PGS - Lauren Woolstencroft - Alpine Skiing Traditional Cache
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PGS - Lauren Woolstencroft - Alpine Skiing
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A nice simple cache along a back route on the edge of Brantford.
This series, called thr PSG or Paralympic Gold Series, is a series of 10 caches although they are NOT tied together or to a final in any way (they're stand-alone caches that can be done in any order).
In March, 2010, Vancouver B.C. was home to both the Olympic Games and the Payalympic Games. The Paralympic Games celebrate diabled athletes and their achievements in sport.
The 2010 Winter Paralympics, officially known as the X Paralympic Winter Games, were held from March 12 to 21, 2010.
This was the first time Canada hosted the Winter Paralympic Games and second time hosted the Paralympics - the first was the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto.
This particular cache is for Lauren Wollstencroft's victory in alpine skiing.
Lauren Woolstencroft (born November 24, 1981 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian alpine skier. At the 2010 Paralympics, she was nicknamed "Pudding" by her teammates, due to her sweet tooth
Born missing her left arm below the elbow as well as both legs below the knees, she began competitive skiing at the age of 14.
Off the ski slopes, Lauren is an electrical engineer with BC Hydro. She graduated with an electrical engineering degree from the University of Victoria.
She represented Canada at the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, winning two gold medals and a bronze.She represented her country again at the 2006 Games in Turin, winning gold in the Giant Slalom and silver in the Super G. She had contemplated retiring after the 2006 Games, but decided to stick around through the 2010 Games in Canada.
In 2007, during the International Paralympic Committee's General Assembly in Seoul, Woolstencroft was named the Paralympic Sport Awards 2007 Best Female Athlete. She was inducted into the Terry Fox Hall of Fame in 2007.
In the 2010 Winter Paralympics she won 5 gold medals for Giant Slalom, Slalom, Super-G, Downhill Skiing, and Super Combined. She became the first Canadian to win 3 golds at the same Winter Paralympics, this total was later increased to 5 golds. With her 4th gold medal, she helped Canada set a record for most gold medals at any Winter Paralympic Games by winning the 7th medal. With her 5th gold medal, she set the record for most gold medals won by any Winter Paralympian at a single Games, and she tied the record for gold medal haul of any Canadian Paralympian at a single Games, tying Chantal Petitclerc (who did the feat twice) and Stephanie Dixon, both Summer Paralympians. Her five gold are also the record for any Canadian Winter Paralympian or Olympian.
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