Brigitte Acton
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | November 30, 1985 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
Brigitte Acton (born November 30, 1985) is a Canadian alpine skier. Acton competed at the 2006 Winter Games, 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.[1]
She finished first in Slalom in the 2006 Canadian National Championships, second in Giant Slalom and seventh in Super G.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Acton's mother, Diane Pratte, competed in the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo, 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 NHL goaltender Mike Smith.[2][3] They have four children.
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006-07-13)
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Categories:
- 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 for Canada
- Sportspeople from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
- Skiers from Ontario
- Sportswomen from Ontario
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen
- Canadian alpine skiing biography stubs