Veronika Bauer (born October 17, 1979 in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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) is a
Canadian
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freestyle skier
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.
Bauer competes in
aerials, and made her
World Cup
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debut in August 1997 at
Mount Buller
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in Australia. Her first World Cup podium also came at that venue, two years later. Her first career World Cup win came in 2002, when she won an event at
Lake Placid.
Over her career, Bauer has placed on the podium at World Cup events 18 times, with four of these being victories. Her most successful season came in 2003, as she placed 3rd overall in the World Cup standings. That season saw her claim three of her four titles, two at Mt. Buller and one in
Fernie. She has made the podium twice at the
World Championships
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. She won a gold medal at
Whistler in
2001
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, then finished less than three points behind
Alisa Camplin
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to earn silver in
2003
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.
[
Bauer has competed in three Olympic games, ]2002
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, 2006 and 2010.[ In the first two she made the final, with her top finish 10th place in 2002.]
World Cup Podiums
[
]
References
External links
FIS profile
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1979 births
Living people
Olympic freestyle skiers for Canada
Freestyle skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Freestyle skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Freestyle skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Skiers from Toronto
Canadian female freestyle skiers