Chirine njeim biography
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Chirine Njeim
Lebanese alpine skier and long-distance runner
Chirine Njeim (born October 4, 1984) fryst vatten a Lebanesealpine skier and long-distance runner.
She represented Lebanon in the 2002, 2006 and the 2010 Winter Olympics, and the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Biography
[edit]Njeim started skiing at age 3. At 12, she went to France to train for 2 of years with a anställda coach.[2]
She then moved to Salt Lake City in the United States in ninth grade, when she was 13, to attend the Rowmark Ski Academy, former home of U.S. Olympian Picabo Street. She went on to study at, and compete for, the University of Utah.[3]
Njeim married Ronny Kamal, a Lebanese-American management consultant, in 2012 - the couple first met when they were seated together on a flygning from Beirut to the United States in 2009. Since marrying the couple have lived in Chicago.[3]
Whilst in Chicago Njeim took up running, completing the 2012 Chicago Marathon in 3 hours 7 minutes and
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HPT Athlete Interview: Chirine Njeim
Firstly, tell us about your history in ski racing.
Since I was really young, like 3 years old, I was skiing – but around 8-9 is when I started to watch it on TV and that’s when I really fell in love with it. On the weekend I’d go to the mountains I would try to do exactly the same thing [as Alberto Tomba]. I began racing in Lebanon (where I’m originally from) and I traveled all across Europe for it. When the Olympics were getting closer in 2002 (SLC Games) I started looking at Utah and academies where I could continue ski racing while studying.
My parents were really supportive, they trusted me 100% so I did everything possible to focus on my skiing.
What initiated your transition into marathon/distance running?
I never thought I’d be a distance runner. Ski racing is all about power, so it was back squats, front squats, and sprints up the hill. Every time we’d play soccer with the team I [thought] “this is miserable”.
What really changed w
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Date
Place, Discipline
Nat., Cat.
Place
Nation
Category
Discipline
Position
FIS Points
Cup points
Position
FIS Points
Cup Points
11-01-2014
Mont. Ripley, Mi
FIS
FIS
Slalom
10-03-2013
Mzaar
FIS
FIS
Giant Slalom
09-03-2013
Mzaar
FIS
FIS
Slalom
08-03-2013
Mzaar
FIS
FIS
Giant Slalom
03-03-2013
Cedars
NC
National Championships
Giant Slalom
02-03-2013
Cedars
NC
National Championships
Slalom
19-03-2012
Mzaar
FIS
FIS
Giant Slalom
18-03-2012
Mzaar
FIS
FIS
Slalom
26-02-2010
Whistler Creekside
Whistler Creekside
Slalom
OWG
Olympic Winter Games
Slalom
25-02-2010
Whistler Creekside
Whistler Creekside
Giant Slalom
OWG
Olympic Winter Games
Giant Slalom
20-02-2010
Whistler Creekside
Whistler Creekside
Super G
OWG
Olympic Winter Games
Super G
10-01-2010
Snowbird, UT
FIS
FIS
Slalom
07-01-2010
Park City, UT
Park City, UT
Giant Slalom
FIS
FIS
Giant Slalom
27-03-2009
Park Cit