Christine de Bruin

Christine de Bruin
de Bruin in 2019
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1989-03-03) 3 March 1989 (age 35)[1]
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportBobsleigh
EventTwo-woman
Turned pro2012
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Monobob
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Whistler Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Whistler Two-woman
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Altenberg Two-woman

Christine de Bruin (née Bushie, born 3 March 1989) is a Canadian bobsledder. She competed in the two-woman event at the 2018 Winter Olympics with Melissa Lotholz.[2] She won bronze in the women's event and a silver medal in the team relay at the 2019 Bobsled World Championships in Whistler, British Columbia.[1]

In January 2022, De Bruin was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[3][4][5] De Bruin would go on to win the bronze medal in the inaugural monobob event.[6][7]

In November 2022, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport announced de Bruin had tested positive for an illicit anabolic agent and had admitted to the violation. She was suspended from training and competition for three years.[8][9] Signing the admission reduced the ban by one year. de Bruin said she was not financially able to contest the ruling.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Karstens-Smith, Gemma (3 March 2019). "Canada's Christine de Bruin celebrates 30th birthday with silver, bronze". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Christine de Bruin". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. ^ "21 bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in Beijing". www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.c. Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. ^ Nichols, Paula (20 January 2022). "18 bobsleigh and 3 skeleton athletes to be on Team Canada at Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  5. ^ Smart, Zack (20 January 2022). "Kripps, de Bruin, Appiah headline formidable Canadian bobsleigh team at Beijing Games". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  6. ^ Nichols, Paula (13 February 2022). "Monobob bronze for de Bruin at Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  7. ^ Barnes, Dan (13 February 2022). "Christine de Bruin claims Olympic bronze for Canada in monobob debut, Kaillie Humphries wins gold". National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  8. ^ Coghe, Yuri. "Canadian Olympic bobsleigh medallist Christine de Bruin suspended three years for doping violation". CBC. CBC News. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  9. ^ a b Keating, Steve (4 November 2022). Ken Ferris (ed.). "Canadian Olympic bobsledder de Bruin hit with three-year ban". Reuters. Retrieved 12 November 2022.


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