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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 [http://www.rowmark.org/ Rowmark Ski Academy], former home of U.S. Olympian [[Picabo Street]]. |
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 [http://www.rowmark.org/ Rowmark Ski Academy], former home of U.S. Olympian [[Picabo Street]]. |
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She finished 36th in [[Slalom skiing|Slalom]] and 45th in [[Giant Slalom]] at the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] in Salt Lake City. |
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== Event Schedule ([[2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Winter Olympics]])== |
== Event Schedule ([[2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Winter Olympics]])== |
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Occupation | Alpine skier |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
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Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G, Giant slalom, Slalom, Combined |
Club | Faraya Mzaar |
Olympics | |
Teams | 3 |
Medals | 0 |
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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.
Event Schedule (2002 Winter Olympics)
Event Schedule (2006 Winter Olympics)
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