Career
In 2002, VanderBeek won both the Super-G and downhill events on the Nor-Am Cup held in Aspen, Colorado. In 2004, she continued to make her mark on the Nor-Am Cup by winning two Super-G races at Big Mountain, Montana. She placed a remarkable 3rd in the Super-G at both the 2002 and 2003 FIS Junior World Ski Championships in Tarvisio, Italy and Puy St.Vincent, France, respectively. Kelly competed in numerous Europa Cup events as well.
On December 3rd, 2002, Kelly VanderBeek made her FIS World Cup debut at Lake Louise, Alberta. VanderBeek then won the Canadian Junior Athlete of the Year that same year. On December 3rd, 2006, VanderBeek became the first Canadian woman to reach the podium on home soil, posting a 3rd place finish at the World Cup downhill in Lake Louise. Later, she posted two 2nd place finishes at World Cup events in 2007 and 2008.
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