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| Nationality | Swedish | |||||||||||||
| Born | 1963 (age 56–57) | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Sweden | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle skiing | |||||||||||||
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Carin Hernskog (born 1963) is a Swedish freestyle skier.
She won a silver medal in aerials at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 1986 in Tignes. [1]
She took part in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, placing third in aerials, which was a demonstration event at the games.
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