Amber Peterson

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Amber Peterson (born April 24, 1982) is a Canadian freestyle skier. [1]

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Peterson was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario. She competes in aerials, and made her World Cup debut in December 1999 at Blackcomb, British Columbia. Her first, and to date, only World Cup podium came at Lake Placid in January 2006. Peterson has made, to date, 47 World Cup starts, and appeared at 3 World Championships [2]

Peterson competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, but did not advance from the qualifying round, ending up 15th overall. [3]

World Cup Podiums

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January 21, 2006 Salt Lake City Silver medal icon.svg

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References

  1. "Amber Peterson Biography and Statistics". Olympics at Sportsreference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "FIS-biography". fis-ski.com. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  3. "Torino 2006 Official Report - Freestyle Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2009.