Carle Brenneman (born September 23, 1989) is a Canadian

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, competing in the discipline of

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Career

Brenneman has been with the national team since 2011, and was chosen as an alternate for the

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, Russia. Brenneman made her World Cup debut in February 2009. Brenneman became a full-time world cup member during the

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season, where she posted her career-best finish, fifth in

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, Switzerland, Brenneman also matched that result in February 2016 in Russia.

2018 Winter Olympics

In January 2018, Brenneman was named to Canada's 2018 Olympic team.

References

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