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  Kari Traa Bio - Kari Traa Biography - Kari Traa Stories
Kari moved to Oslo, Norway, in 2003, waiting until she was 29 years old to leave her parents' house.
Kari drives a Ssangyong Rexton, a luxury SUV model produced by Ssangyong, South Korea's fourth-largest automaker.
Kari was unable to compete at the 1994 Winter Olympics at Lillehammer in her home country of Norway because of an ACL injury.
www.tv.com /kari-traa/person/421450/biography.html   (504 words)

  
  Kari Traa | Biography | Bio | Olympic Athlete | Skiier | Freestyle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
When Kari flies out of the gate at the moguls course in Salt Lake City, she'll be competing in her third Winter Olympics.
Kari Traa began skiing moguls on the hills around her home in Voss, Norway when she was 15.
Kari Traa missed the cut for the final round and finished 14th in Albertville - the first official Olympic mogul competition.
www.kidzworld.com /article/1747-kari-traa-biography   (363 words)

  
 Kari Traa
Kari Traa har også slitt med ryggskader, og våren 2000 måtte hun roe ned treningen i flere måneder på grunn av ryggen.
Kari likar imidlertid også det rolige innelivet, og har sydd om mang eit plagg på si symaskin, og hekla mange huer på sine reiser verden rundt.
I boken forteller Kari blant annet om den heftige festkulturen i fjellbyen Voss, om uhell og treningsskader, om broren Arthur som ble operert for hjernesvulst som 22-åring (og heldigvis overlevde), og om et stygt overfall i Tyrkia der hun slo ned overfallsmannen.
cel.webby.no /Kari-Traa   (1167 words)

  
 Freestyle skier gives up goodies, tastes gold - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
Traa, who's won five of six World Cup competitions this season, continued to dominate women's moguls by edging American Shannon Bahrke for a gold medal at Deer Valley Saturday afternoon before a crowd of 13,000 spectators.
Traa was congratulated by the crown prince of Norway after her win on the first day of competition in the 2002 Winter Games.
And while Traa is planning a party to celebrate her Olympic win, she said she's not going to retire for at least a year.
deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,70000259,00.html   (603 words)

  
 Kari Traa Photos - Kari Traa News - Kari Traa Information
Kari would like to meet Ozzy Osbourne and the Pope, though not necessarily at the same time.
Kari's favorite television shows are "Friends," "Frasier," "Seinfeld," "South Park," and a Norwegian reality show about putting together a soccer team with out-of-shape players.
Kari Traa: I wish all people could just get the feeling of how it is to jump out of a plane, and not be afraid and know that you're gonna land safe.
www.tv.com /kari-traa/person/421450/summary.html   (233 words)

  
 zymmetrix: Vertrieb - Distribution der Marken Kari Traa und Kask
Einige von ihnen sollen später ins Kari Traa-Team aufgenommen werden.
Grosses Interesse für Kari Traa und Kask an der Swisspo 06
Dagbladet: In Verbindung mit den Olympischen Spielen in Turin werden in Norwegen 2 Briefmarken mit Goldkandidaten herausgegeben.
www.zymmetrix.com   (836 words)

  
 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2005
Kari Traa is probably the best-known freestyle skier in women.
If Traa is in fit to do her best she is very hard to beat.
What makes Kari Traa a really tough competitor is her aggressive and fearless character, which can also be recognised outside the slopes.
www.ruka.fi /wsc2005/introductions/?id=944   (400 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Winter Olympics 2002 | Other Skiing | Traa wins moguls title
Kari Traa has grabbed gold in the women's moguls event at the Winter Olympics.
Traa, who won bronze at the 1998 Nagano Games, qualified for the final 16 in first place, while Bahrke started in fifth and Satoya in sixth.
But with the pressure on Traa produced a superb triple twist, to win the judges points, and a fast time to take the title away from the American.
news.bbc.co.uk /winterolympics2002/hi/english/other_skiing/newsid_1811000/1811738.stm   (251 words)

  
 VOANews.com - Norwegian Wins Olympic Gold in Moguls
World Cup leader Kari Traa of Norway edged American Shannon Bahrke to win the gold medal at Deer Valley, Utah.
Kari Traa was the last skier downing the bumpy moguls course at Deer Valley.
Traa said that she enjoyed the pressure of being the favorite.
www.help-for-you.com /news/Feb2002/Feb10/PRT10-712Article.html   (229 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Bloom, Traa win world titles in dual moguls   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Kari Traa of Norway repeated as the women's duals champ with Shannon Bahrke of Tahoe City, Calif., the bronze medalist.
Bahrke was denied a spot in the women's final when Traa edged her in a semifinal race.
Traa, who the women's individual moguls race Friday, also was world champion in the two mogul events in 2001.
www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/winter/2003-02-01-freestyle-duals_x.htm   (483 words)

  
 McGill Athletics
Kari Traa, 31, of Norway was the superstar of her sport until the Spruce Grove shooting star came along.
Traa is the one they all owe, taking her sport to a new level in her time as queen of the hill.
Having Kari Traa there really helped," she added of the Norwegian who is both her idol and her rival.
www.athletics.mcgill.ca /main_news_details.ch2?article_id=988   (652 words)

  
 ESPN.com: OLY - Bloom, Dawson take second, third in moguls at worlds
In the women's race, Norway's Kari Traa, racing on the course that gave her Olympic gold a year ago, successfully defended her world moguls title.
While Traa had no problems with the mogul run, the course was not so kind to the other 2002 Olympic medalists.
Traa, second to Bahrke in the current World Cup standings, skied aggressively and quickly from the top of the 260-meter run for the gold medal with a score of 27.99 points from the seven judges.
espn.go.com /oly/news/2003/0131/1502028.html   (461 words)

  
 Kari Traa at AllExperts
Kari Traa (born January 28, 1974 in Voss, Norway) is a Norwegian freestyle skier.
She won the Olympic title in the moguls event at the 2002 Winter Olympics, finished second at the 2006 games, and finished third at the 1998 games.
Traa is extremely popular in Norway, and has been on the cover of many magazines, and tabloid newspapers.
en.allexperts.com /e/k/ka/kari_traa.htm   (323 words)

  
 NBCOlympics.com - Freestyle Skiing - Moving on   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
But when Kari Traa says that the Torino Games will be her Olympic finale, rest assured, it's more than safe to assume she means it.
The most prominent endeavor in her life outside of skiing is "Kari Traa," the clothing line she founded in the summer of 2002 with a pair of friends (
Traa's interest in jumping out of planes seems to fall somewhere between favorite pastime and full-blown obsession.
www.nbcolympics.com /freestyle/5064417/detail.html   (712 words)

  
 Den Danske Skiskole: Shop
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dendanskeskiskole.dk /da/shop   (284 words)

  
 Hot Athletes: Kari Traa
Torino will be Traa's last Olympianss appearance but at 32, she's got little left to prove.
But even in a crowded field of Nordic beauty, Kari Traa is ridiculously attractive.
UPDATE: Congrats to Kari, who took home the silver medal in the women's Olympians moguls.
women.hotathletes.org /2006/kari_traa.php   (174 words)

  
 The U.S. Ski Team News
Kari Traa of Norway repeated as women's duals champ with Shannon Bahrke (Tahoe City, CA) as bronze medalist.
Bahrke ran into "King Kong Kari" in the semifinals, a duel between the Olympic champion and Olympic silver medalist which was the highlight of the women's day.
Traa won the run, 18-17, when Bahrke bobbled her second air.
www3.usskiteam.com /PublishingFolder/1262.htm   (1452 words)

  
 Traa Win Fourth Moguls of Season, U.S. Bahrke Takes Second
Kari Traa boosts some air on her way to victory at the U.S. Freestyle Grand Nationals at Steamboat, Colo. Photo by Doug Sabanosh
Kari Traa beat Shannon Bahrke of Tahoe City, Calif., in a World Cup moguls race Saturday for her fourth win of the season.
Traa scored 27.65 points out of a possible 30 for her second victory in as many days.
www.skiingmag.com /skiing/news/article/0,12910,325814,00.html   (244 words)

  
 Sports: Five world athletes to watch
Four years later, Traa was back in the groove, earning a bronze in Nagano, and she defeated Shannon Bahrke of the United States in the final for the gold.
Traa finished second in the 2004-05 World Cup standings, though she did not fare well at the 2005 World Championships, placing 15th.
Still, given her experience in the Olympic spotlight, Traa should be a medal contender.
www.sptimes.com /2006/02/10/Sports/Five_world_athletes_t.shtml   (1176 words)

  
 Duals: Gold for Bloom, Double Bronze   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Kari Traa of Norway repeated as women's duals champ with Shannon Bahrke (Tahoe City, CA) as bronze medalist.
Bahrke ran into "King Kong Kari" in the semifinals, a duel between the Olympic champion and Olympic silver medalist which was the highlight of the women's day.
Traa won the run, 18-17, when Bahrke bobbled her second air.
www.firsttracksonline.com /news/stories/104416199974871.shtm   (1447 words)

  
 Kari Traa i OL-form - Dagbladet.no
I VINDEN: Kari Traa traff på hoppene og gikk helt til topps i det siste verdenscuprennet i kulekjøring før OL i Torino.
Kari Traa fikk full klaff i verdenscupen i Spindleruv i Tsjekkia i dag, og vant sin tredje verdenscupseier for sesongen.
Traa var naturlig nok fornøyd etter sin 37.
www.dagbladet.no /sport/2006/02/04/456812.html   (344 words)

  
 The Weekly BLAM! » Kari Traa dominates a mountain, you dominate Sim City 2.
Kari Traa dominates a mountain, you dominate Sim City 2.
Yes, it gets dark there pretty early in the evening during the winter, but that means in the summer months, when there isn’t any snow on the ground, Kari Traa is probably out and about, rocking the tight fitting clothes for the nearly all of the 21 hours of daylight.
What is most important is that, even if you do find yourself in Kari’s presence, don’t bother to talk to her, real life is nothing like The Sims 2
slowbog.com /?p=38   (279 words)

  
 Canadian's bumpy ride aces defending champ
The competition could not have been more dramatic as Canada's Jennifer Heil, last up among 20 women, snatched the gold medal from defending Olympic champion Kari Traa of Norway, with a score of 26.50 points.
Traa's 25.65 from her starting position of 14th had held up for the lead until the Canadian laid down a virtually perfect run with speed, a layback jump and graceful twists.
After earning gold in 2002 and bronze in 1998, Traa now has a full set with this silver.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/02/12/SPG44H794K1.DTL&type=printable   (606 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Traa tops Bahrke for moguls win
SAINT-LARY-PIAU, France -- Kari Traa beat Shannon Bahrke of Tahoe City, Calif., in a World Cup moguls race Saturday for her fourth win of the season.
Traa scored 27.65 points out of a possible 30 for her second victory in as many days.
Traa, a 1998 Olympic bronze medalist in the discipline, led the overall standings after five races.
sports.espn.go.com /oly/winter02/freestyle/news?id=1310363   (155 words)

  
 Watchr: People: kari traa
Kari Traa har jeg alltid forestilt meg som en sjarmerende bajas, en...
Kari Traa endte på en 11.-plass da hun gjorde comeback i kuleløypa i VM fredag.
Kari Traa (33) gjør comeback i fristils-VM neste måned, ifølge VM-arrangøren.
www.watchr.net /people/kari_traa   (234 words)

  
 FREEZE Online | Freestyler Bahrke Wins First U.S. Medal
Norwegian star Kari Traa took the gold, while Japan's Tae Satoya won the bronze.
Bahrke, the reigning U.S. champion in moguls, was fifth after the qualification run, but turned it on in her second pass on the steep Deer Valley bump hill to finish second with a score of 25.06.
Traa won the gold with a score of 25.94.
www.freezeonline.com /freeze/competition/article/0,13122,330539,00.html   (559 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
In the women's competition was another comfortable win by Kari Traa, her fourth of the season.
Traa was the fastest woman on the slope and racked up the best turns score.
Traa's perfect 100 points also means she is leading the women's overall standings over Australian aerialist Jaqui Cooper, who is just behind her on 99 points.
www.ifyouski.com /news/newsarticle?ObjectID=360515   (425 words)

  
 Norwegian Wins Olympic Gold in Moguls - 2002-02-10   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
World Cup leader Kari Traa of Norway edged American Shannon Bahrke to win the gold medal at Deer Valley, Utah.
Kari Traa was the last skier downing the bumpy moguls course at Deer Valley.
Traa said that she enjoyed the pressure of being the favorite.
www.voanews.com /english/archive/2002-02/a-2002-02-10-9-Norwegian.cfm   (301 words)

  
 Dawson, Traa Win Gold in World Cup Event (washingtonpost.com)
Traa, the Olympic gold medalist and two-time reigning world moguls champion, employed a skis-crossed-backflip that drew a roar from the 2,000 spectators lining the Champion run at the Deer Valley Resort.
On the women's side, Traa compiled 26 points, and Hannah Kearney of Norwich, Vt., was second with 25.58.
The victory was Traa's 29th of her World Cup career, one short of her goal of 30 victories by her 30th birthday, which passed Wednesday.
sitesearch.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A64529-2004Jan30.html   (311 words)

  
 Halti
Norweigan freestyle hero Kari Traa competes in a Halti outfit 9.12.2003
With this cooperation contract Kari Traa, a great personality, daring and ambitious freestyler becomes a co-operation partner with Halti.
Team member Kari Traa won last year the female Championship and in the year 2002 she won the gold metal in the Salt Lake City Olympic Games.
www.halti.fi /dynamic/2/313.html   (443 words)

  
 Skiing and Snowboarding Competition: King of the Hill   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Kari Traa of Norway became the skier Queen after taking all three events.
Skier Patrik Soreide won the men's event; Kari Traa the women's; Dorianne Vidal, the women's snowboard; and, Olov Rickardsson, the men's snowboard.
Rickardsson was also the men's overall "King of the Hill" having placed 2nd in slopestyle and 8th in boardercross.
classic.mountainzone.com /snowboarding/99/koth   (1102 words)

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