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Olympic Snowboard team announced
Jan. 25, 2010
CANADA TO NOMINATE 18 SNOWBOARDERS TO CANADIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
Canada~Snowboard is proud to nominate the best snowboarders to represent at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, BC
(Québec, QC – January 25, 2010) Canada~Snowboard announced on Monday the nomination of 18 Canadian snowboarders to the Canadian Olympic Committee.
“The team we have for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games is solid, experienced, dynamic and ready to compete for gold, at home, in our backyard. The riders we have selected deserved to be selected following years of hard work, and stellar results in the year leading up to the Olympic Winter Games,” said Christian Hrab, Director of High Performance for Canada~Snowboard.
The high performance objective of the 2010 Canadian Olympic Snowboard team is to win five medals at the Olympic Games.
2010 CANADIAN OLYMPIC SNOWBOARD TEAM NOMINATION
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NOM
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DISC.
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VILLE d’ORIGINE
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QUALIFICATIONS
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CALVÉ, Caroline
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PGS
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Montreal/Aylmer, QC
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Autre Nomination
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CONRAD, Sarah*
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HP
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Halifax, NS
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Autre Nomination
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LOO, Alexa*
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PGS
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Richmond, BC
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Autre Nomination
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MALTAIS, Dominique*
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SBX
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Petite-Rivière St-Francois, QC
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Nomination Top 5
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NICOLL, Mercedes*
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HP
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Whistler, BC
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Autre Nomination
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RICKER, Maëlle* ^
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SBX
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West Vancouver, BC
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Top 5 Nomination
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TAYLOR, Palmer
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HP
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Collingwood, ON
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Autre Nomination
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ZAKRESKI Kimiko
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PGS
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Calgary, AB
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Autre Nomination
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ANDERSON, Jasey-Jay* ^
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PGS
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Mont-Tremblant, QC
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Champion du monde
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BATCHELOR, Jeff ^
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HP
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Oakville, ON
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Nomination Top 5
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BOIVIN, François* ^
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SBX
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Jonquière, QC
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Nomination Top 5
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FAGAN, Robert
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SBX
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Squamish, BC
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Nomination Top 5
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LAMBERT, Michael
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PGS
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Toronto, ON
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Autre Nomination
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LAMOUREUX, Justin* ^
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HP
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Squamish, BC
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Nomination Top 5
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MORISON, Matthew ^
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PGS
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Burketon, ON
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Nomination Top 5
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MARTIN, Brad* ^
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HP
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Ancaster, ON
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Autre Nomination
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NEILSON, Drew* ^
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SBX
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North Vancouver, BC
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Autre Nomination
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ROBERTSON, Mike
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SBX
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Canmore, AB
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Nomination Top 5
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Legend:
( * ) : Olympic Winter Games experience
( ^ ) : FIS World Championships medals
COACHING STAFF
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FAWCETT, Mark
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PGS
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Saint-John, NB
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Head Coach, Alpine
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JEAN, Sylvain
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PGS
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St Férréol Les Neiges, QC
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Coach, Alpine
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MARKS, Carl
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PGS
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Bromont, QC
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Video coach, Alpine
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MATHIEU, Marcel
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SBX
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France
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Head Coach, Snowboardcross
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BRUNNER, Rene
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SBX
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Austria
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Coach, Snowboardcross
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MILNE, Tim
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SBX
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Whistler, BC
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Coach, Snowboardcross
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HUTCHINSON, Tom
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HP
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Val David, QC
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Head Coach, Halfpipe
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DeCOSTE, Kris
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HP
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Thornbury, ON
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Coach, Halfpipe
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FULTON, Jesse
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HP
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Orangeville, ON
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Coach, Halfpipe
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SUPPORT STAFF
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HRAB, Christian
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Vancouver, BC
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Team Leader
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M’SEFFAR, Nadia
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Vancouver, BC
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Team Manager
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JONCAS, Robert
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Vancouver, BC
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Team Manager
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LEBRUN, Connie
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Edmonton, AB
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Physician
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COX, David
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North Vancouver, BC
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Clinical Sport Psychologist
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HELLIER, Marilyn
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Whistler, BC
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Head Physiotherapist
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MORO, Vas
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Whistler, BC
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Physiotherapist
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OSBORNE, Heidi
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Calgary, AB
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Physiotherapist
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SPORER, Ben
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Victoria, BC
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Integrated Support Team
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NAPERT-FRENETTE, Guy
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Calgary, AB
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Media Attaché
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2010 Canadian Olympic Snowboard Team – By the Numbers
37: Oldest rider: Alexa Loo (PGS)
17: Youngest: Palmer Taylor (HP)
27.5: Average age
18: Total number of riders
8: Total number of women
10: Total number of men
8: Number of First Time Olympic
17: Number of riders with World Cup podiums
60: Number of World Cup victory
169: Combined numbers of World Cup podiums
10: Number of riders with OWG starts
1: Number of riders with OWG medals (Dominique Maltais, Bronze, 2006)
15: Total number of OWG Starts
17: Number of riders with FIS World Snowboard Championships starts
8: Number of riders with FIS World Snowboard Championships medals
87: Total number of FIS World Snowboard Championships starts
6: Number of riders from British Columbia
5: Number of riders from Ontario
4: Number of riders from Québec
2: Number of riders from Alberta
1: Number of riders from Nova Scotia
-- Canada~Snowboard –
2010 Olympic Winter Games – Press Conference
February 8th: 10:00am - Canada~Snowboard Opening Press Conference
February 10th: 2:30pm - Canada~Snowboard Snowboardcross Press Conference
February 11th: 9:30am - Canada~Snowboard Halfpipe Press Conference
February 11th: 10:30am - Canada~Snowboard Alpine Press Conference
2010 Olympic Winter Games – Snowboard schedule
February 15: Snowboardcross, Men
February 16: Snowboardcross, Women
February 17: Halfpipe, Men
February 18: Halfpipe, Women
February 26: Alpine (PGS), Women
February 27: Alpine (PGS), Men
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