Christine Gauthier

Christine Gauthier (born May 6, 1970) is a Canadian sledge hockey player and paracanoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. She won a gold medal in the K-1 200 m LTA event at the 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań. Gauthier also participated in women's ice sledge hockey.^[1] A member of the Canada women's national ice sledge hockey team since 2012, she competed in the first-ever IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Women's International Cup in 2014.

Catherine Gauthier
Born	(1970-08-06) August 6, 1970 (age 54) Dorval, Quebec, Canada
Military Career
Allegiance	Canada
Service / branch	Canadian Army
Rank	Corporal

Christine Gauthier
Position	Defense
National team	Canada
Playing career	2012–present
Medal record Women's National Sledge hockey Representing  Canada IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Women's International Cup 2014 Canada Tournament

Medal record
Women's paracanoe
Representing  Canada
World Championships
	2010 Poznań	K-1 200 m LTA
	2011 Szeged	K–1 200 m LTA
	2013 Duisburg	K–1 200 m LTA
	2013 Duisburg	V–1 200 m LTA

Athletic career

Her musculo-skeletic disorder affects her back, legs and hips.^{[citation needed]}

Canada Women's National Sled Hockey Team

Competing at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Women's International Cup from November 7–9, 2014 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada,^[2] Gauthier emerged with a silver medal.

Paracanoe

At the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Milan, Italy, Gauthier finished in sixth place.^[3]

Personal life

In December 2022, Gauthier testified that a Veterans Affairs Canada employee offered her medical assistance in dying (MAiD) as an option when she was fighting for installing a wheelchair lift or ramp at her house.^[4] This has led to a national controversy, with Prime minister Justin Trudeau called the report "absolutely unacceptable". Subsequently, VAC claimed they found no record that MAID has been offered as an option to Gauthier and only found four such cases, all involving a single now-suspended case manager.^[5]

References

1. "Women's Team 2014-2015 Roster". Women's Sledge Hockey of Canada. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
2. "IPC Results .::. Cruisers Cup". www.cruisers-sports.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
3. "Christine Gauthier finishes sixth at World Championships". Canoe Kayak Canada. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
4. Brewster, Murray (Dec 1, 2022). "Former paralympian tells MPs veterans department offered her assisted death". CBC News. Retrieved Dec 11, 2022.
5. Brewster, Murray (Dec 5, 2022). "Veterans Affairs says it has no proof former paralympian was offered assisted death". CBC News. Retrieved Dec 11, 2022.

• 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships women's K-1 200 m LTA results. – accessed 20 August 2010.