| Kimberly Joines | |
| Birth Date: | 27 January 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Event: | Alpine skiing |
| Coach: | Jean-Sebastien Labrie |
Kimberly Joines (born January 27, 1981, in Edmonton) is a Canadian alpine skier.[1] While snowboarding in the year 2000 Kimberly was involved in a snowboarding accident. The accident resulted in spinal cord injuries at the L1/T12 vertebra and consequently she is paralysed from the waist down.[2] She subsequently joined the Canadian para-alpine ski team. She competed in the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics in five events: Downhill (women’s sitting), Super G (Women’s sitting), Super combined (Women’s sitting), giant slalom (Women’s sitting) and Slalom (Women’s sitting).
Joines won a bronze medal at the Torino Paralympic games in 2006. She was suspended in 2007 after being tested positive for marijuana.[3] She also competed in wheelchair basketball at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens.[4]
She won Bronze in the Women's slalom, sitting at the 2014 Winter Paralympics.