Karen Percy Lowe (born October 10, 1966) is a Canadian former

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

. She was born in

Banff, Alberta Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately west of Calgary and east of Lake Louise. At above Banff is the community with the second highest e ...

. She won 2 bronze medals in skiing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, where she was Canada's flag bearer in the

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. Until her retirement from the National team in August 1990, she competed in 107 races on the World Cup circuit with 25-top 10 finishes, four World Championships including two Junior World Championships, and 7 consecutive Canadian National Championships from 1983 to 1989.

Honours

In 1988, she was a recipient of Canada's highest award when she became a Member of the

Order of Canada The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the ...

, followed, in 1989, by an Olympic Champion award at The Tribute to the Champions.

Personal life

Percy is married to former

Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which ...

player, and current Director of Hockey for the Edmonton Oilers,

Kevin Lowe Kevin Hugh Lowe (born April 15, 1959) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive, former coach and former player. Lowe was the vice-chairman of Oilers Entertainment Group until his retirement on August 2nd, 2022 (behind only Glen Sather in ...

. Their son Keegan is currently playing with HC Bolzano in the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL).

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Canadian Ski Hall of Fame biodata
1966 births Living people Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Canadian female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of Canada Olympic bronze medalists for Canada People from Banff, Alberta Sportspeople from Alberta Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics Members of the Order of Canada {{Canada-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub