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Karine Ruby Obituary
Ruby was roped to other climbers when she and some members of the group fell into a deep crack in the glacier on the way down the mountain, Chamonix police official Laurent Sayssac said.
A 38-year-old man from the Paris region died in the fall, and a 27-year-old man was evacuated by helicopter with serious injuries and hospitalized, Sayssac added.
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon called Ruby an "exceptional sportswoman."
"Karine incarnated the emergence of snowboarding in France," Fillon said in a statement. "The people of France will hold on to the memory of her talent and her joie de vivre."
Ruby won a gold medal in the giant slalom at the 1998 Nagano Olympics and a silver in the parallel giant slalom at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games. She was a six-time world champion with 65 snowboard World Cup victories.
She retired after the 2006 Turin Olympics, where she was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the snowboardcross event. Ruby had since been working toward becoming a mountain guide and was expected to finish her training in the coming weeks.
Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press
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JEREMY GOBERT
June 7, 2009
My heart goes out to the Ruby family for having to go through such a tragic loss. Just know that Karine is up with the angels looking down on us.
Mohamed Elmobdy
June 7, 2009
Sadness is what many believe should be expressed after the passing of someone treasured or loved. Karine Ruby lived her life to the fullest. She got to participate in events many of us only see on tv. She is an amazing person. Hopefully in the next life she will do something different! RIP <33
“It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as a lamb.”
Mandana M
June 7, 2009
Rest in peace Karine and god be with you and your family which I know they are hurting.My heart aches for you. It is hard to loose someone young and full of life like you.
June 7, 2009
I am 31 and am humbled by her amazing life. I am a stranger but i grieve with her family tonight. I feel the pain my own family would feel without me so young. Know that others are forever inspired by her. Her legacy will always live on.
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Shirley Kwa
June 7, 2009
my condolence to the family of ms. karine ruby and her family.
may god bless you adbundantly, keeping you and your family in prayers! Amen!
Kwa Shirley, West Malaysia.
Stacey
June 6, 2009
Karine obviously enjoyed the rush that the spirit gets by being challenged and conquering the fear most of us have. She was a supreme athelete and I know she will be remembered as such. God Bless her and her family and all of those touched by her beautiful soul. Karine proved that girls rock!
rhonda bell
June 6, 2009
May god bless you and your family on your loss and karine you will be missed.
rhonda from georgia
J R
June 6, 2009
So sorry for the lost of Karine, such young person to be taken away from her loved ones. Accept our deepest sympathy, and may you rest in peace. You will be included in our prayers.
marios mappourides
June 6, 2009
"god bless the family and the soul , sorry for the loss" .marios+Nikol mappourides
Murphy Arlyn Joy
June 6, 2009
You are held and gentle, Thought and Prayer!God Bless your soul.
Joanna R.
June 6, 2009
Please accept my deepest sympathies for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Constance Rayna
June 6, 2009
Although I did not know you I admired your determination and strength. You were a real inspiration to me and other women throughout the world. May you find the next big adventure in your new home and may peace be with you and your family.
Mandeep Nagra
June 6, 2009
We will never forget you Karine. You are the real inspiration.
Mark John Abdon
June 6, 2009
Have to extend my condolences to the family of Ms. karine Ruby. god bless.
June 6, 2009
Sorry for this loss. Thinking of her friends and family.
Bernie Chavis
June 6, 2009
So sorry for loss
Rest in peace, Karine
Emmy M.
June 6, 2009
To your brother and family: May you rejoice Karine's inspiring life full of good and glory that she shared with millions on this earth . Now, as I believe, she basks in the ultimate glory of heaven. Bless you sweet Karine.
loren de leon
June 6, 2009
my condolence to the family of Ms. Karine Ruby.... Karine you will be missed... May God bless you and your family...
anna omirska
June 6, 2009
let your spirit never be tamed....
william calhoun
June 6, 2009
so sorry for your loss. god bless her and your family she will be sadly missed.
carlton richard
June 6, 2009
god bless the family and the soul of ruby sorry for the loss
Lindsay V.
June 6, 2009
Rest in peace, Karine
Kimberly N
June 6, 2009
what a beautiful spirit. so sorry for the loss.
ashli bolinger
June 6, 2009
I am so sorry for the family's loss..such a sad accident...
Dori Butterick
June 6, 2009
you will be missed
Jalisa Diggs
June 6, 2009
please R.I.P i'm sure nobody will forget....you were my rolemodel and you still are
Susan Davis
June 6, 2009
Bless you Karine Ruby.
Linda C. Sanchez
June 6, 2009
To the family of Karine, her Accomplishments will not be forgotten, she will always be a "REMARKABLE WOMEN". May peace be upon your hearts, and may God heal your hearts. My thoughts and prayers will be with you.
~God Bless~
Nikolai Tchertkoff
June 6, 2009
All my prayers go to Karine. Rejoindre son Createur sur les cimes du Mont Blanc est un honneur qui ne se donne qu'aux elus.
Que Dieu ait son ame.
john montgomery
June 6, 2009
she was an is the nices person iv ever met may god give her grace in heaven to fly with the angels
Kirsten Wagner
June 6, 2009
Karine Ruby was such a shining example of the true Olympic spirit. I send my thoughts of hope to her family at this difficult time.
I had to opportunity to work at the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, France and I know how challenging and dangerous those french alps can be.
Karine had a stomach of steel to race down the mountains, fearless. I remember watching the skiers ski down Val D'Isere in 1992 and they skied straight down the mountain all out. Many of them had terrible crashes attempting to get to the bottom of the runs.
It's so tragic that those same alps that gave her such joy during her skiing career also brought such a swift end to a very promising life and future for her.
I will hold her smiling face in her Chamonix hat in my mind with the alps in the background. She took on the risk learning to mountain climb, so at least she was doing something she loved when she abruptly left this life.
Abientot Karine!
Nancy Harris
June 6, 2009
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Dale York
June 6, 2009
It's so sad when a young person leaves us in a tragedy like this with no doubt a love for life and such a beautiful smile. May The Lord be with she and her family. I'm sure that they are hurting now which makes me sad.
jade griffin
June 6, 2009
What an indelible beautiful Spirit that will always and forever be full of life and joy beyond in Heaven. She left her mark and now she earned her wings.
Pat
June 6, 2009
The world will miss such a fine person. Deepest sympathies and prayers.
Theodora Mckenzie
June 6, 2009
May God be with all of you. know that her spirit lives on in all of you, you have my deepest sympathy.... Theodora Mckenzie(new york)
Nala Stones
June 6, 2009
I am truly sorry for the Ruby family loss. She is with God and may God bless her soul as she lies t rest. Rest In Peace Karine!!
Sharon Young
June 6, 2009
My condolence to Ms. Ruby.
Love.
Sharon
steve bauman
June 6, 2009
I am deeply sadend by the loss of such a great person.
Lacey Lane
June 6, 2009
My heart, my tears, my thoughts are with you all. I have not been able to get her smile out of my mind. She is boarding the clouds in heaven. Peace for all.
Dianne Ryan
June 6, 2009
Truly sorry for your loss...
June 6, 2009
Katie Coombs
June 6, 2009
Our hearts go out to you and our blessings also. I just know she is sharing that wonderful smile of hers in heaven.
Maria Vigil
June 6, 2009
I have to express my deep sympathy to Ruby Family. Now she is in God's hand and she will be miss by everybody.
God bless her family and friends.
Dennis Fagan
June 6, 2009
Karine was full of life and anybody that excells at thrill sports like her becomes part of nature itself. Nature consumed her and becomes more beautiful with her as part of its'ongoing legacy. She will be solely missed by we mire mortals ...
Lea Rogers
June 6, 2009
May God continue to give you strength through this time of sorrow.
Robert Martin
June 6, 2009
I wish to express my deepest sympathy to
Ruby Family Lost.I guess the only thing
that you can say is that she died doing
what she loved to do.and Now she is apart of Gods Olympic Team..!! Go Ruby Go...oxoxo
chris graves
June 6, 2009
My heart goes out to the family of Karine Ruby. I want to express my sympathy for thier loss.
June 6, 2009
I am so sorry that such a perosn who loved life is not with us anymore. God loved her too much
June 6, 2009
Paul Hood
June 6, 2009
To the friends and family of Karine. I am not an athlete, and I actually despise the NY winters, however I remember watching Karine and she appeared not to work at snowboarding, it seemed that she truly enjoyed the sport and it showed in each and every performance that she did. When I heard of her tragic accident I felt sorrow. Then it came to me that she died doing exactly what she wanted. The biggest gift that we can give to ourselves and our families is to be true and she did that in all that she did.
I know that does not lessen the pain, however do know that God is now watching over her, as she is watching over you.
ROY POORAN
June 6, 2009
SO SAD TO SEE YOU GO AT SUCH A YOUNG AND TENDER AGE, IN THE PRIME OF YOUR CAREER.MY HEARTFELT SYMPATHY.
ROY POORAN
Alice Anderson
June 6, 2009
May god be with you
Ron Rasmussen
June 6, 2009
A heart felt sorrow is felt in both mind and spirit for your loss. May God be with her, and you to help comfort this beautiful loss.
Duane Lorsung
June 6, 2009
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
Cindy Morris
June 6, 2009
You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Anita Lama
June 6, 2009
To Karine Ruby's family,
May God be with you to let you walk the path of sorrow and pain with strength and acceptance of loss. It is a feeling of sadness for a person I have never met. Perhaps it's the mountains and it's difficulties and yet some people like the mountains despite all the dangers and difficulties.
Patrick Lehman
June 6, 2009
My deepest and Heartfelt condolances to Karen's family. I hope they do find their strength through this tradgety.
Pamela Rojas
June 6, 2009
A beautiful young soul. She is in all our hearts for her love for adventure, her dedication and most of all for her smiles.
Luisa vazquez
June 6, 2009
i am sorry for your lost.... my deepest sympathy to the family
Rosemary Pettigrew
June 3, 2009
I wish to express my deepest sympathy to the Ruby Family. It is my fondest hope that this Bible scripture will be of comfort. John 11: 1-44.
victoria
June 2, 2009
I am so sorry for your lost, and may god keep you and see you through at your time of need.............
June 2, 2009
To Karine Ruby Family,
I'm truly sorry for your lost, I pray that the peace of God will surround each of you with his love and grace
Sophie Schaad
June 2, 2009
Dear Jérôme and Family,
These words to tell present you all my sympathy, I was really affected to hear about that terrible accident.
I got the chance to know Karine in 1998 at the Xtreme in Verbier (at the same time as Jérôme) and I will always keep /ood memories of a very smiling girl, full of energy and endowed with an incredible talent.
Jérome if you come by Verbier once please give us a call or contact by e-mail ([email protected]).
Love Sophie and Christian
Joe Woods
June 1, 2009
I told Jerome that you are with Dede now and that he must continue on in an effort to carry out the dreams of you both which as we all know is a huge order. But, Jerome can do it. I will miss you Karine. Thanks for all the memories.
Daniels Family
June 1, 2009
To all who love Karine, we offer our deepest condolences. May your precious memories and God's promise that "All those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out," bring you comfort. (John 5:28,29)
May 31, 2009
5/31/09 at 8;38 in ky.My deepest sympathy to the family and friends of this beauitful woman! "Thanks for your love given to this country"! She now will snowboard for god's team.Hope ur family will have peace and i thank the family for a wonderful lady. usa love
lisa
May 31, 2009
i just wantedto say i am very sorry for your loss. i don't know your pain but i do know the pain of loosing someone to death that you love. as most greving persons will tell you the lost of someone you are close to and love it is truly the last enemy(death). i want to share with you a real hope for your and my loved ones.
please read:
John 5:28.29 - it is a promise from God of a resurrection hope.
Psalms 37:10,11,29 - shows where this will take place(right here on the earth).
Romans 5:12 - explains why these things happen.
Revelation 21:4 - shows death will be done away with forever in the near future.
please give yourselves time. i hope this information will help.
Loni
May 31, 2009
Condolences goes out to the family; Please take comfort in knowing there is a resurrection promise. John 5:28,29
Debbe Nelson
May 31, 2009
To the Ruby Family;
I was in the process of setting up my 17 year old son "Eason Cody Nelson" [email protected] and I was looking at other sites getting ideas on what to do. Karine Ruby's name amazingly just jumped out at me and drew me into her memorial site. I then needed to read everything about her. Karine's life seemed similar yet different to my son's life. My son Cody was killed in a dirt bike accident.You know it could have been on a snowboard because that was one of his favorite winter sports. I worried about him so much on a snowboard. Yet,I worried about him on everything he did, he was always pushing himself over the edge. As I was reading one of the entries someone wrote it said ...."You lived Karine most of us simply exist" This is so true of my son Cody. He was into everything testing out his limits and living with no fear. He was so young and so invincible. Somehow I feel Karine and Cody maybe together, just on another level. Two of the same energizes,safely and totally enjoying there sports and themselves in the next life. My heart bleeds and beats with yours. May you all be in a good place with Karine's early death. May you all be able to live without Karine in this earthly life. Affectionally, Debbe Nelson
LYNA LOWRY
May 31, 2009
My deepest sympathy to your family and friends.God bless you all & have peace during this difficult time
May 31, 2009
A very touching tribute to someone so young and full of life. I guess the only thing that you can say is that she died doing what she loved to do. My deepest sympathy to her family and friends.
Renee Michels-Ford
May 30, 2009
God Bless you Karine. May your family find peace during this difficult time. Peace and love always in heaven.
Bernard O'Brien
May 30, 2009
You lived Ruby, most of us simply exist. God bless.
Edna Rodriguez
May 30, 2009
To the Ruby Family, I so sorry for your loss May God give you strength in your time of need...R.I.P.
Vera Mills
May 30, 2009
God rest your soul Karine and thank you for making the world a better place because of your dedication and talent. With deepest sympathy to your family.
Ms. Roberson
May 30, 2009
Sorry to hear about the loss. May Jehovah God continue to bless you in your time of need. (Psalms 83:18)
Sheila Smith
May 30, 2009
Rest in Peace Karine.
Gail Wilkins
May 30, 2009
The sweetest smile ever! What a tragedy. A great loss to all who knew & loved her talent.
KIT NEUMAN
May 30, 2009
OUR WORLD IS A BETTER PLACE BECAUSE SHE WAS IN IT!MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY & HEARTFELT PRAYERS FOR HER & HER FAMILY...
William White
May 30, 2009
When I look at my own son I can not imagine how I would feel if something were to happen to him. What I do know is that God loves him more than I do and I can rest knowing that God always has our best interest in his hands. Gods plan is always better than mine. I feel your loss all the way in Texas and please know that your family will be in our prayers.
God Bless
Henryk Zaleski
May 30, 2009
Rest in peace.
M. Jones
May 30, 2009
When tragedy strikes and takes the life of our loved ones, many cry out with great sorrow. Your tears are not unnoticed by Our Heavenly Father. Although your deep pain will not easily disappear, prayer to God will bring comfort to you as you grieve. The Bible assures us God "is healing the broken hearted ones, and is binding up their painful spot." Please accept my deepest sympathy.
Hope
May 30, 2009
God promise he will wipe out every tear from our eyes,and death will be no more,neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore.The former things have passed away.
Melanie Ruby
May 29, 2009
We are sorry for your tragedy, and I know it is hard to lose a loved one, but remember not to be sad because she passed on, But be truly happy that she lived and was able to touch your life. Best Regards.
debbie williams
May 29, 2009
It sounds like Karine lived her life to the fullest. I hope she didn't leave with a lot of regrets. I am sorry for your loss and hope you were able to show your love for each other while you were together.
Lety Ramirez
May 29, 2009
With deepest sympathy my prayers are with her and her family.
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Chet & Ginger
May 29, 2009
We are sorry for your loss; Karine now stands beside our Lord, completely understanding all His mysterious ways. We hope this poem helps to ease your grief.
"In Loving Memory:
Home At Last!
I’m home at last my loved ones,
With my Father in the sky;
He called my name so sweetly,
He called me home on high.
My time on earth was precious,
Truly blessed with all your love;
Those times are now your memories,
As I watch you from above.
No longer do I walk in pain,
Or feel such agony;
My weakness has become my strength,
Home at last, I’m finally free.
I’ve served my time and paid my dues,
According to Gods plan;
Eternal peace He's granted me,
Now I’m sitting at Gods right hand.
Don't cry for me in sorrow,
For my life is better now;
My frail body has been restored,
I’m riding on the clouds.
You're always in my heart,
With good times that have passed;
But praise the Lord in Heaven,
I’m finally home at last!"
Shirley Hughes
May 29, 2009
To Karine's family. May God be with you all. So sad to hear.
Shirley Griffin
May 29, 2009
Ruby Family:
I am sorry for your loss,may the God of all comfort and tender mercies be with you in your time of grief. 2corinthians 1:3,4
Paul G. Dover Sr
May 29, 2009
So sad someone this young dies. God bless her family. She is now climbing the mountain to heaven. Rest in peace Karine.
May 29, 2009
Ma sympathie à votre famille pour votre mort prématurée.
Pouvez vous vivre sur dans les souvenirs de beaucoup de vos amis.
Frédéric
Chele
May 29, 2009
TO THE BEREAVED FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, NO WORDS CAN EXPRESS SUCH SADNESS, BUT PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ARE PRAYING THAT YOU WILL BE GIVEN THE STRENGTH YOU NEED TO GET THROUGH EACH DAY.
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