1983 - 2005 - Canadian Freestyle Ski Association

THE NEXT WAVE
Canadian up-and-comers: The next
wave is talented, hungry, and setting
their sights on Vancouver 2010!
In less than six years, Canada will host the
world at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games
in Vancouver, BC. Currently, Canada's
World cup team is focussed on the 2005
FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships and
the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino,
Italy. Canada's Freestyle Ski team is young,
motivated and successful, but there will no
doubt be great pressure from below as we
move toward Vancouver 2010.
Among current Canadian greats like Steve
Omischl, Jennifer Heil and PA Rousseau, there
is also a motivated group of youngsters coming
through the Canadian Freestyle system who
are eager to be alongside their veteran teammates
come 2010.
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The next wave - Moguls
Michael Henitiuk
Age: 15
Residence: Calgary, AB
At the age of just 13, Michael qualified for the
Canadian Senior Freestyle ski championships.
At 15, Michael remains with the Alberta Ski
team this season. He is described by the
Freestyle coaching community as a “hot hot”
skier, who loves mogul skiing and will definitely
be a contender in 2010.
The next wave - Moguls
Alexandre Bilodeau
Age: 17
Residence: Rosemère, QC
A talented athlete who since the age of 14 has
been offered positions with both the aerial and
mogul development teams, Alex elected to
remain within the provincial system to secure
a solid education. In 2003, he was the only
athlete to compete in both moguls and aerials
at the Canadian Senior Championships. At
17, Alexandre joins the Canadian mogul
development team. With his strong aerials
background, head D-team coach Michel
Hamelin ranks him among the top jumpers (in
moguls) on the World Cup circuit.
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