Stéphanie St-Pierre (born August 2, 1985) is a

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freestyle skier. St-Pierre competes in moguls. Born in

Victoriaville Victoriaville () is a town in south-central Quebec, Canada, on the Nicolet River. Victoriaville is the seat of Arthabaska Regional County Municipality and a part of the Centre-du-Québec (Bois-Francs) region. It is formed by the 1993 merger of ...

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, St-Pierre made her

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debut in January 2002 at

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. Her first World Cup podium came at

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in 2003, where she won a dual moguls event. Over her career, St-Pierre has earned eight podium places at World Cup events, with two of these being victories. Her most successful season came in 2007, when she placed 5th overall in the World Cup standings. She also won a bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships in Deer Valley. St-Pierre competed at the

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. She finished 17th in the opening round of the women's moguls, good enough to advance in the final. In the final, she improved her score to end up 12th overall.

World Cup podiums

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FIS profile
* 1985 births Living people Olympic freestyle skiers for Canada Freestyle skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Victoriaville Sportspeople from Centre-du-Québec Canadian female freestyle skiers Skiing people from Quebec 21st-century Canadian sportswomen {{Canada-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub