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Kari Traa

Traa in Bjerkreim 2008
Personal information
Born	28 January 1974 (1974-01-28) (age 51) Voss, Norway
Height	168 cm
Weight	65 kg
Medal record Women's freestyle skiing Representing  Norway Olympic Games Gold 2002 Salt Lake City Moguls Silver 2006 Turin Moguls Bronze 1998 Nagano Moguls World Championships Gold 2001 Whistler Moguls Gold 2001 Whistler Dual moguls Gold 2003 Deer Valley Moguls Gold 2003 Deer Valley Dual moguls Silver 1999 Meiringen-Hasliberg Moguls Silver 1999 Meiringen-Hasliberg Dual moguls Silver 2005 Ruka Dual moguls

Kari Traa (born January 28, 1974) is a former Olympic freestyle skier from Norway. She is famous for her success in the moguls event. Kari won a gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics, a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics, and a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Skiing Achievements

Kari Traa is a four-time World Champion in freestyle skiing. She won gold medals in 2001 for both moguls and parallel moguls. She repeated this success in 2003, winning gold in both moguls and parallel moguls again. She also earned three silver medals at the World Championships. These were for moguls and parallel moguls in 1999, and for dual moguls in 2005. Overall, Kari has achieved 37 victories in the World Cup competitions.

Olympic Journey

Kari Traa first competed in the Olympics in 1992 at Albertville. This was the first time moguls was an official Olympic event. She finished 14th, just missing out on the final round. In 1994, the Olympic Games were held in Norway, her home country, in Lillehammer. However, Kari could not compete because she injured her knee during a training run just three weeks before the event. After the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan, Kari finally won her first Olympic medal, a bronze. She continued her success, winning a gold medal in 2002 and a silver medal in 2006.

Life After Skiing

After her career as a professional skier, Kari Traa started her own company in 2002. This company sells sports clothes, and her collections have won awards for their success. In 2006, she released her autobiography, a book about her life, called Kari.

Kari Traa is also involved in helping young skiers. She works to find and encourage new ski talents. She has also helped organize World Cup events. She is very active in the Ekstremsportveko (Extreme Sports Week) festival. This festival is held in her hometown of Voss, Norway, and is known as one of the biggest extreme sports festivals in the world. In 2006, she received the Nynorsk User of the Year award, which recognizes people who promote the Nynorsk language in Norway.

See also

In Spanish: Kari Traa para niños