Kim Lamarre

{{Short description|Canadian freestyle skier (born 1988)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Kim Lamarre | headercolor = | image = Kim Lamarre 2014-06-06.jpg | image_size = | caption = Kim Lamarre in Calgary (2014) | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|5|20}} | birth_place = Quebec City, Quebec, Canada<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile |url=http://freestyleski.com/team/slopestyle/kim-lamarre/ |publisher=Freestyle Skiing Canada |accessdate=January 21, 2014}}</ref> | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = | height = 5 ft 4 in | weight = 125 lb | pb = | website = {{URL|kimlamarre.com}} | country = {{CAN}} | sport = Freestyle skiing | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's freestyle skiing}} {{MedalCountry| {{CAN}} }} {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalBronze| 2014 Sochi|Slopestyle}} {{MedalCompetition| Winter X Games}} {{MedalBronze|2014 Aspen |Slopestyle}} }}

'''Kim Lamarre''' (born 20 May 1988) is a Canadian freestyle skier. She won Canada's first ever bronze medal in the women's slopestyle skiing event at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Lamarre said of her surprise bronze that "This is surreal. I have no words to describe this feeling. I am so happy. I knew it was possible but I didn't put it as my main goal. I just wanted to make the finals and then land my run and see what happened."<ref>{{cite news |title=Dara Howell wins gold, Kim Lamarre bronze in ski slopestyle |url=http://olympics.cbc.ca/news/article/dara-howell-wins-gold-kim-lamarre-bronze-ski-slopestyle.html#yulia-lipnitskaya |author=Kate Pettersen |publisher=CBC Sports |date=February 11, 2014}}</ref> The medal came after compatriot and gold medal favourite Kaya Turski failed to qualify for the finals. Despite this Canada still managed two medals in the event after Dara Howell won the gold medal.

==Personal life== Lamarre's grandmother, Ginette Seguin, represented Canada at the 1956 Winter Olympics and competed in alpine skiing. She was 18th in the slalom, 33rd in downhill and 36th in giant slalom.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rallyme.com/rallies/424 | title=SportsEngine HQ Sports Management Software | date=9 September 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://olympique.ca/team-canada/kim-lamarre/ |title= Kim Lamarre |date= 20 January 2014 |accessdate=February 19, 2014 |publisher=l’Équipe olympique canadienne }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/olympics/news/unheralded-quebec-skier-surprises-at-sochi-qualifier |title=Unheralded Quebec skier surprises at Sochi qualifier |publisher=Canada.com |date=December 15, 2013 |accessdate=February 19, 2014 |author=Kingston, Gary |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219034011/http://www.canada.com/olympics/news/unheralded-quebec-skier-surprises-at-sochi-qualifier |archivedate=February 19, 2014 }}</ref>

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==External links== *{{Official website|http://kimlamarre.com/}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lamarre, Kim}} Category:1988 births Category:Canadian female freestyle skiers Category:Living people Category:Skiers from Quebec City Category:Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Category:Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic freestyle skiers for Canada Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Category:Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic medalists in freestyle skiing Category:X Games competitors Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen