Christine de Bruin

Christine de Bruin
de Bruin in 2019
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
Two-woman
Turned pro
2012
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 BeijingMonobob
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 WhistlerMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2019 WhistlerTwo-woman
Bronze medal – third place2020 AltenbergTwo-woman

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]

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]

In November 2022, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport announced de Bruin had tested positive for an illicit anabolic agent of a food contamination . She was suspended from training and competition for three years.[8][9] Signing the admission reduced the ban by one year. de Bruin said she was not financially able to contest the ruling.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 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". bobsleighcanadaskeleton.ca. 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". 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". cbc.ca. CBC Sports. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  6. ↑ Nichols, Paula (13 February 2022). "Monobob bronze for de Bruin at Beijing 2022". 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.
  8. ↑ Coghe, Yuri. "Canadian Olympic bobsleigh medallist Christine de Bruin suspended three years for doping violation". CBC. CBC News. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  9. 1 2 Keating, Steve (4 November 2022). Ken Ferris (ed.). "Canadian Olympic bobsledder de Bruin hit with three-year ban". Reuters. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
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