Nouria Newman “nounou”

Date of birth: 09/09/1991
Nationality: French
Number one sport: kayaking (freestyle, creeking, slalom and wild water)
Years of paddling: I’ve been paddling since I was 6
Other sports: skiing, climbing, cross country skiing, running, swimming
Favourite colour: Red
Favourite spot: Hawai sur rhone, Lachine and Garb
Favourite slalom course: Bourg St Maurice
Favourite rivers: Haut Tarn, Guil, Mastalone, Rapides de la Plagne
Home town: Tignes-Val d’Isère
Home River: Isère, Dora Baltea, Doron de Bozel
Kayak club: la plagne eaux vives
Paddling Trips: Montenegro, Costa Rica, Italy, Switzerland, Slovenia, USA, Canada
Web site: www.chalet-du-saut.com/nouria/  and www.nourianews.blogspot.com

Sponsors :
Wave sport
Caiman  Slalom boats
Sweet protection
Langer
Blue and White
Phenix
La Plagne

2006 results:
-Lyon River festival: 2nd women
-French slalom championships: 1st cadette and 7th senior women in the finals
-World Cup #1 (Ottawa River, Canada): 1st junior women
-World Cup #2 (Black river, NY USA): 1st junior women

Goal for 2007:
-World freestyle championships,
-Euro slalom championships,
-Lyon river festival
-Slaloms nationals