Olympic Snowboarder Karine Ruby Dies in Climbing Accident

Karine Ruby, an Olympic snowboarding gold medalist, died Friday in a climbing accident. Ruby was climbing Mont Blanc in France when she fell into a deep crack. No other details about her death were available. She was 31.

Ruby won a gold medal at the 1998 Olmypics and a silver medal at the 2002 Olympics. She had 65 snowboard World Cup wins.

French Prime minister Francois Fillon released a statement Friday saying, “Karine incarnated the emergence of snowboarding in France. The people of France will hold on to the memory of her talent and her joie de vivre.”

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