![Isabelle Blanc of France clears a gate during the women's parallel giant slalom in snowboarding at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in Park City, Utah, Friday, Feb 15, 2002. Blanc won Isabelle Blanc of France clears a gate during the women's parallel giant slalom in snowboarding at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in Park City, Utah, Friday, Feb 15, 2002. Blanc won](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2pf9dn2/new-world-champion-isabelle-blanc-of-france-clears-a-gate-during-the-womens-parallel-slalom-qualification-run-at-the-snowboard-world-championships-in-murau-austria-wednesday-jan-15-2003-isabelle-blanc-won-the-final-ahead-of-her-teammate-karine-ruby-ap-photokeystone-fabrice-coffrini-2pf9dn2.jpg)
Isabelle Blanc of France clears a gate during the women's parallel giant slalom in snowboarding at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in Park City, Utah, Friday, Feb 15, 2002. Blanc won
![New world champion Isabelle Blanc, right, celebrates together with silver medalist Karine Ruby, both of France, at the arrival area of the women's parallel slalom final of the Snowboard World Championships in Murau, Austria, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003. (AP ... New world champion Isabelle Blanc, right, celebrates together with silver medalist Karine Ruby, both of France, at the arrival area of the women's parallel slalom final of the Snowboard World Championships in Murau, Austria, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003. (AP ...](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2pf9dk7/new-world-champion-isabelle-blanc-right-celebrates-together-with-silver-medalist-karine-ruby-both-of-france-at-the-arrival-area-of-the-womens-parallel-slalom-final-of-the-snowboard-world-championships-in-murau-austria-wednesday-jan-15-2003-ap-photokeystone-fabrice-coffrini-2pf9dk7.jpg)
New world champion Isabelle Blanc, right, celebrates together with silver medalist Karine Ruby, both of France, at the arrival area of the women's parallel slalom final of the Snowboard World Championships in Murau, Austria, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003. (AP ...
![Gold medalists Philipp Schoch of Switzerland and Isabelle Blanc of France pose together for photographers after the parallel giant slalom events at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in Park City, Gold medalists Philipp Schoch of Switzerland and Isabelle Blanc of France pose together for photographers after the parallel giant slalom events at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in Park City,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NGH4G5/gold-medalists-philipp-schoch-of-switzerland-and-isabelle-blanc-of-france-pose-together-for-photographers-after-the-parallel-giant-slalom-events-at-the-2002-salt-lake-city-winter-olympics-in-park-city-utah-friday-feb-15-2002-ap-photolaura-rauch-2NGH4G5.jpg)