Christine de Bruin (née Bushie, born 3 March 1989) is a Canadian

bobsledder Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Feder ...

. She competed in the two-woman event at the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

with

Melissa Lotholz Melissa Lotholz (born December 2, 1992) is a Canadian bobsledder. In her rookie season, Lotholz pushed Kaillie Humphries to 3 World Cup medals. The following season the duo won 9 medals in as many races, including silver at World Championships, ...

. 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. In January 2022, De Bruin was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. De Bruin would go on to win the bronze medal in the inaugural

monobob Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Feder ...

event. 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. Signing the admission reduced the ban by one year. de Bruin said she was not financially able to contest the ruling.

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* 1989 births Living people Canadian female bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Canada Bobsledders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2022 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in bobsleigh Sportspeople from Edmonton 21st-century Canadian women {{Canada-bobsleigh-bio-stub