Karine Philippot
Karine Laurent Philippot is a French cross-country skier who competed from 1994 to 2010, achieving her best World Cup finish of second in a 10 km event in China in 2007. She participated in four Winter Olympics, with her best result being sixth place in the 4 × 5 km relay at Vancouver 2010, and also earned sixth in the team sprint at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Born in Mulhouse, France, she is also a non-commissioned officer in the military.