninth grade to attend the Rowmark Ski Academy, former home of U.S. Olympian Picabo Street.
She finished 36th in Slalom and 45th in Giant Slalom at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Event Schedule (2006 Winter Olympics)
Event Schedule (2010 Winter Olympics)
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