1983 - 2005 - Canadian Freestyle Ski Association
1983 - 2005 - Canadian Freestyle Ski Association
1983 - 2005 - Canadian Freestyle Ski Association
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Athlete Biographies - <strong>Canadian</strong> <strong>Freestyle</strong> <strong>Ski</strong> Team<br />
A E R I A L S<br />
World Championships<br />
<strong>2005</strong> Ruka 5<br />
2003 Deer Valley 14<br />
Kyle Nissen<br />
Date of birth: August 23, 1979<br />
Age (as of Oct. 1, <strong>2005</strong>): 26<br />
Place of birth: Calgary, AB<br />
Residence: Calgary, AB<br />
• Sixth year as a World Cup team member.<br />
• Started the <strong>2005</strong>-06 season strong with a silver medal performance in Buller, Australia in September.<br />
• Ranked 14 in the world for the 2004-<strong>2005</strong> World Cup season.<br />
• Despite being side-lined for the early part of the 2004-05 season with a knee injury, Nissen still managed<br />
back-to-back podium performances toward the end of the <strong>2005</strong> season including a silver medal in Torino<br />
on the aerial site of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games.<br />
• Narrowly miss qualifying for a spot on the <strong>Canadian</strong> men’s 2002 Olympic Aerial team. “It’s the biggest<br />
disappointment of my career… being so close made it that much harder to miss out on.”<br />
• Capped off the 2004-05 season by winning the Bell <strong>Canadian</strong> National Championships in Mont-Gabriel,<br />
Quebec.<br />
• Won his first-ever World Cup at Heavenly Valley, California during the 1999-2000 season while still a<br />
member of the FlightSchool aerials development program. Considers this win his career highlight to date.<br />
• Trained in Lac Beauport, Quebec this summer.<br />
• Considers his technical ability his greatest strength as a competitor. Twisting and doing difficult tricks is<br />
my favourite aspect of jumping.”<br />
• Despite being enrolled in the Nancy Greene alpine ski program when he was young, Kyle discovered<br />
<strong>Freestyle</strong> at the age of 13. “Once I went off that water ramp I just knew this was the sport for me.”<br />
• Hobbies include trampoline, movies and learning to DJ.<br />
• Looks to his parents as role models. “I look up to my parents a great deal. They have been my biggest<br />
supporters.”<br />
World Cup Ranking<br />
2004-05 14<br />
2003-04 9<br />
2002-03 9<br />
2001-02 5<br />
2000-01 15<br />
1999-00 10<br />
World Cup Results<br />
1 Heavenly 00<br />
2 Sauze d’Oulx 05<br />
Ruka 03<br />
Buller (II) 00<br />
3 Spindleruv 05<br />
4 Buller (II) 04<br />
Long Zhu 04<br />
Spindleruv 03<br />
major results<br />
Blackcomb 01<br />
5 Sauze d’Oulx 04<br />
Placid 03<br />
6 Tremblant (II) 02<br />
7 Fernie 03<br />
8 Placid 04<br />
Spindleruv 03<br />
Tremblant (I) 02<br />
<strong>Canadian</strong> Championships<br />
1 Gabriel 05<br />
3 Gabriel 01<br />
5 Gabriel 00<br />
6 Gabriel 04<br />
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