Brigitte Acton (born November 30, 1985) is a

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. Acton competed at the

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, where she finished 11th in the giant slalom, 17th in the slalom, and 10th in the combined. She also competed at the

2010 Winter Games )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...

. She finished first in Slalom in the 2006 Canadian National Championships, second in Giant Slalom and seventh in Super G.

Personal life

Acton's mother,

Diane Pratte Diane Pratte (born 18 June 1953) is a Canadian former alpine skier who competed in the 1972 Winter Olympics. Pratte's daughter, Brigitte Acton Brigitte Acton (born November 30, 1985) is a Canadian alpine skier. Acton competed at the 2006 Winte ...

, competed in the 1972 Olympics in

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, Japan. Acton's father, Gordon Acton was a member of the Canadian National Ski Team, as well as her sister Lise-Marie, uncles Raymond and Michel Pratte and aunt Claude Pratte. On September 3, 2010, Acton married

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Mike Smith. They have four children.

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1985 births Living people Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Canadian female alpine skiers Canadian people of English descent Olympic alpine skiers of Canada Sportspeople from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Skiing people from Ontario {{Canada-alpine-skiing-bio-stub