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 />
Olympic Games<br />
2002 Salt Lake 11<br />
World Championships<br />
<strong>2005</strong> Ruka 1<br />
2003 Deer Valley 3<br />
2001 Blackcomb 7<br />
Steve Omischl<br />
Date of birth: November 16, 1978<br />
Age (as of Oct. 1, <strong>2005</strong>): 26<br />
Place of birth: North Bay, ON<br />
Residence: North Bay, ON<br />
• <strong>2005</strong> FIS World <strong>Freestyle</strong> <strong>Ski</strong> Champion in aerials.<br />
• 2004 World Cup Aerial Champion. Omischl set the bar for team-mates and international competitors by winning six World Cup events last season, and<br />
achieving a total of nine podium results in twelve starts.<br />
• Captured the overall FIS <strong>Freestyle</strong> title for 2004.<br />
• Seventh year as a World Cup team member.<br />
• Bronze medallist at the 2003 FIS World <strong>Freestyle</strong> <strong>Ski</strong> Championships.<br />
• First man ever to perform a FFdF (a quadruple twisting triple back flip with two twists on the last flip) in competition at the <strong>2005</strong> <strong>Canadian</strong> National<br />
Championships in Mont-Gabriel, Quebec.<br />
• Member of the 2002 <strong>Canadian</strong> Olympic Aerials team. Placed 11th.<br />
• Named 1999-2000 World Cup male Rookie of the Year.<br />
• Got hooked on <strong>Freestyle</strong> after attending a water ramp camp in Lake Placid at the age of 15.<br />
• A severe asthmatic growing up. “I spent many days in the hospital because I was sick all the time.”<br />
• Considers his coach Dmitriy Kavunov the greatest influence in his life. “You become who you associate with most… and I see him every single day.”<br />
• Is inspired by <strong>Canadian</strong> legends Lloyd Langlois and Phil Laroche, and by 1998 Olympic Gold medallist Eric Bergoust.<br />
• Considers his greatest strength to be his ability to work hard. “The best lesson I ever learned in sport is that you only get out what you put in!”<br />
• A passionate golfer who may consider a future career as a golf pro. Currently a 6 handicap.<br />
• Considers Tiger Woods his hero. “I respect him for the effort he puts into being the best. Nobody could be that great without putting in an incredible amount<br />
of effort.<br />
• Goals: “To win an Olympic title and two more overall World Cup titles.”<br />
• Wears the same shirt to compete that reads “fear is an illusion.” “It’s a Michael Jordan shirt that was given to me by Nick Bass, a former coach and friend.<br />
World Cup Ranking<br />
2004-05 2<br />
2003-04 1<br />
2002-03 2<br />
2001-02 8<br />
2000-01 4<br />
1999-00 4<br />
World Cup Results<br />
1 Sauze d’Oulx 05<br />
Placid (I) 04<br />
Placid (II) 04<br />
Sauze d’Oulx 04<br />
Long Zhu 04<br />
Buller (I) 03<br />
Buller (II) 03<br />
Spindleruv 03<br />
major results<br />
Buller 02<br />
2 Changchun 05<br />
Shenyang 05<br />
Deer Valley 04<br />
Spindleruv 04<br />
Placid 03<br />
Himos 01<br />
Blackcomb 00<br />
Piancavalo 00<br />
3 Deer Valley 05<br />
Placid 05<br />
Steamboat 03<br />
Placid (I) 02<br />
Placid (II) 02<br />
Buller (I) 00<br />
4 Tremblant 03<br />
Buller 01<br />
5 Tremblant 05<br />
Fernie 03<br />
Blackcomb 02<br />
Deer Valley 00<br />
6 Ruka 03<br />
Buller (II) 00<br />
Livigno 00<br />
7 Spindleruv 03<br />
Deer Valley 03<br />
8 Heavenly 00<br />
<strong>Canadian</strong> Championships<br />
1 Apex 03<br />
Gabriel 01<br />
2 Gabriel 02<br />
3 Gabriel 04<br />
4 Gabriel 05<br />
5 Fortress 98<br />
7 Fortress 99<br />
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