Christine de Bruin

Christine de Bruin (née Bushie, born 3 March 1989) is a Canadian bobsledder. She competed in the two-woman event at the 2018 Winter Olympics with Melissa Lotholz.[2] She won bronze in the women's event and a silver medal in the team relay at the 2019 Bobsled World Championships in Whistler, British Columbia.[1]

Christine de Bruin
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1989-03-03) 3 March 1989[1]
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportBobsleigh
Event(s)Two-woman
Turned pro2012
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
2022 BeijingMonobob
World Championships
2019 WhistlerMixed team
2019 WhistlerTwo-woman
2020 AltenbergTwo-women

In January 2022, De Bruin was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[3][4][5] De Bruin would go on to win the bronze medal in the inaugural monobob event.[6][7]

References
  1. Karstens-Smith, Gemma (3 March 2019). "Canada's Christine de Bruin celebrates 30th birthday with silver, bronze". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. "Christine de Bruin". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. "21 bobsleigh and skeleton athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in Beijing". www.bobsleighcanadaskeleton.c. Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. Nichols, Paula (20 January 2022). "18 bobsleigh and 3 skeleton athletes to be on Team Canada at Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  5. Smart, Zack (20 January 2022). "Kripps, de Bruin, Appiah headline formidable Canadian bobsleigh team at Beijing Games". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  6. Nichols, Paula (13 February 2022). "Monobob bronze for de Bruin at Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  7. Barnes, Dan (13 February 2022). "Christine de Bruin claims Olympic bronze for Canada in monobob debut, Kaillie Humphries wins gold". National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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