Christelle Guignard (born 27 September 1962 in

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) is a retired

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. She competed at the

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and the

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Doping ban

Guignard came third in the giant slalom at the

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in Vail, but since her doping sample was found positive for

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, she lost the bronze medal. She was also banned from sport for 1 year.NTB/Reuters: "Guginard klar", Aftenposten 5 June 1989, p.8, 2nd section

World Cup victories

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