Sandrine Aubert (born 6 October 1982 in

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alpine skier and a slalom specialist. After she was not selected for the French squad for the

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, she announced her retirement from competition in February 2014.

2009 Season

Aubert won her first

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race in women's slalom in

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on 7 March 2009. The following week she won a consecutive second World Cup slalom race in Åre, Sweden.

2010 Season

Aubert won again in Åre the third World Cup slalom race of the season. She won her second World Cup race of the season in

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and for the first time moved at the top of the slalom standings. She finished 5th in the slalom event of the 2010 Winter Olympics in

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, achieving the best result in alpine skiing at these games for an otherwise disappointing French team. Overall, she ranked fourth of the slalom standings of the 2010 World Cup.

World Cup victories

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1982 births Living people People from Échirolles French female alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers of France Université Savoie-Mont Blanc alumni Sportspeople from Isère {{France-alpine-skiing-bio-stub