Viviane Forest

Sport: Para-Alpine Ski 
Residence: Edmonton, Alberta
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Viviane was born in Montreal, Quebec but now calls Edmonton, Alberta home.  As a member of the Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing (CADS) Edmonton, Viviane completed only one year of competition on the Canadian and North American skiing circuit with the Para-Alpine Canadian Development Team before she was invited to join Team Canada in 2008 to compete on the World Cup circuit. Amazingly, Viviane had only limited experience skiing before she began alpine racing.

Viviane had an excellent rookie season on the IPC World Cup circuit as she won the 2008-09 season overall Crystal Globe in the ladies visual impaired category.  She also won a gold medal in super combined in the 2009 IPC World Championships in Kangwon Land, Korea.  She was also crowned Canadian Champion at the 2009 Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Championships in Sun Peaks, BC.  With only 4% vision, Viviane is led down the slopes by her guide Lindsay Debou at speeds over 100 km/hr.

Viviane is a well-rounded athlete and has already won two Paralympic Summer Games gold medals in the sport of goalball in the 2000 Syndey games and 2004 Athens games.  Viviane, who retired from goalball in 2005, has a goal to reach the podium at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games to be one of the first women to earn gold medals at both the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games.