2014-15 National Halfpipe Team Athletes and Coaches Announced

For immediate release
August 22nd, 2014

2014-15 National Halfpipe Team Athletes and Coaches Announced 

Vancouver, B.C. - Canada Snowboard is pleased to announce the athletes named to the 2014-15 High Performance Program who will join the Halfpipe National Team. Five of the six athletes are former Olympians, three of whom made their debut in Sochi this past winter. Long standing national team athletes and three time Olympians Brad Martin and Mercedes Nicoll are looking forward to leading their teammates to the upcoming 2015 FIS World Championships in Kreischberg, Austria this coming January.

The newly appointed coaches for the Halfpipe National team are Ben Boyd and Elijah Teter. Ben brings with him 17 years of coaching experience and Elijah is a former professional Halfpipe athlete. Both Ben and Elijah have a great deal of experience working with elite Halfpipe athletes. We are very excited for them to bring their coaching techniques and knowledge to our Halfpipe National Team. 

“We are very excited to reveal the names of the athletes and coaching staff selected for the 2015 Halfpipe Team.  We have been working closely with the athletes to find the best solution for the season for their training and competition opportunities and we believe that this will be the best fit for them” stated Robert Joncas, High Performance Director.

The first major event on the FIS Calendar for the Halfpipe national team is the Copper Mountain World Cup, which will take place in Copper, Colorado from December 6-7, 2014.

The athletes named to the Halfpipe national team are:

Mercedes Nicoll (Whistler, B.C.)

Alexandra Duckworth (Kingsburg, N.S.)


Calynn Iriwn (Toronto, Ont.)
Katie Tsuyuki (Toronto, Ont.)
Brad Martin (Ancaster, Ont.)


Derek Livingston (Aurora, Ont.)



For more information, or to schedule an interview with any members of the Canada Snowboard National Teams or coaches, please contact Canada Snowboard’s Communications and Marketing Manager, Martin Faubert-Smith by email at Znegva@pnanqnfabjobneq.pn


Any person wishing to appeal a selection decision must do so in accordance with the Canada~Snowboard Appeals Policy, which is available on the Canada~Snowboard website (www.canadasnowboard.ca). Appeals of the selections listed in this announcement should be sent in by August 29, 2014 at 5:00 pm PST.

A notice of appeal, as described in the Appeals Policy, must be sent directly to:
Steven Hills
Executive Director
Fgrira@pnanqnfabjobneq.pn