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Karen Stemmle (born 27 January 1964) is a Canadian former alpine skier who competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics. Karen specialized in the Downhill discipline where she reached speeds of up to 140 km/h (87 mph). She raced on the World Cup Alpine Ski Circuit for 5 years with her best finishes being a 4th place in Verbier, Switzerland and a 4th place in Sunshine, Alberta, Canada. Karen had 5 top 10 World Cup finished in her career and finished 11th overall in the Downhill standings in 1985. Karen's younger brother, Brian Stemmle, competed in 4 Olympics between 1988 and 1998. Karen was proudly inducted into the Aurora Sports Hall Of Fame in 2016.
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- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karen Stemmle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
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