Trine Bakke

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Trine Bakke
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Born11 January 1975
Trondheim

Trine Bakke (born 11 January 1975 in Trondheim) is a retired Norwegian alpine skier. By the end of her career, she had won two World cup competitions in slalom (St. Anton 1999 and Maribor, 2000). The highlight in her career came at the WC 1999 in Vail where she won the bronze medal in slalom behind Zali Steggall and Pernilla Wiberg. [1]

Bakke competed in alpine skiing for Norway at the 1994, 1998, and 2002 Winter Olympics.

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References

  1. "Australian Woman Wins Slalom". New York Times. 14 February 1999. Retrieved 31 January 2021.