Karine Ruby

Quick Facts

Full Name	Karine Ruby
Occupation	Snowboarder
Date Of Birth	Jan 4, 1978(1978-01-04)
Age	46
Date Of Death	2009-05-29
Birthplace	Bonneville
Country	France
Birth City	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Horoscope	Capricorn

Karine Ruby Biography

Karine Ruby is one of the most popular and richest Snowboarder who was born on January 4, 1978 in Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. French snowboarder who is also an Olympic Champion who won an Olympic gold medal as well as Six World Championship gold medals.

She was last in competition at the 2002 Olympics in which skater She last competed in the 2002 Olympics where skater Sarah Hughes took home the gold. took the gold.

Ruby won the giant slalom event in the snowboarding competition at the 1998 Winter Olympics held in Nagano, Japan, overcoming severe weather conditions to win the first Olympic gold medal awarded in the event to a woman. She finished a combined 1.74 seconds behind Isabelle Blanc in the parallel giant slalom in snowboarding competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, an event that the two French snowboarders had dedicated to the memory of teammate Régine Cavagnoud, who had died in a 2001 training accident.

Ruby came in third place to win a bronze medal in snowboardcross at the Winter X Games IX held in Aspen, Colorado in January 2005. She competed in the snowboardcross event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and retired from the sport after being eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Her sister Jerome is also a snowsports enthusiast and is professional ski instructor.

Karine Ruby Net Worth

Karine Ruby is one of the richest Snowboarder from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Karine Ruby 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She took home her very first gold medal during International Competition at the 1996 FIS Snowboarding World Championships.

She was awarded gold for her participation in the Giant Slalom at the 1998 Olympics and silver for the Parallel Giant Slalom at the 2002 Olympics.

Karine Ruby (4 January 1978 in Bonneville, Haute-Savoie – 29 May 2009) was a French snowboarder and Olympic champion. She won two medals at the Winter Olympics, with a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, and a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.. She also earned six gold medals and four silver medals at the FIS Snowboard World Championships, and 67 wins and 122 podiums at the FIS Snowboard World Cup, which earned her the description by The New York Times as “the most decorated female snowboarder in the world”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Karine Ruby height 5 ft 4 in Karine weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Karine Ruby Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Karine Ranked on the list of most popular Snowboarder. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Karine Ruby celebrates birthday on January 4 of every year.

Is Karine Ruby dead?

May 29, 2009

Where was Karine Ruby born?

Bonneville, France

When did Karine Ruby start snowboarding?

Her childhood dream was to be a mountain guide, one she pursued while taking up the new discipline of snowboarding on the gently undulating Les Chosalets run situated right behind her family home. She started competing at the age of 14 , undaunted by the fact that her opponents were all boys.

Where was snowboarding invented?

Modern snowboarding began in 1965 when Sherman Poppen, an engineer in Muskegon, Michigan , invented a toy for his daughters by fastening two skis together and attaching a rope to one end so he would have some control as they stood on the board and glided downhill.

Is snowboarding harder than skiing?

Skiing is generally easy to learn initially but is harder to master. Snowboarding is harder to learn but reaching an advanced level is easier. Although there are exceptions to this rule, it generally holds true and you can use it to inform your snow sports choice.