Viviane Forest
{{Short description|Canadian multi-sport Paralympian}}
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{{Medal|Country | {{CAN}} }}
{{Medal|Sport|Goalball}}
{{Medal|Comp|Paralympic Games}}
{{Medal|Gold|2000 Sydney|Women's goalball}}
{{Medal|Gold|2004 Athens|Women's goalball}}
{{Medal|Sport|Alpine skiing}}
{{Medal|Comp|Paralympic Games}}
{{Medal|Gold|2010 Vancouver|Women's downhill (visually impaired)}}
{{Medal|Silver|2010 Vancouver|Women's slalom (visually impaired)}}
{{Medal|Silver|2010 Vancouver|Women's Super-G (visually impaired)}}
{{Medal|Silver|2010 Vancouver|Women's combined (visually impaired)}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2010 Vancouver|Women's giant slalom (visually impaired)}}
{{MedalCompetition|IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2013 La Molina|Giant slalom, (visually impaired)}}
{{MedalBronze|2013 La Molina|Slalom, (visually impaired)}}
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Viviane Forest (born 14 May 1979) is a Canadian multi-sport Paralympic medallist. She was born and raised in Quebec, and currently resides in Edmonton, Alberta. She is the first Canadian Paralympian to win a gold medal at the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games.{{cite web |title=Sports experiences as important as medals for Viviane Forest |website=Canadian Paralympic Committee |date=11 November 2019 |url=https://paralympic.ca/news/sports-experiences-important-medals-viviane-forest |access-date=6 June 2024}}
Early life
A native of Montreal who was born in Greenfield Park, Quebec with four percent of vision.{{cite web |last=Mike |first=Contact |title=Vancouver 2010 poster girl Forest inducted to Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame |website=insidethegames.biz |date=17 November 2019 |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1087143/canadian-paralympic-hall-of-fame |access-date=6 June 2024}}{{cite web |last=Canada |first=Social Development |title=PM congratulates Viviane Forest on winning gold at 2010 Paralympic Winter Games |website=Canada.ca |date=18 March 2010 |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2010/03/congratulates-viviane-forest-winning-gold-2010-paralympic-winter-games.html |access-date=6 June 2024}}
Sporting career
Forest played on Canada's gold medal-winning goalball teams in Sydney and Athens in 2000 and 2004 respectively.
She won a silver at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver for slalom (Visually Impaired), with a time of 2:01.45, 0.89 seconds behind the winner, Sabine Gasteiger of Austria.Telegraph-Journal, [http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/sports/article/984400 "Games: Canucks remain undefeated in sledge hockey, curling"], Canadian Press, 15 March 2010 (accessed 19 March 2010)
She won a bronze in the 2010 Winter Paralympics for giant slalom for women's visually impaired.The Gazette (Montreal), [https://montrealgazette.com/sports/2010wintergames/Tough+cookie+doesn+crumble+soggy+Whistler/2690365/story.html "‘Tough cookie’ Forest wins second Paralympic medal"], Mike Beamish, 16 March 2010 (accessed 19 March 2010)
She won gold at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Whistler Creekside for Women's Visually Impaired Downhill. This made her the first para-athlete to win a gold in both the Winter and Summer Games.Vancouver Sun, [https://vancouversun.com/sports/Para+alpine+star+Viviane+Forest+potential+huge+Games+medal+haul/2672109/story.html "Para-alpine star Viviane Forest has potential for huge Games medal haul"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324090309/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Para%2Balpine%2Bstar%2BViviane%2BForest%2Bpotential%2Bhuge%2BGames%2Bmedal%2Bhaul/2672109/story.html |date=24 March 2010 }}, John Korobanik, 11 March 2010 (accessed 19 March 2010)Vancouver Sun, [https://vancouversun.com/sports/2010wintergames/Canada+Viviane+Forest+does+trifecta+wins+visually+impaired+downhill+gold/2698348/story.html "Paralympic para-alpine skiing: Canada’s Viviane Forest does the trifecta, wins visually impaired downhill gold"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323011825/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/2010wintergames/Canada+Viviane+Forest+does+trifecta+wins+visually+impaired+downhill+gold/2698348/story.html |date=23 March 2010 }}, Mike Beamish, 18 March 2010 (accessed 19 March 2010)
Her skiing guide is Lindsay Debou.{{Cite web |title=Viviane Forest {{!}} Canadian Paralympic Committee |url=https://paralympic.ca/viviane-forest |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=paralympic.ca}} Their personal sponsors are The Weather Network and Fischer.The Weather Network (Canada), [http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/storm_watch_stories3&stormfile=viviane_forest_28_01_2009?ref=more_leftbox "Weather News: The Weather Network is proud to sponsor Canadian Para-Alpine athlete Viviane Forest."] (accessed 15 March 2010)
In 2013, Forest announced her retirement from the Paralympic Sport at the Sport Chek Para-Alpine Canadian Championships in Sun Peaks, British Columbia.{{cite web |title=Canadian Paralympic star Viviane Forest announces retirement |website=insidethegames.biz |date=3 April 2013 |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1013584/canadian-paralympic-star-viviane-forest-announces-retirement |access-date=6 June 2024}}
In 2019, she was named to the Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame at the 2019 Induction.{{cite web |title=Viviane Forest, Named to the Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame 2019 |website=Alberta Sports & Recreation Association for the Blind |date=6 June 2024 |url=https://asrab.ab.ca/?p=2870 |access-date=6 June 2024}}
Results
File:Viviane Forest and Chloe Lauzon-Gauthier.ogv
Beyond the Paralympics, her results include:
2009 World IPC Championships-High 1 Korea
- Gold Medalist- Super-Combined
- Silver Medalist- Downhill
- Silver Medalist- Giant slalom
- Silver Medalist- Slalom
- Silver Medalist- SG
2009 World Cup Finals-Whistler, BC
- Gold Medalist- Giant slalom
- Gold Medalist- Downhill
- Silver Medalist- Super combined
- Silver Medalist- Super G
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|https://www.vivianeforest.ca/}}
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625033509/http://web.me.com/lindsayd2/VivianeandLindsay2010/Welcome.html |title=Viviane and Lindsay 2010, partially archived official site |date=dmy}}
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003142441/http://www.paralympic.ca/athletes/37918 |title=Canadian Paralympic Committee profile |date=dmy}}
- {{IPC|viviane-forest}}
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Category:Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
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