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Brigitte Acton

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Brigitte Acton
Personal information
Born (1985-11-30) November 30, 1985 (age 38)
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
OccupationAlpine skier

Brigitte Acton (born November 30, 1985) is a Canadian alpine skier. Acton competed at the 2006 Winter Games, where she finished 11th in the giant slalom, 17th in the slalom, and 10th in the combined. She also competed at the 2010 Winter Games.[1]

She finished first in Slalom in the 2006 Canadian National Championships, second in Giant Slalom and seventh in Super G.

Personal life

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Acton's mother, Diane Pratte, competed in the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Acton's father, Gordon Acton was a member of the Canadian National Ski Team, as well as her sister Lise-Marie, uncles Raymond and Michel Pratte and aunt Claude Pratte.

On September 3, 2010, Acton married NHL goaltender Mike Smith.[2][3] They have four children.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brigitte Acton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
  2. ^ Cristodero, Damian (September 10, 2010). "Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Dan Ellis laments Twitter controversy". St. Petersburg Times. BRANDON. Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  3. ^ Ruicci, Peter (May 12, 2012). "Brigitte beams with pride for husband Mike Smith". Sault Star. Archived from the original on July 23, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
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