yyzcanuck Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 From the Press Release HERE: 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, from February 12 to 28, 2010. (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 NAME DISC. HOMETOWN HOW THEY QUALIFIED CALVÉ, Caroline PGS Montreal/Aylmer, QC Other Nomination CONRAD, Sarah* HP Halifax, NS Other Nomination LOO, Alexa* PGS Richmond, BC Other Nomination MALTAIS, Dominique* SBX Petite-Rivière St-Francois, QC Top 5 Nomination NICOLL, Mercedes* HP Whistler, BC Other Nomination RICKER, Maëlle* ^ SBX West Vancouver, BC Top 5 Nomination TAYLOR, Palmer HP Collingwood, ON Other Nomination ZAKRESKI Kimiko PGS Calgary, AB Other Nomination ANDERSON, Jasey-Jay* ^ PGS Mont-Tremblant, QC Defending World Champion BATCHELOR, Jeff ^ HP Oakville, ON Top 5 Nomination BOIVIN, François* ^ SBX Jonquière, QC Top 5 Nomination FAGAN, Robert SBX Squamish, BC Top 5 Nomination LAMBERT, Michael PGS Toronto, ON Other Nomination LAMOUREUX, Justin* ^ HP Squamish, BC Top 5 Nomination MORISON, Matthew ^ PGS Burketon, ON Top 5 Nomination MARTIN, Brad* ^ HP Ancaster, ON Other Nomination NEILSON, Drew* ^ SBX North Vancouver, BC Other Nomination ROBERTSON, Mike SBX Canmore, AB Top 5 Nomination Legend ( * ) : Olympic Winter Games experience ( ^ ) : FIS World Championships medals COACHES FAWCETT, Mark PGS Saint-John, NB Head Coach, Alpine JEAN, Sylvain PGS St Férréol Les Neiges, QC Coach, Alpine MARKS, Carl PGS Bromont, QC Video coach, Alpine MATHIEU, Marcel SBX France Head Coach, Snowboardcross BRUNNER, Rene SBX Austria Coach, Snowboardcross MILNE, Tim SBX Whistler, BC Coach, Snowboardcross HUTCHINSON, Tom HP Val David, QC Head Coach, Halfpipe DeCOSTE, Kris HP Thornbury, ON Coach, Halfpipe SUPPORT STAFF LEBRUN, Connie Edmonton, AB Physician COX, David North Vancouver, BC Clinical Sport Psychologist HELLIER, Marilyn Whistler, BC Head Physiotherapist MORO, Vas Whistler, BC Physiotherapist OSBORNE, Heidi Calgary, AB Physiotherapist HRAB, Christian Vancouver, BC Team Leader M’SEFFAR, Nadia Vancouver, BC Team Manager JONCAS, Robert Vancouver, BC Team Manager NAPERT-FRENETTE, Guy Calgary, AB Media Attaché 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 . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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