Kimberly Joines

Nicknames: KJ - my initials. Crash - self explanatory given my history of outstanding “10 point” crashes both in this sport as well as my former sport (snowboarding).

Goals for the 2012-13 season: To consistently finish all of my races, reach the podium in the majority of my events and to have a personal best set of results for the world championships in Spain.

Best moment in skiing: A Whistler World Cup race in which I lost a ski just after the final gate and slid in a heap through the finish . . . AND still managed to win the race by three tenths of a second (the broken ribs were worth it!). You can view the video on YouTube.

I was also proud to win the overall World Cup Crystal Globe in 2007-08, as that season I won gold medals in all but two races.

Worst moment in skiing: Acquiring two broken legs (at the same time) in one of my first big downhill crashes, or a broken femur in Switzerland or falling off a chair lift in Aspen from 10 metres up . . . you decide!

What one thing would you change about skiing: The days we train in below -30 temperatures.

Best World Cup stop: Anywhere in Austria because the sport is such a big deal there (like hockey to Canadians).

Person you look up to most in the sport: Lauren Woolstencroft. Former teammate and all-round solid competitor.

On your iPod: Mostly hip hop . . . mostly underground stuff with funky back beats, and MCs with good cadence.

Favourite movie: The Usual Suspects, because of the ending. Any of the New Jersey Chronicles (Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob, etc.) because I love the characters and the interconnected storylines.

Favourite hockey team: The Oilers, because I grew up in Edmonton during the ’80s.

If you could have dinner with anyone, living or dead, who would it be and why? Gandhi, because I think I could learn something from him.

Something no-one knows about you: I love playing with power tools.

Favourite activities other than skiing: Camping, gardening, cooking and socializing.

Superstitions: None. I am the only thing that can affect my performance . . . superstitions fall into the excuses category for me.

If a movie was made about your life, who should play the lead role? Whichever actress comes with a really good stunt double . . . that’s who I want.

What’s a talent you wish you had? I wish I could dance. Sadly, I am probably a better dancer in my wheelchair than I ever was on two feet!

If you weren’t a skier what would you be? A snowboarder.

Funniest thing you’ve seen in ski racing: Bode Miller riding the fence at Kitzbühel, Austria.

Most embarrassing moment: Any time I'm made to sing on command.

Describe yourself in three words: Aggressive, determined, self-aware.

IPC World Cup podiums
3rd - Giant slalom - St. Moritz, SUI (Jan.  2013)
1st – Super combined – Panorama, B.C. (March 2012)
1st – Slalom – Winter Park, USA (March 2012)
2nd – Super-G – Winter Park, USA (March 2012)
1st – Giant slalom – La Molina, SPA (Feb. 2012)
2nd – Slalom – La Molina, SPA (Feb. 2012)
1st – Giant slalom – Arta Terme, ITA (Jan. 2012)
1st – Slalom – Arta Terme, ITA (Jan. 2012)
2nd – Giant slalom – Abtenau, AUT (2010)
2nd – Giant slalom – Roll Rinn, AUT (2010)
1st – Super-G – Whistler, B.C. (2009)
1st – Downhill – Sestriere, ITA (2009)
1st – Downhill – Sestriere, ITA (2009)
1st – Super combined – Sestriere, ITA (2009)
2nd – Giant slalom – La Molina, ESP (2009)
1st – Giant slalom – Abtenau, AUT (2008)
1st – Super combined – Abtenau, AUT (2008)
1st – Super combined – Abtenau, AUT (2008)
1st – Super-G – Abtenau, AUT (2008)
1st – Giant slalom – Queyras, FRA (2008)
1st – Giant slalom – Queyras, FRA (2008)
1st – Slalom – Queyras, FRA (2008)
1st – Slalom – Queyras, FRA (2008)
1st – Giant slalom – High1, KOR (2008)
1st – Giant slalom – High1, KOR (2008)
1st – Slalom – High1, KOR (2008)
1st – Giant slalom – Hakuba, JPN (2008)
1st – Super-G – Aspen, USA (2007)
3rd – Super-G – Arta Terme (2007)
2nd – Giant slalom – Yong Pyong, KOR (2006)
3rd – Giant slalom – Yong Pyong, KOR (2006)
2nd – Super-G – Yong Pyong, KOR (2006)
3rd – Super-G – Artesina, ITA (2006)
3rd – Giant slalom – Steamboat Springs, USA (2005)
3rd – Slalom – Tignes, FRA (2004)
2nd – Super-G – Abtenau, AUT (2004)
2nd – Super-G – Widschönau, AUT (2004)
2nd – Super-G – Wildschönau, AUT (2004)
3rd – Giant slalom – Wildschönau, AUT (2004)
2nd – Super-G – Sestriere, ITA (2004)
3rd – Slalom – Sestriere, ITA (2004)

2006 Paralympic Winter Games – Turin, ITA
3rd – Super-G
7th – Giant slalom

IPC World Ski Championships
2nd - Downhill - La Molina, SPA (2013)
3rd – Super-G – High1, KOR (2009)
1st – Super-G – High1, KOR (2009)
6th – Super combined – High1, KOR (2009)
2nd – Slalom – High1, KOR (2009)
1st – Downhill – High1, KOR (2009)
3rd – Super-G – Widschönau, AUT (2004)
4th – Giant slalom – Widschönau, AUT (2004)
5th – Slalom – Widschönau, AUT (2004)