Meaghan Simister

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Meaghan Simister (born November 10, 1986 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian Olympic luger who has competed since 2003.[1][2]

In the 2005/2006 season, Simister placed second in the Canadian championship competition.[3] In international competition, she came in 14th at the Koenigssee, Germany World Cup.[1] Her first Olympics were the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.[1]. During the Olympics on February 14, she sustained minor injuries from a crash on the luge track, in the third of four runs, when she went to high on one of the corners of the track.[4] As a result of the crash, she didn't proceed to the fourth run.[5]

Simister's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 16th in the women's singles event at Nagano in 2004.[1][6]

[edit] Personal life

Simister was one of about 20 athletes in the 2006 Winter Olympics to have attended high school at the National Sport School in Calgary, Alberta.[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Profile of Meaghan Simister by the CBC; URL last accessed February 17, 2006
  2. ^ FIL-Luge profile
  3. ^ Profile of Meaghan Simister by Luge Canada; URL last accessed February 17, 2006.
  4. ^ "Luge athlete from Regina injured", CBC Saskatchewan, February 14, 2006.
  5. ^ "Canadian athlete injured in scary luge crash", National Post, February 14, 2006
  6. ^ FIL-Luge profile
  7. ^ National Sport School; URL accessed on February 17, 2006
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