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NATIONAL FREESTYLE SKI TEAM 

2006-2007 GUIDE

Message froM Canada Post 

Canada’s freestyle athletes are among the very best in the world. In 

partnering with the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association as title team 

sponsor, Canada Post has made a lasting commitment, encouraging 

our freestyle athletes at all levels. Like Canada Post employees, the 

athletes are dedicated to delivering excellence. Canada Post is proud to 

support these talented and dedicated individuals who together form our 

impressive national team. A season of excellence awaits the Canada 

Post National Freestyle Ski Team! 

Moya Green 

President and CEO - Canada Post

Message froM Cfsa 

As in every Olympic year, last season came with 

much promise, hope and anticipation. Our athletes, 

coaches and support staff did a remarkable job at this. 

Although not all dreams were fulfilled, many of the 

athletes posted “best ever” performances, including 

Jennifer Heil who secured her place in sport history 

with her gold medal performance. We are very proud, 

not only of all the athletes who participated, but also 

of the programs developed and of the coaches who 

delivered them. While the accomplishments were 

achieved by the athletes, they would not have been 

possible without the support of all the volunteers at 

our Canadian World Cups, the coaches, medical and 

office staff, sponsors, parents and the membership of 

the CFSA. 

We have entered a new era as we move towards 2010 

and the spotlight shifts to Vancouver. There will be 

greater pressure to produce unprecedented athletic 

success at our home Olympic Games in a few short 

years. No Canadian has EVER won Olympic gold at 

a Games held in Canada. In fact Canada is the ONLY 

country to have hosted an Olympic Games without 

having won a gold medal. With the assistance of our 

partners we want to change that. To date we have 

seen excellent support from Sport Canada, VANOC 

and OTP. I am confident our partnership with Canada 

Post will help provide us with the infrastructure, 

programming and associates to ensure success 

leading up to the Vancouver Olympics and beyond. 

We're proud to be the Canada Post National Freestyle 

Ski Team. And continued strong support from our 

partners at RBC and Bell will also ensure the team's 

ongoing success. 

We are very fortunate that our resort, corporate and 

government partners share in our vision and optimism 

about our future. This has allowed us to engage in 

innovative initiatives such as the Jr. Elite camps 

and the Jump 2010 programs that provide additional 

opportunities for accelerated athlete growth and 

sustainability. Our athletes, coaches and programs 

are better supported than at any time in the history of 

the sport. 

We also recognize and appreciate the important role 

that the media plays in covering our sport and our 

athletes. The media bring our sport to Canadians 

– making it accessible to skiing enthusiasts and 

introducing it to new fans. And media support 

has helped generate the kind of excitement that 

encourages our Olympic and World Champions. We 

all look forward to working with the media over the 

next few, exciting years. 

It is with great anticipation that we step into the new 

quadrennial and towards home Olympic Games. Now 

is the time to rededicate and recommit ourselves 

to our mission, “…to develop, in a safe, fun and 

ethical manner, Olympic and World Champions in all 

disciplines of the sport of Freestyle Skiing.” 

Peter Judge 

Chief Executive Officer 

Canadian Freestyle Ski Association

table of Contents 

Message from Canada Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 

Message from CFSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

2006-2007 National Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

Competition Schedule 2006-2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

Freestyle Skiing's New Direction with Own the Podium . . 6 

Moguls: Lexicon and Stars of Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Aerials: Lexicon and Stars of Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

HalfPipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

Ski Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 

Athlete Biographies - National Team (World Cup) . . . . . . 14 

Athlete Biographies - National Team (Development) . . . . 36 

Coaching Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 

Canadian Team Results 2005-2006 

NorAm and Junior Worlds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 

World Cup, Olympics and Nationals . . . . . . . . 48 

World Cup Champions 1984-2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 

National Champions 1983-2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 

World Champions 1986-2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 

Canada Freestyle Olympians 1988-2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 

Canadian Freestyle Ski Association 

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Administration 

Chief Executive Officer Peter Judge 

Chief Operating Officer Bruce Robinson 

High Performance Program Director Gord Hopper 

High Performance Program Coordinator Anna Fraser-Sproule 

Finance Administrator Shelley Mintz 

Sport Development Manager John Pomeroy 

Athlete Development Manager Lori Barlow 

Administrative Assistant Catherine Trudeau 

Marketing and Communications 

Vice-president Marketing and Communications Grant McDiarmaid 

Media Relations Manager Michèle Deslandes 

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Photographer Mike Ridewood

2006-2007 national teaM 

WORLD CUP DEVELOPMENT 

MOGULS 

WOMEN MEN WOMEN MEN 

Jackie Brown Alexandre Bilodeau Nathalie Bazin Stéphane Agnard 

Jennifer Heil Vincent Marquis Maxime Dufour-Lapointe Matthew Crosby 

Sylvia Kerfoot Marc-André Moreau Chelsea Henitiuk Etienne Dugal-Tessier 

Kristi Richards Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau Henriane Latour Renaud Jacques-Dagenais 

Audrey Robichaud Warren Tanner Marie-Josée Lessard Maxime Gingras 

Stéphanie St-Pierre Jean-François Therrien Jennifer Simm Edward Lortie 

Chris Wong Vincent Sigouin 

AERIALS 

Guillaume Turgeon 

WOMEN MEN WOMEN MEN 

Veronika Bauer Jeff Bean Rebecca Graham Jean-Christophe André 

Deidra Dionne Ryan Blais Nicole Mulder Rémi Bélanger 

Amber Peterson Kyle Nissen Elise Pallard Sean Butler 

Steve Omischl Geneviève Tougas Travis Gerrits 

Warren Shouldice Alain Morin 

Cord Spero

CoMPetition sChedule 2006-2007 

DATE (2006/2007) COMPETITION LOCATION NAT EVENTS 

September 2-3 FIS World Cup Mount Buller AUS 2xAE (cancelled) 

December 9-10 FIS World Cup Jilin Beida Lake CHN 2xAE 

December 14 FIS World Cup Tignes FRA MO 

December 17 FIS World Cup Kreischberg AUT SX 

December 17-22 US Selection Park City USA 2xHP, 2xMO, DM, 2xAE 

December 20 FIS World Cup La Plagne FRA DM 

January 6-7 FIS World Cup Ski Mont Gabriel CAN MO, AE 

January 6-7 NorAm Calgary (COP) CAN 2xHP 

January 10 FIS World Cup Flaine FRA SX 

January 11-13 FIS World Cup Deer Valley USA MO, DM, AE 

January 13-14 FIS World Cup Les Contamines FRA SX, HP 

January 18-20 FIS World Cup Lake Placid USA MO, 2xAE 

January 20-21 Canadian Series East/TBA CAN MO, DM 

January 21-28 FIS World Championships Madonna ITA MO, DM, AE, SX, HP 

January 25-27 NorAm Ski Mont Gabriel CAN MO, DM, 2xAE 

February 2-4 FIS World Cup Spindleruv Mlyn CZE MO, AE, SX 

February 3-5 NorAm Beaver Valley USA MO, DM 

February 10-12 NorAm Deer Valley USA MO, DM, AE, HP 

February 16-18 FIS World Cup Listel - Inawashiro JPN MO, DM, SX 

February 17-18 NorAm Snowbowl USA MO, AE, DM 

February 23-25 FIS World Cup Apex CAN MO, AE, HP 

February 25 - March 3 Canada Winter Games Whitehorse CAN MO, AE, DM, HP 

March 2-3 FIS World Cup Voss NOR MO, HP 

March 9 FIS World Cup Davos SUI AE 

March 10-11 Junior Nationals Silver Star CAN MO, AE, HP, DM 

March 17-18 Canadian Series West/TBA CAN MO, DM 

March 24-25 Senior Nationals Calgary (COP) CAN MO, HP, AE, DM 

Schedule subject to change . Please visit our website for updates at www .freestyleski .com 

MO = Moguls 

DM = Dual Moguls 

AE = Aerials 

SX = Skier Cross 

HP = HalfPipe 

TT = Table Top

freestyle skiing’s new direCtion with own the PodiuM 

By Steve Newman 

The Canadian Freestyle Ski Association’s chief executive 

officer has been in the trenches for decades. A national 

moguls champion in Canada in 1984, Peter Judge later 

coached or developed athletes in Canada and later in 

Australia, before returning home. 

Happy to be back, Judge is also “excited” about a dynamic 

new program with lofty goals, which he says takes the 

focus away from sport bureaucracy and provides cash for 

athlete-development programs and athletes themselves. 

This includes assistance for several national-team athletes 

who lived near the poverty line for years. 

But first, here’s a little background on how the Own the 

Podium (OTP) began. Canadian athletes, administrators, 

coaches and the business world are pursuing a lofty goal 

at the 2010 Winter Olympics while fully expecting they 

won’t be shut out – like Canada was while hosting the 

Olympics of 1976 in Montreal and of 1988 in Calgary. 

Each time, the host country came without a single gold 

medal. Whatever the colour of medals won by Canadians 

when Vancouver hosts the 2010 Olympics, gold isn’t as 

much the focus as a whole lot of medals are, of each 

and every colour, with the help of the Own The Podium 

(OTP) program launched in early 2005. More specifically, 

the goal is 35 medals and the leading medal haul among 

nations at the 2010 Olympics. 

Own the Podium’s medal aspirations sound reachable if one 

knows Canadian athletes collected 17 medals at the 2002 

Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and 24 at the 2006 Games 

in Torino, where only the United States and Germany did a 

better job of owning the podium. Several recommendations 

were made in the OTP report completed in 2004; Canadian 

winter sports were also told they could win 35 medals with 

a new approach to sport delivery supported by the federal 

government and other Canadian sports leaders. 

Several key players 

Major players behind Own the Podium are the Canadian 

Olympic Committee, Sport Canada (of the federal government), 

the Calgary Olympic Development Association, 

the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the Vancouver 

Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and 

Paralympic Games. 

With OTP in motion and spending about $21 million a year 

on Canadian Olympic winter sports in each of the five 

years leading up to 2010, there’s cause for more than optimism 

among athletes, coaches and such as CEO Peter 

Judge, and Gord Hopper, Canadian freestyle skiing’s high 

performance program director. 

A few years ago it was a virtual hand-to-mouth existence 

for World Cup freestyle ski team athletes, who paid for 

their own travel and accommodation on the World Cup 

circuit. Good results meant decent paydays, but an off 

year for a great athlete proved more stressful than elite 

athletes deserve to be. Now, however, that has very much 

changed in the lead-up to the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, 

with the help of Own the Podium. 

Several high-performance programs were already in place 

and gathering momentum en route to the 2006 Olympics, 

where the Canadian freestyle skiers had six top-eight 

finishes. These included gold for Jennifer Heil in women’s 

moguls, fourth for Marc-André Moreau in men’s moguls, 

and fifth for aerialist Kyle Nissen. 

But that performance capsule is partially why freestyle 

skiing is excited about Own the Podium. The talent pool in 

women’s and men’s moguls, and the means to develop it, 

is already happening. Canadian men’s aerialists continue 

to be among world leaders with an ongoing crop of talent. 

But that’s as much the case in Canadian women’s aerials. 

There hasn’t been an extensive talent pool, despite 

Olympic and world champion successes that include 

recent world championships or Olympic medals from 

Veronika Bauer, Deidra Dionne and Veronica Brenner. 

High recruitment goals 

What has Judge excited is that Own the Podium features 

a recruitment component which says athletes can be 

recruited from another sport and turned into world-class 

performers within four years. 

The proof is in the pudding. In Australia, two former gymnasts 

became World Cup team members and Olympians, 

Elizabeth Gardner and Lydia Ierodiaconou, who became 

one of the world’s most spectacular aerialists. 

“We knew it would work. It was just a matter of transplanting 

the model,” says Judge of the recruitment and 

skill development plan used in Australia and now being 

adopted in Canada. 

Finances often do make the world go round, though, 

and sports are no exception when trying to fast-track the 

development of athletes with technical expertise in one 

sport into another sport. Different sports are recruiting 

from different sports. For example, bobsled is looking for 

potential bobsledders from such sports as track and field 

and rugby, while freestyle’s resources include highly technical 

sports such as diving, trampoline and gymnastics. 

But it’s more than turning a few athletic switches, says 

Judge of Own The Podium. Canada needed to look at 

how it could turn around the way it was developing athletes, 

and restructuring not only athlete development, but 

the coaching and administrative infrastructure of national 

sports associations, says Judge. 

Because freestyle skiing is seen as a sport that can effectively 

recruit and develop athlete talent in the short-term, 

it qualifies for Own the Podium funding. Recruitment isn’t 

the only component, however. One of many other components 

is called Top Secret.

In this area, sports are spending or about to spend money 

to refine sports-science research so they can make 

breakthroughs necessary to win medals at the Olympics. 

In Torino, 13 Canadians finished fourth, including one 

freestyle and two alpine skiers. 

For athlete development, one of the busiest places is the 

new aerials water ramp training facility (Centre national 

d’entraînement Yves Laroche) that opened a few years 

ago at Lac Beauport, just north of Quebec City. Now the 

training home for national team aerialists and others aspiring 

to excel, whereas many Canadians used to go to Lake 

Placid, New York. 

Just the visibility of one’s country’s very best athletes, mixing 

with others who aspire to succeed nationally or internationally, 

is a huge motivational and developmental tool. 

Meanwhile, CEO Judge says he likes what’s happening 

so far in freestyle skiing and other sports with the help 

of the Own the Podium program. This is partly, says 

Judge, because many 2010 Olympic sports executives, 

such as Ken Read in alpine skiing and Joanne Thomson 

in biathlon, have “vision” and a wealth of internationally 

competitive sports experience. Consequently, Judge says 

the athletes and coaches have more confidence in the 

sports system. 

With a significant talent pool and development plans in 

place for moguls, freestyle skiing is using Own the Podium 

funds to focus on aerials development. In the case of 

moguls, freestyle skiing’s high performance director says: 

“It doesn’t make sense to take athletes from another sport 

when we have a better, faster path as a feeder system.” 

In contrast, Hopper adds: : “I think it’s fair to say our talent 

pool, in women’s aerials, was shaky, and Own the Podium 

has revitalized the program.” 

Own the Podium Recruits 

“We have focused on women’s aerials, but we have some 

awesome men, and we’re still working as much with the 

men,” says Nicolas Fontaine. Along with Dmitriy Kavunov, 

the former head coach for Uzbekistan and 20-year coaching 

veteran, Fontaine works with about 14 athletes in the 

Own the Podium program at Lac Beauport, Quebec. 

From the “high-level acrobats” recruited, Fontaine says male 

and female jumpers could be ready to graduate to the 2010 

Olympic team. In fact, he predicts some of the recruited men 

will be performing quad-twisting triples by 2009 and women 

will be up to triple-twisting doubles by then. 

The bigger challenge, he suggests, will be to have enough 

time to post Olympic-qualifying results during each of the 

two seasons leading into the Vancouver Olympics. 

One of the top recruits is Sean Butler of Toronto, a past 

world junior trampoline medallist, who could be hard 

pressed to make the 2008 Olympic trampoline team. 

“Sean now realizes it’s his second chance to do something 

in sport, and his last chance,” says Fontaine. Butler 

couldn’t ski to save his life when he first joined the freestyle 

ranks, but within a few months he was skiing difficult 

double-black-diamond runs, says Fontaine. 

Whether it’s Butler or other such recruits as J.C. André or 

Rémi Belanger, they’re part of the large mix of provincial 

to world-level athletes interacting and training on the same 

site.The recruits also include Winnipeg teenager Nicole 

Mulder, who performed double flips her first week on the 

water ramp. Other female recruits leaving a strong impression 

are from Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. 

Whether any qualify for the 2010 Olympic team remains 

to be seen; Fontaine says they have incredible spatial 

awareness that often takes freestyle skiers 8-10 years to 

develop. Where the recruits need significantly more work 

is with take-offs and landings with a new addition, namely 

skis attached to their feet. 

The recruits also earn $150 to $300 per month to help with 

food and accommodation expenses, based on a contract 

that outlines sport-specific technical goals. 

Motivated to prove critics wrong 

Meanwhile, Fontaine has already heard critics say the 

new recruits can’t possibly be ready for 2010 medal glory. 

But that perspective “just motivates us,” says Fontaine of 

himself and fellow coach Kavunov. 

Regardless, the new recruits should serve to push the 

already-established athletes, something that might have 

prolonged the career of Fontaine, who retired in his young 

30s. Whoever makes the 2010 Olympic squad, Fontaine 

says: “We’re going to have a really good chance to win at 

the Olympics.” 

Helping improve those chances is Own the Podium 

support for athlete care by physicians, physiotherapists, 

psychologists and physiologists. For example, money is 

being used for a non-line concussion-related ‘impact’ program 

that should help optimize the safe return of injured 

athletes to competition. Also, the national team has also 

invested in specialized mats that measure body fatigue 

and strength output on take-offs. 

With so many positive activities underway and looking 

ahead to the 2010 Olympics, Hopper predicts with an 

optimistic tone: “In three disciplines we’ll be in an excellent 

position. And in women’s aerials, ask me in another year.”

lexiCon on Moguls 

SINGLE MOGULS 

Olympic discipline 

Speed, turns and air... 

Mogul skiing is probably the most accessible of the 

Freestyle disciplines and is one of the most exciting and 

spectacular of all winter sports. Everyone who skis has 

had to negotiate bumps or moguls at some point and 

knows how challenging they can be. The incredible skill, 

athleticism and courage of the world’s top mogul skiers 

makes it look easy, as they race straight down the fall line 

at lightning speeds. The top skiers are covering as many 

as four moguls per second!!!! 

The Course 

Average length is between 200 and 270 metres with 

an average steepness of 26 degrees. Moguls are set 

approximately 3.5 metres apart. Course includes two 

Air bumps which are used as take-off for jumps/ aerial 

manoeuvres. 

Judging 

Competitors rip down the mogul course and launch 

themselves off two jumps on the way down under scrutiny 

of a panel of seven judges. Marks are awarded for the 

technical quality of the skier’s turns (50%), the two aerial 

manoeuvres (25%) and speed (25%). While speed is a 

factor, the fastest skier across the finish line does not 

necessarily win. 

Competition Format 

Competitions are either: 

a) Qualifying round with a single descent, followed by a 

final featuring the top 12 or 16 from the first round. 

b) Best of two runs. 

DUAL MOGULS 

World Championship discipline 

Head-to-head action... 

In Dual Moguls, competitors race head-to-head in knockout 

rounds. The added adrenaline of racing side-by-side 

means skiers often push themselves beyond their limits, 

resulting in either spectacular crashes or some of the most 

awesome bump skiing you will ever see. 

Results from the Dual Moguls competitions on the FIS 

World Cup tour are combined with Single Moguls results 

to determine the overall World Cup Mogul Champion at 

the end of each year 

Judging 

As with Single Moguls, a panel of seven judges award 

marks for turns, speed and air, deciding by a show of 

panels who will go forward to the next round. Again the 

fastest skier over the finish line is not necessarily the 

winner. 



a) Single run qualification round (as per single Moguls) 

to seed the Duals, which would usually be sixteen pairs 

of Duals or; 

b) Elimination rounds of the entire field of competitors 

based on seeding from either the results of a prior Dual 

competition or a prior Single Moguls competition. 

Lingo 

• Back scratcher : Skiers scratch their backs with parallel tails 

of their skis. Knees bend under torso (ski tips drop under body), 

and hips lean forward with a countermotion of the shoulders (as 

if feet are trying to scratch the back). 

• Daffy : Splits — legs are widely spread, one in front, one 

behind. Front ski tip up, back ski tip down, with skis parallel. 

• Iron cross : Ski tips cross as skier remains upright. Tips drop, 

but heels are kicked to either side. 

• Spread Eagle/Spread : Starting position for making snow 

angels : arms extended and legs split, usually 90 degrees or 

more to the side. 

• Twister : Skis twist 90 degrees to one side of the body, while 

hands and arms may counter the twisting skis — with core of 

body remaining upright and facing down the hill. 

• 360 : Upright aerial spin of 360 degrees often called a 

helicopter or chopper. 720 = Double helicopter. (when viewed 

from the side). 

• Mute Grab : 360 with an Iron Cross Back Scratcher in the 

middle (often referred to as a “Heli-Mute”). 

• Off axis : A true flip is one that turns around the horizontal 

(zero degree) axis. A true spin is one that turns around the 

vertical (90 degree) one. An off-axis spin or flip is one that 

deviates from these norms. 

• D Spin : A back flip with an off axis full twist 

• Back full : A back flip with a full twist both true to the "normal" axes 

• Lincoln Loop : old school brought into new school - a sideways flip 

• Grab : Any part of the ski or binding that is grabbed by 

the hand - there are Tail, Mute, Japan and Toxic grabs in 

addition to a whole mess of others, all which add "flavour" to 

the tricks. 

• Rodeo : Backwards initiated off-axis flip 

• Flat Spin : Another off axis trick where the skier looks like 

they are spinning like a horizontal wheel. 

• Misty : Forward initiated off axis flip 

• Cork 720 : two rotations as if spining in a frontal wheel 

• Switch : Taking off a jump backwards 

• Fakie : Landing backwards

Mogul stars of today 

Men 

Dale Begg-Smith, Australia 

2006 Olympic Champion, 2006 FIS World Cup Champion and defending World Champion 

bronze medalist; Begg-Smith has been the dominant figure on the FIS World Cup circuit for 

the past two years. A wonderfully consistent skier he has blossomed under the tutelage of 

coach Steve Desovich. 

Alex Bilodeau, Canada 

2006 FIS Rookie of the Year, Bilodeau exploded onto the World Cup scene last year placing 

second in the World Cup mogul standings. He is the outstanding ‘jumper’ on the World Cup 

(he was a very good aerialist before making a full-time commitment to moguls) and his turns 

and speed improved dramatically last year. 

The Finns 

Janne Lahtela, Sami Mustonen, Tapio Luusua, Mikko Ronkainen – the Finns were the 

dominant power in men’s moguls in the first half of the decade and still have the potential to 

sweep the podium. Lahtela is a legend in Freestyle winning the 2002 Olympics and earning a 

silver in 1998; back injuries have slowed him down a little but on any given day… Ronkainen 

won silver at Torino 2006 and is a two-time World Champion. 

The Americans 

Deep, deep, deep in talent. Retirements may have thinned the ranks a little but with huge 

talents like Nathan Roberts and David Babic plus lots of up and comers they will continue to 

be potent threats. 

Women 

Jenn Heil, Canada 

The undisputed queen of mogul skiing Canada’s Heil won the gold medal at the 2006 Olympics 

and is the three time defending World Cup champion. She also won the 2005 FIS World 

Championship in dual moguls and will be gunning for the ‘one that got away’ – the world 

championship in single moguls, at this year’s WSC in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy. 

Hannah Kearney, USA 

With the retirement of freestyle legend Kari Traa (NOR), Kearney can be expected to step up 

to be Heil’s biggest competitor over the next few years. One of, if not the, best technical skiers 

on the tour, Kearney has almost unlimited potential. 

Nikola Sudova, CZE 

The effervescent Sudova won her first World Cup at the World Cup final at Apex Resort 

last year. Fourth in the World Cup standing the past two years, she is the defending World 

Championship silver medallist. 

Michelle Roark, USA 

Third in the World Cup standings last year, the veteran is a dynamic skier and always a 

threat. 

Sara Kjellin, SWE 

Seventh in the standings last year, the veteran Swede has improved every year and was 

fourth at the Torino Olympics. 

Sandra Laoura, FRA 

Along with a couple of the French men, Sandra is leading the comeback of the once dominant 

French mogul team. Laoura was the bronze medallist in Torino and was 12th in the World 

Cup standings. 

Kristi Richards, Audrey Robichaud, Stéphanie St-Pierre, CAN 

Canada has the deepest pool of talent on the women’s World Cup tour and all the above are 

threats to make the podium each week.

lexiCon on aerials 

Aerials 

Olympic discipline 

Aerials is not for the faint of heart. At the National Team 

level, competitors hit the jumps or 'kickers' at speeds of 

60+ km/h, launch themselves some 20 metres in the air 

and perform up to triple back somersaults with up to five 

twists, landing on a steep landing hill most people would 

be nervous just skiing down. These are the most difficult 

manoeuvres performed in any 'gymnastic' sport. 

Judging 

Competitors must perform two different jumps consisting 

of single or multiple somersaults with or without twists. 

Each jump must vary by one somersault or one twist. 

Points are awarded for take-off (20% of score), form in the 

air (50% of score) and landing (30% of score). Scores of 

both jumps are added together for a final mark. 



a) A two-jump qualification round with a two-jump final 

for the best 12 women and men; 

or 

b) A one-jump qualification round with a one-jump final 

for the best 12 women and men. 

Examples of jumps: 

SINGLES 

Degree of 

difficulty 

(DD) 

Total 

perfect 

score 

Description 

Back Layout (bL) 2.05 61.50 Single flip in straight body position. 

Back Full (bF) 2.30 69.00 

Single flip with full twist should be done in the 

layout position. 

Double Full (bdF) 2.70 81.00 Single flip with two twists (used to be worth 2.65). 

DOUBLES 

Back Lay-Tuck (bLT) 2.60 78.00 

Double flip with lay in first position, tuck in second 

position. 

Double Layout (bLL) 2.65 79.50 Double flip in the layout position. 

Full-Tuck/Pike (bFT) 2.85 85.50 Double flip with full twist on first flip. 

Full-Double-Full (bFdF) 3.525 105.75 Full twist on first flip, double twist on second. 

TRIPLES 

Full-Full-Full (bFFF) 4.05 121.50 One twist on each of the three flips. 

Lay double Full Full (bLdFF) 4.175 125.25 

Double Full-Full-Full (bdFFF) 4.425 132.75 

Full-Double-Full-Full (bFdFF) 4.425 132.75 

Full-Double Full-Double Full (bFdFdF) 4.85 145.50 

Triple flip with two twists on the second flip and 

one twist on the third flip. 

Quadruple twisting triple back flip with a double 

twist on first flip and one twist on each of the next 

two flips. 

Quadruple twisting triple back flip with a double 

twist on the second flip. 

Triple somersault with five twists. Not yet done 

successfully in competition, prior to this season. 

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aerial stars of today 

Men Aerial Stars 

The Canadians 

Deep and talented – defending World Champion Steve 

Omischl leads a group of veterans including Kyle Nissen 

(second on the World Cup tour last year), Jeff Bean, Ryan 

Blais, Warren Shouldice and Cord Spero. It’s an upset if 

at least one of them doesn’t reach the podium at every 

World Cup. 

Xiaopeng Han, CHN 

The Chinese men have become almost as big a threat as 

the Chinese women in Aerials. Nowhere was this more 

evident than at the Torino Olympics when Han upset the 

favourites and won the gold medal. 

Dimitri Dashinski, BLR 

The Belorussians are also a threat and are led by Olympic 

silver medallist and World Cup Champion Dashinski. Keep 

an eye on team-mate Alexei Grishin as well. 

Jeret Peterson, USA 

Though the Americans were somewhat disappointing last 

year, Peterson thrilled the crowd at the Olympics with his 

quintuple twisting “Hurricane”. Expect this traditionally 

strong team to reassert themselves this year. 

Women Aerial Stars 

Evelyn Leu, SUI 

Olympic champion, Leu is one of the few women to consistently 

perform triples. In the past she was quite inconsistent but put it 

all together last year and added the FIS World Cup crown to her 

impressive list of titles. 

Nina Li, Nannan Xu, CHN 

The Chinese women have overtaken the Aussies as the 

dominant team on the World Cup. Li was third at the Olympics, 

Xu fourth. Threats to win every event. 

Veronika Bauer, CAN 

The 2001 World Champion has struggled to recapture her 

winning form but still placed sixth overall last year with two 

podiums. Bauer seems to have recovered her enthusiasm under 

new coach Daniel Murphy and will be the leader of a relatively 

inexperienced Canadian team with team-mate Deidra Dionne 

taking the year off to recover from a neck injury. 

Lingo 

• DD: Degree of difficulty. 

• In-run: slope leading into the kicker — 55m. long and 23- 

degrees steep. 

• Full in: Full twist on first flip of double or triple somersault. 

• Full out: Full twist on last flip of double somersault. 

• Layout: Body extends as straight as possible. Often called a “lay”. 

• Pike: Body bends at waist, legs stay straight, and hands 

reach forward to toes. The standard diving position. 

• “Pull”: Grabbing your knees into a tuck position. 

• Rudy: Flip with 1 1/2 twists. 

• Single: One flip. Double: Two flips. Triple: Three flips. 

• “Stretch”: Making body as “long” as possible because the 

jumper is carrying too much speed or is too high in the air off 

the kicker. 

• Tuck: Knees tuck in front of body to angle of 

90 degrees.

halfPiPe 

Going way back, half-pipes as a terrain feature originated 

from surfing and then skateboarding when surfers in 

California decided that trying to skate in some huge 

storm drains might be a fun thing to do when the waves 

weren’t pumping. This eventually evolved into skate 

specific Half-pipe so the athletes could “drop in” (start 

off on the lip of the pipe). 

Skateboarding moved over to the white waves when the 

snowboard was perfected and the boarders decided they 

wanted to bring what they had perfected on concrete over 

to the snow. To make a long story short, the skiers saw 

the boarders flying off these frozen sculpted terrain parks 

and felt the desire to go higher. And voila! A new discipline 

was born. 

As the sport has evolved, so have the tricks. Whereas a 

few years ago one-and-a-half spins and a bunch of grabs 

were the tricks of the days, now it is not uncommon to see 

two or three tricks involving two-and-a-half spins as well 

as a couple of variations of flips in one run. The Pipe has 

been getting bigger to accommodate the increasing level of 

difficulty of the tricks. 

In competition the athletes are judged on: 

Amplitude (how high they fly out of the pipe while 

doing their tricks) 

20% of total score 

DD (the Degree of Difficulty of the tricks) 


Execution (how well the athletes perform said tricks) 


Overall (the whole package) 


The basic DD equates to the number of spins or flips done 

in the trick but the “total package” includes the grabs and 

positions (personality and style) that athletes add to the 

tricks to make them their own. 

The Pipe Specs (Average) 

Length: 150 metres 

Inclination (Pipe): 16 degrees 

Inclination (Vertical): 83 degrees 

Width: 18 metres 

Tricks and Lingo 

• Flair: Back flip with a half-twist 

• Corked: Describes any kind of spin or flip that is 

performed 

between the vertical and horizontal axes (either upright or 

inverted) 

• McTwist: Tilted front flip with one-and-a-half spins 

• 540, 720, 900, 1080: 1.5, 2, 2.5 and 3 spins respectively 

• Grab: A style effect where the hand grabs a part of the ski 

(there are MANY variations of grabs) 

• Ally-Oop: A trick that spins away from the fall line of the pipe 

• Coping: The edge of the pipe 

• Deck: The flat areas on the sides of the pipe 

• Walls: The sides of the pipe 

• Flat: The bottom of the pipe 

• Transition: The area between the Wall and the Flat

ski Cross 

The event was literally made for TV. Ski Cross made its 

debut at the X Games when a bunch of skiers who saw 

the debut of Boarder Cross a couple of years earlier 

said, “I want to do that but on skis!” Skis have less 

surface area than snowboards, which, in turn, means 

less resistance on the snow which (getting all the 

physics out of the way) means MORE SPEED! 

The object of this game is to beat the other three skiers 

in your grouping down the course, by whatever “legal” 

means possible. There are officials who monitor the 

situation as the athletes rip their way down the course, 

but jockeying for position is an understatement in Ski 

Cross; one’s body is used to crowd out or generally 

influence the path of the other skiers. The athletes 

must stay in the corridor which may feel roomy when 

the athlete is taking its solo, timed qualification run but 

the track gets a whole lot smaller when three of your 

“closest” friends are trying to get in front of you by any 

means possible. 

The most furious action takes places over roughly 

the first sixty metres where the skiers burst out of the 

drop down gate and pole and skate as hard as they 

possibly can vying for the “hole shot” (or being in first 

place as they come into the first turn). Races can be 

won or lost here and it is a simple blend of the right 

wax, an incredible burst of energy, and perhaps a 

tactical placement of pole or ski that gets them there. 

After that, it is gravity pushing skill all the way down the 

rest of course. In addition to avoiding each other, the 

athletes negotiate their way over rollers and jumps and 

through various types of turns and steep pitches on the 

way to the finish line. 

The best two from each grouping move up the 

elimination ladder. The groupings are based on the 

athletes’ qualification runs in that the fastest skiers get 

spread out on the “grid” in a strategic way so that they 

will, if all goes well, meet in the Final Four. 

The athletes wear different coloured bibs (red, yellow, 

blue, or green) to help the officials and spectators pick 

out their favourites. The fastest skiers get to pick their 

starting position. 

Dubbed the NASCAR of the skiing world, this speed 

event is a treat for the eyes but it’s hell on the nerves.

Athlete Biographies - National Team (World Cup) 

A E R I A L S 

Olympic Games 

2006 Turin 12 

2002 Salt Lake 10 

World Championships 

2005 Ruka 11 

2003 Deer Valley 2 

2001 Blackcomb 1 

* (top-10 placings only) 

Veronika Bauer 

Date of birth: Oct . 17, 1979 

Age (as of Oct . 1, 2006): 26 

Place of birth: Toronto, ON 

Website: www .veronikabauer .com 

• Ninth year as a World Cup team member. 

• Ranked 6th for the 2005-2006 World Cup season. 

• Finished 12th at the 2006 Turin Olympics. 

• Member of the 2002 and 2006 Canadian Olympic teams. 

• Silver medallist at the 2003 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships. 

• Gold medallist at the 2001 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships. 

• Goal this season is to win a medal at the 2007 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships. 

• In 1998 while still a member of the aerials development program, Veronika managed four top-eight 

results in World Cup competition. 

• Placed sixth at the 1999 World Championships in Meiringen, Switzerland despite breaking her hand 

in training earlier that week. 

• Got involved in Freestyle because of her background in competitive gymnastics and trampoline. 

• Veronika was 1994 Ontario Trampoline Champion. “I could already do most of the tricks on the trampoline, 

I just needed to learn how to do them with skis on… which wasn’t as easy as I expected.” 

• Nickname: Little Vee. 

World Cup Ranking 

2005-06 6 

2004-05 8 

2003-04 6 

2002-03 3 

2001-02 4 

2000-01 4 

1999-00 7 

1998-99 11 

1997-98 9 

World Cup Results* 

1 Fernie 03 

Buller (I) 02 

Buller (II) 02 

Placid (I) 02 


Deer Valley 05 

Fernie 04 


Buller (I) 00 

3 Changchun (II) 05 

major results 

Fernie 05 

Long Zhu 04 

Steamboat 03 

Tremblant (I) 02 



4 Sauze d’Oulx 04 

Blackcomb 02 

Tremblant 01 

Buller (I) 99 

5 Tremblant 05 

Spindleruv 03 

Himos 01 

Heavenly 00 

6 Lake Placid 06 


Spindleruv 03 

Placid (II) 02 


Blackcomb 99 

7 Apex 06 

Blackcomb 00 

Heavenly 99 


8 Buller (II) 04 

Long Zhu 04 

Piancavallo 00 

Breckenridge 98 

Buller (I) 97 

10 Changchun (I) 05 

Canadian Championships* 

1 Gabriel 05 

Gabriel 04 

Gabriel 01 

Gabriel 00 

2 Apex 06 

3 Marble Mountain 02 

Le Relais 97 

4 Fortress 98 

5 Apex 03


A E R I A L S 

Olympic Games 



1998 Nagano 11 


2005 Ruka 2 


1999 Meiringen 11 


Jeff Bean 

Date of birth: January 11, 1977 


Place of birth: Ottawa, ON 

Residence: Ottawa, ON 

• Eleventh year as a World Cup team member. 



• Suffered a fractured vertebrae (C7) in training at the opening World Cup of the 2004-05 season in Buller, Australia. “I 

broke C1, C7, my nose and the orbital bone in my face on Sept 4th and was 2nd at Worlds 196 days later. The injury 

did nothing but motivate me to work harder so it never happens again.” 

• Goal for the season: “Consistency… I look forward to a fun year, but every week will be important. I aim at finishing on 

top of the Grand Prix.” 

• Member of the 1998, 2002 and 2006 Canadian Olympic teams. 

• Believes that his team is what pushes him to be a strong competitor. “Being part of such a strong team makes for the 

best training environment possible. Seeing people jump well and work hard all around you can do nothing but help to 

motivate you, and it does. . 

• Considers his attitude to be one of his greatest strengths. “I never get too high, or too low. This makes my training 

very consistent.” 

• Is married to long-time girlfriend Lindsay Mullaly from Ottawa, whom he considers the most influential person in his life. 

“She is my role model. She has taught me so much about myself as a person. She is the one I go to for all my advice.” 

• Considers competing for Canada the best job in the world. “I have been able to travel the world skiing and make a living 

doing it for the last 12 years, how can it get any better? I am able to see the big picture and how lucky I really am to be doing this.” 

• Is taking university courses working towards an arts degree with a major in law. 

• Enjoys mountain biking and trampoline, and is completely bilingual. 


2005-06 9 

2004-05 11 

2003-04 17 

2002-03 3 

2001-02 4 

2000-01 12 

1999-00 21 

1998-99 15 

1997-98 11 

1996-97 5 




Kirchberg 97 

2 Placid 06 

Mont-Gabriel 06 

Placid (I) 05 

Spindleruv 03 



3 Placid (II) 05 

major results 

Placid 03 

Blackcomb 02 


Tignes 96 

4 Buller 02 

5 Shenyang 05 

Fernie 04 

Tremblant (II) 02 

Blackcomb 00 

6 Changchun 05 

Steamboat 03 

Tremblant 01 

Tremblant 98 


Breckenridge 97 

8 Fernie 05 

Placid 02 

Buller (I) 99 


1 Fortress 99 

2 Apex 06 

Le Relais 97 

3 Gabriel 05 

Apex 03


MO G U L S 

Olympic Games 



Alex Bilodeau 

Date of birth: September 8, 1987 


Place of birth: Montreal, QC 

Residence: Rosemère, QC 

Website: www .alexandrebilodeau .com 

• Second year as a World Cup team member. 

• Ranked 2nd for the 2005-2006 World Cup season. 2005/2006 FIS Freestyle “Rookie of the Year” for moguls. 

• Member of the 2006 Canadian Olympic team, where he placed 11th. 

• Won two gold medals in 2005-05: At Gabriel, in January 2006 (becoming the youngest man in FIS history to win 

gold at a World Cup event), and in the Czech Republic in February. 

• Won silver and gold at the 2006 Senior National Championships in Apex, BC, in Moguls and Dual Moguls 

respectively. 

• Winner of the 2004-2005 overall men’s NorAm dual mogul title. Placed 2nd overall in 2004-05 in men’s NorAm 

single moguls. 

• Became the first freestyle skier to perform a double twisting flip; it was in the 2005 Fernie NorAm where he placed 2nd. 

• Captured gold in both single and dual moguls at the 2005 Bell Canadian Championships in Mont-Gabriel, Quebec. 

• Goal for the season: “I look forward to the World Championships in Madonna, in January 2007.” 

• Long term goal: the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. 

• Will be working this season with former Canadian team mogul skier and moguls coach, Dominick Gauthier. 

• Bilodeau used to compete in both aerials and moguls, and showed promise as a talented aerialist as well. At only 

14 years old, he was the youngest athlete to perform a triple jump. Upon joining the National Development team 

program in 2004, Alex chose to pursue a career in moguls. 

• Believes his greatest accomplishment to date was winning the 2003 Junior National Championships in single and 

dual moguls, as well as aerials. 


2005-06 2 


1 Spindleruv 06 


2 Placid (I) 06 


6 Madonna 06 

9 Inawashiro 06 

major results 

NOR-AM Results* 

1 Mont Ste-Anne 05 

Fernie (DM) 05 

2 Fernie 05 

Park City (DM) 04 

4 Killington 05 

5 Mont Ste-Anne (DM) 04 


1 Apex (DM) 06 

Gabriel 05 

Gabriel (DM) 05 

2 Apex 06


A E R I A L S 


2005-06 4 

2004-05 DNC 

2003-04 12 

2002-03 DNC 

2001-02 15 

2000-01 23 


Ryan Blais 

Date of birth: March 21, 1979 


Place of birth: Grande Prairie, AB 

Residence: Grande Prairie, AB 

Website: www .airblais .com 

• Sixth season as a World Cup team member. 


• Narrowly missed a spot on the 2006 Olympic team. 

• Missed the majority of the 2005 season due to recurring knee problems. 

• Broke his fibula at the Fernie World Cup event just prior to the 2003 World Championships. A plate 

and six screws were put in to stabilize the bone and promote a quick recovery. Blais missed the rest 

of the winter season. 

• Trains full time during the off-season at the Yves Laroche water ramp. 

• Sport goals: “I want to podium both at the 2007/2009 World Championships and 2010 Olympics. 

I would also like to win the overall title before I retire but I am currently putting most emphasis on 

2010 and will be sacrificing competitive opportunities in order to focus on training.” 

• Long term career goal: “To get a degree in business management. My plans are to start taking 

courses very part time through correspondence with an aim of completing close to the first two years 

by the time I retire from sport.” 

• Considers Mark Shuett the greatest influence in his life. “He was my first freestyle coach. He taught 

me how to work hard, set challenging goals, overcome adversity, discipline and helped strengthen 

my love for sport. I really can’t imagine my life now had I not crossed paths with Mark.” 


1 Placid 06 

Placid 03 

2 Apex 06 

3 Fernie 04 

Placid 04 

Tremblant 03 

4 Deer Valley (I) 06 


5 Deer Valley (II) 06 

Placid 02 


Blackcomb 00 

10 Davos 06 

major results 


8 Gabriel 01


MO G U L S 

Junior World Championships 

2006 Krasnoe 6 

Krasnoe (DM) 9 


Jackie Brown 

Date of birth: February 12, 1986 


Place of birth: Chatham, ON 

Residence: Cambridge, ON 

• First year as a World Cup team member. 

• Silver medallist at Mont Ste-Anne’s NorAm competition in 2006. 

• Considers competing at World Cup finals in 2006, and at Junior World Championships in 2003 and 

2006 her career highlights to date. 

• Started skiing with her family at Holiday Valley, NY, where she joined the local freestyle team when 

she was 10 years old. 

• Considers her parents to be the most influential people in her life. “They always support me and give 

me advice on everything.” 

• Oprah Winfrey is her hero. “She’s amazing. She helps so many people and gives great advice. I 

also really look up to Lance Armstrong because of how he has dealt with and overcame all his hardships 

and turned into one of the greatest athletes in the world.” 

• Most memorable Olympic moment: “Jenn Heil winning Olympic gold of course!” 

• Enjoys figure skating, reading, and is an avid shopper! 

• Long term sport goals: To be ranked top-10 in the world and qualify for Vancouver 2010. 


2005-06 48 


2 Ste-Anne 06 

Killington 05 

3 Montana 06 

Park City (DM) 05 

Park City 05 

5 Park City (DM) 04 

6 Fernie 05 

Apex (DM) 04 

7 Park City 05 

major results 

8 Apex 04 




12 Apex 06


A E R I A L S 

Olympic Games 




2005 Ruka 17 




Deidra Dionne 


Age (as of Oct . 1, 2006: 24 

Place of birth: North Battleford, SK 

Raised in: Red Deer, AB 

Residence: Lac Beauport, QC 

• Seventh year as a World Cup team member. 

• Member of the 2006 Canadian Olympic team. 

• Bronze medallist at the 2003 and 2001 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships. 

• Bronze medallist at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, which she considers her greatest accomplishment to date. 

• Won a bronze medal in 1999 at her first-ever World Cup in Blackcomb, BC, and followed up with a silver medal the following 

weekend in Deer Valley. These results earned Deidra the World Cup female Rookie of the year for 1999-2000. 

• Suffered a neck injury in September 2005 in Buller Australia, and underwent surgery to stabilize her cervical spine. Dionne 

suffered no permanent damage, and is eager to get back to top form. 

• She is taking a year off from competition to ensure the long term health of her back and neck. She has been advised by her 

medical team to take some time away from impact and focus on rebuilding her body from the inside out, developing lasting 

strength to prevent any other injuries. 

• She is doing rehab in Kelowna under the guidance of Adrian King and will be focusing her time and energy on trampoline. 

• Long term goal: “I have full intention of jumping when my body is fit and ready. I am very serious about Vancouver and am doing 

all the right things to ensure my success at the 2010 Games.” 

• Sees her competitiveness as her greatest strength. 

• Considers her parents to have had the greatest impact on her life. “They have helped me achieving my goals every step of the 

way and have been nothing but supportive and understanding.” 

• Attending the UBC campus in the Okanagan to finish her Bachelor of Arts degree. “Only one year left!!” 

• Enjoys reading and all sports. Also enjoys watching professional sports. 


2005-06 34 

2004-05 7 

2003-04 9 

2002-03 8 

2001-02 3 

2000-01 9 

1999-00 13 



Blackcomb 00 



Changchun 05 

Tremblant 04 

Placid (I) 02 


Placid 03 


major results 



5 Placid 05 


6 Madonna 05 

Long Zhu 04 

Spindleruv 03 

Tremblant 01 

Himos 01 

7 Placid 04 

Ruka 03 

Placid 03 

8 Fernie 04 

Buller 02 


2 Gabriel 01 

4 Apex 03 

Marble 02 

Gabriel 05


MO G U L S 

Olympic Games 




2005 Ruka (DM) 1 

Ruka 5 



Jenn Heil 

Date of birth: April 11, 1983 


Place of birth: Edmonton, AB 

Home town: Spruce Grove, AB 

Resides & trains in: Montreal, QC 

• Seventh year as World Cup team member. 

• Olympic gold medallist at the 2006 Torino Games. 

It was the first gold medal by a Canadian woman in 

mogul skiing. 

• 2004, 2005 and 2006 World Cup Overall Women’s 

Mogul Title Holder - the first-ever Canadian woman to 

do so. 

• 2005 FIS World Champion in dual moguls. 

• Jenn’s dream of becoming an Olympian was first 

sparked at an Edmonton newsstand. While browsing 

the Sports Illustrated Barcelona Olympics issue, she 

was enthralled by the power and determination in the 

athlete’s eyes. Jenn decided right then and there that 

one day she would be an Olympian. 

• Jenn came onto the Canadian mogul scene in 2000 at 

the age of 16, making her presence known when she 

captured both National Titles in moguls at 

Mont-Gabriel, Qc. 

• Resides in Montreal, Quebec. “It has provided me with 

great opportunities to further my fitness, train on the 


2005-06 1 

2004-05 1 

2003-04 1 

2002-03 DNC 

2001-02 (DM) 2 

4 

2000-01 6 

1999-00 35 



Jisan Forest 06 

Madonna 06 

Oberstdorf 05 

Tignes 05 

Placid 05 


Inawashiro (DM) 05 

Naeba 05 

Placid 04 

Spindleruv 04 

new water ramp facility in Québec and attend McGill 

University.” 

• Jenn is an Athlete Ambassador with Right To Play, an 

athlete-driven humanitarian organization that works to 

improve the lives of the world’s most disadvantaged 

children and the communities in which they live by 

using sport and play for development, health and 

peace. 

• Jenn is also an Ambassador for an Edmonton-based 

community organization, Kids Kottage Foundation that 

helps ensure children are safe and receive the support 

they deserve by providing care for them when their 

families are in crisis. 

• Jennifer is also a Honourary Ambassador for KidSport, 

an organization that operates at a national, provincial 

and community level to assist children by overcoming 

financial barriers that prevent or limit their participation 

in organized sport. 

• She admires her parent’s dedication and hard work in 

life and cites Danica Patrick as a role model both in 

terms of striving for excellence and determination in 

breaking down barriers. 

• Jennifer intends to complete her Bachelor of Commerce 

degree and continues her studies at McGill University 

while preparing for the 2010 Winter Olympics in 

Vancouver. 

• Enjoys surfing, yoga, sculpting and, yes, shopping. 

• Motto in life: “Do the important things to your fullest.” 

major results 

Madonna 04 

Inawashiro 02 

2 Apex 06 



Gabriel 06 

Tignes 05 


Tremblant 04 

Inawashiro 04 

Inawashiro (II) 04 

Ruka 03 

Tremblant 01 


Airolo 04 

Oberstdorf 02 

Himos 01 

4 Deer Valley (DM) 05 

Deer Valley (DM) 04 

5 Madonna 03 

Sauze d’Oulx 04 

Placid 02 



Izuna Kogen 01 

7 Naeba 04 

Finland 02 

Tignes 00 



1 Apex 06 

Gabriel 05 

Gabriel 01 


Gabriel 00 


3 Marble (DM) 02 

4 Marble 02 

0


MO G U L S 


2005 Ruka 8 

Ruka (DM) 6 


2001 Blackcomb (DM) 5 

1999 Meiringen 10 


Sylvia Kerfoot 

Date of birth: June 2, 1977 


Place of birth: Vancouver, BC 

Residence: Whistler, BC 

• 7th year as World Cup team member. 

• Ranked 22nd last season on the World Cup tour. 

• Won bronze medals in both Moguls and Dual Moguls at the 2006 National Championships, in Apex, BC. 

• Trained in Whistler, BC this summer. 

• Focused on rehabilitation of her knee injury suffered before the 2005/06 competitive season. 

• Goal for the season: To represent Canada and win a medal in Madonna di Campiglio at the World 

Championships. 

• A former gymnast who started skiing moguls while still competing in gymnastics. “My first year on the 

National Development team was my last year competing provincial level gymnastics.” 

• Values relationships with friends and family. “My relationships outside of sport are one of the most important 

things in my life. I work really hard to stay in touch while I am away training and competing.” 

• Considers her mother the most influential person in her life. “She is an amazing business woman, mother 

and friend. Her support in my career is more than I could ever ask for. I would not be where I am in this sport 

without her.” 

• Views Lance Armstrong as her hero. “His comeback from cancer, his drive, determination and passion for 

cycling is an inspiration to me. I know that I can achieve any goal I set for myself, no matter what the challenge.” 

• Hopes to pursue a career in marketing and communications. 

• Hobbies and activities include golf, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, and “anything outdoors.” 


2005-06 22 

2004-05 16 

2003-04 18 

2002-03 (DM) 12 

25 

2001-02 (DM) 8 

2000-01 32 

1999-00 28 

1998-99 16 




Altenmarkt (DM) 99 

Hundfjallet (DM) 98 

Chatel (DM) 98 


Madarao 99 

7 Airolo 04 

major results 

8 Voss 05 

Fernie 04 

10 Madonna 06 


2 Gabriel (DM) 05 

Apex (DM) 03 

3 Apex 06 

Apex (DM) 06 

Gabriel 05 

Apex 03 

5 Gabriel 04


MO G U L S 




Vincent Marquis 

Date of birth: April 15, 1984 


Place of birth: Quebec City, QC 

Residence: Quebec City, QC 

• Second non-consecutive year as a World Cup team member (he was on the team in 

2004-05, and on the D-team last season). 

• Placed 6th in January 2004 in Tremblant in his first-ever World Cup, and considers that 

result his career highlight to date. 

• Underwent knee surgery in March 2004 after sustaining an ACL tear in his left knee. 

Getting back to competitive form is what he considers his greatest challenge to date. 

• Long term sport goal: ‘Vancouver 2010!” 

• Studying Kinesiology at Laval University. 

• Long term career goal: “Get my degree in physiotherapy and have the opportunity to 

work with athletes.” 

• Competitive AAA level football player (quarterback) who has spent the last five years 

playing at the CEGEP FXG. 

• Feels that his ability in all other sports is what makes him different from other athletes. 

• Enjoys all sports: hockey, soccer, football, etc. 

• Nickname: Ti-rouge. 


2 Ste-Anne (DM) 04 

3 Killington (DM) 06 

Ste-Anne 04 

4 Killington 06 

7 Montana (DM) 06 



3 Gabriel 05 


8 Apex 06 


major results


MO G U L S 

Olympic Games 



Marc-André Moreau 



Place of birth: Chambly, QC 

Residence: Chambly, QC 

• Fourth year as a World Cup team member. 

• Member of the 2006 Canadian Olympic team. He placed 4th. 


• Silver medallist at the 2005 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships in Finland. 

• Captured his first World Cup win at Tremblant in 2004 while still a rookie to the World Cup tour. 

• Considers himself a “worker” with the ability to focus on his goal. 

• Had a successful surgery in July 2006 to repair a chronic hip injury. He will be taking a year away from competition 

to focus on rehab. 

• Goal for the season: “Get back on skis at some point this winter. Vancouver 2010 is definitely on my mind but I 

have to take this one day at a time.” 

• Considers his World Championship medal his career highlight to date. 

• Continues to pursue his studies at University in business administration while competing for the World Cup team. 

• Enjoys longboard, golf and tennis. 

• Started skiing at the age of seven and began competing in Freestyle skiing at the age of 12 when he joined a regional club. 

• Was inspired to get into Freestyle after watching the 1994 Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway. 

• Heroes include Superman and Jean-Luc Brassard. 

• Greatest influences in life: “My parents, my girlfriend (Marilène Tétrault) and my agent Paul Thouin. They help me 

to make good decisions, and have always given me 100% support in what I do.” 

• Considers the opportunity to compete at the Olympic Games a “Dream come true.” 


2005 Ruka 2 

Ruka (DM) 8 


2005-06 8 

2004-05 9 

2003-04 10 

2002-03 30 

major results 



2 Naeba 05 

3 Placid 05 

4 Apex 06 

Steamboat 03 


Airolo 04 



Madonna 04 

7 Madonna 06 

Fernie 05 




1 Apex 06 


4 Gabriel 04


A E R I A L S 

Olympic Games 



2005 Ruka 5 



Kyle Nissen 

Date of birth: August 23, 1979 


Place of birth: Calgary, AB 

Residence: Calgary, AB 

• Seventh year as a World Cup team member. 

• Member of the 2006 Canadian Olympic team. He placed 5th. 

• Ranked 2nd for the 2005-2006 World Cup season. 

• Led a very strong Canadian men aerials team in 2006. He maintained the first place in the rankings all 

season, before narrowly losing his lead to Dmitri Dashinski at the very last World Cup competition in 

Apex, BC. 

• Finished fifth at the 2005 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships in Ruka, Finland. 

• Won his third ever World Cup at Heavenly Valley, California during the 1999-2000 season while still a 

member of the FlightSchool aerials development program. 

• Trained in Lac Beauport, Quebec this summer. 

• Considers his technical ability his greatest strength as a competitor. “Twisting and doing difficult tricks is 

my favourite aspect of jumping.” 

• Despite being enrolled in the Nancy Greene alpine ski program when he was young, Kyle discovered 

Freestyle at the age of 10. "Alpine skiing didn't offer enough excitement for me, freestyle filled that need 

nicely." 

• Hobbies include trampoline, movies and DJing. 

• Looks to his parents as role models. “I look up to my parents a great deal. They have been my biggest 

supporters.” 


2005-06 2 

2004-05 14 

2003-04 9 

2002-03 9 

2001-02 5 

2000-01 15 

1999-00 10 


1 Gabriel 06 

Heavenly 00 


Buller (I) 05 


Ruka 03 



Changchun (I) 05 

Spindleruv 05 

major results 


Long Zhu 04 

Spindleruv 03 

Blackcomb 01 


Placid 03 



7 Placid 06 

Fernie 03 

8 Apex 06 

Davos 06 

Deer Valley (I) 06 

Placid 04 

Spindleruv 03 



1 Gabriel 05 

3 Gabriel 01 

4 Apex 06 

5 Gabriel 00 

6 Gabriel 04


A E R I A L S 

Olympic Games 




2005 Ruka 1 




Steve Omischl 

Date of birth: November 16, 1978 


Place of birth: North Bay, ON 

Residence: Kelowna, BC 

• Eighth year as a World Cup team member. 

• 2005 FIS World Freestyle Ski Champion in aerials. 

• Bronze medallist at the 2003 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships. 

• Member of the 2002 and 2006 Canadian Olympic Aerials team. 

• 2004 World Cup Aerial Champion. Omischl set the bar for team-mates and international competitors by winning six World Cup events 

in 2004-05, and achieving a total of nine podium results in twelve starts. 

• Captured the overall FIS Freestyle title for 2004. 

• First man ever to perform a FFdF (a quadruple twisting triple back flip with two twists on the last flip) in competition at the 2005 

Canadian National Championships in Mont-Gabriel, Quebec. 

• Named 1999-2000 World Cup male Rookie of the Year. 

• Got hooked on Freestyle after attending a water ramp camp in Lake Placid at the age of 15. 

• A severe asthmatic growing up. “I spent many days in the hospital because I was sick all the time.” 

• 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.” 

• Is inspired by Canadian legends Lloyd Langlois and Phil Laroche, and by 1998 Olympic Gold medallist Eric Bergoust. 

• 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!” 

• Currently taking business courses at Athabasca University. 

• A passionate golfer who may consider a future career as a golf pro. Currently a single-digit handicap. 

• 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 of effort. 

• 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. 


2005-06 16 

2004-05 2 

2003-04 1 

2002-03 2 

2001-02 8 

2000-01 4 

1999-00 4 


1 Davos 06 


Placid (I) 04 



Long Zhu 04 

Buller (I) 03 


Spindleruv 03 

Buller 02 

major results 

2 Changchun 05 

Shenyang 05 


Spindleruv 04 

Placid 03 

Himos 01 

Blackcomb 00 

Piancavalo 00 



Placid 05 

Steamboat 03 

Placid (I) 02 


Buller (I) 00 


Buller 01 


Fernie 03 

Blackcomb 02 


6 Ruka 03 


Livigno 00 



8 Heavenly 00 

10 Apex 06 


1 Apex 06 

Apex 03 

Gabriel 01 

2 Gabriel 02 

3 Gabriel 04 

4 Gabriel 05 

5 Fortress 98 

7 Fortress 99


A E R I A L S 

Olympic Games 



Amber Peterson 



Place of birth: Thunder Bay, ON 

Residence: Thunder Bay, ON 



• Won her first World Cup medal (a silver) last season at Lake Placid ensuring her place on the 

Olympic team. 

• Member of the 2006 Canadian Olympic Aerials team. 

• Gold medallist at the 2006 Senior National Championships in Apex, BC. 

• Bronze medallist at the 2003 Canadian National Championships where she performed a triple 

twisting double back flip for the first time in competition. 

• Spent the summer training at Lac Beauport Quebec 

• Goal for the season -Have a good and healthy fall training camp and peak for World 

Championships. 

• Considers former head aerials coach Nick Bass the greatest influence in her life. “He was the 

National team coach when I was starting out and he made it known to me that I had a lot of 

potential. There have been many who have helped me along the way, but he is the one who stands 

out… he always had faith.” 

• Favourite Olympic moment: Competing in Torino in 2006. 

• Got involved in Freestyle skiing while following in her older brother’s footsteps. Amber’s background 

in trampoline gave her confidence to pursue aerials as a discipline. 

• Enjoys fishing whenever she gets the chance. 


2005 Ruka 15 


2005-06 10 

2004-05 22 

2003-04 19 

2002-03 22 

major results 


2 Placid 06 

6 Apex 06 

Davos 06 

7 Gabriel 06 




Changchun (II) 05 


1 Apex 06 

2 Gabriel 04 

3 Apex 03


MO G U L S 

Olympic Games 



Kristi Richards 

Date of birth: October 27, 1981 


Place of birth: Penticton, BC 

Residence: Summerland, BC 

• Fifth year as a World Cup team member. 

• Member of the 2006 Canadian Olympic Moguls team; 

she placed 7th. 

• Finished 10th on the 2005-2006 World Cup tour. 

• She won a gold and a silver medal at the 2006 

Canadian National Championships in dual moguls 

and single moguls, respectively. 

• Gold medallist at the 2003 Canadian National 

Championships in single moguls where she stunned 

the crowd by performing a 720 in her run, and still 

managed to ski the fastest time. 

• Injured her left knee in the summer of 2003 while 

training at Blackcomb. Suffered a tear in her ACL and 

underwent surgery. 

• Richards did not compete in the 2003-2004 World 

Cup season in order to focus on rehab and avoid the 

risk of re-injuring her knee. 

• Suffered a spleen injury in training in February 2005 in 

Japan, which she considers the greatest hurdle of her 




2005-06 10 

2004-05 20 

2003-04 DNC 

2002-03 8 

(DM) 13 

2001-02 (DM) 17 

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career to date. “It was my first year back following my 

knee injury, and it caused me to miss the rest of the 

World Cup season, including World Championships.” 

• Spent the summer training in Whistler, BC. 

• Goal for the season: Qualify for and podium at World 

Championships in January. 

• Long term sport goals: The podium at the 2010 

Olympics, and to be known as a pioneer and an 

inspiration to other athletes. 

• Two-time recipient of the BC Premiers award. 

• Has been competing in Freestyle skiing since she was 

12 years old. 

• Believes her mental toughness is one of her strengths 

as a competitor. “I have a drive to succeed that’s 

stronger than the rest of the field… whatever they’re 

doing to prepare themselves, I will be doing more!” 

• Considers herself a small-town girl with big 

aspirations. 

• Describes her perfect state of happiness as when she 

is in the start gate. “I feel so peaceful. I’m doing what I 

love, surrounded by beautiful mountains and beautiful 

people.” 

• Studying second year University French and English. 

• Interests outside of skiing include photography, 

mountain biking, and disc golf. 

• Looks at Bruce Lee as a role model. “He really knew 

himself.” 

major results 


2 Oberstdorf 05 

4 Voss 03 

Voss 03 (DM) 


Tignes 02 

7 Madarao 03 

Inawashiro 03 


Sauze d'Oulx 03 

9 Apex 06 

10 Gabriel 06 



Apex 03 

2 Apex 06 


6 Marble 02 

7 Marble (DM) 02


MO G U L S 

Olympic Games 



Audrey Robichaud 

Date of birth: May 5, 1988 


Place of birth: Quebec City, Quebec 

Residence: Quebec City, Quebec 

Website: www .audreyrobichaud .com 

• Second year as World Cup team member. 

• Member of the 2006 Canadian Olympic Moguls team, where she placed 8th. 

• Finished 14th on the 2005-2006 World Cup tour. 

• Began freestyle skiing in 1996 at the age of 7 with the Freestyle Ski Club in Lac-Beauport. 

• 2004-2005 Female World Cup Rookie of the Year. 

• Captured the 2004 National dual mogul title in Mont-Gabriel, Quebec while still a member of 

the Quebec Freestyle Ski team. 

• Goal for the season: To finish top 10 on the World Cup Tour and win some World Cup medals 

along the way. 

• Will be working this season with former Canadian team mogul skier and moguls coach, 

Dominick Gauthier. 

• Most unusual job: “I worked the summer of 2004 staining the wood being used for the 

construction of the Centre National d'Entraînement Acrobatique Yves LaRoche, Lac- 

Beauport. 

• Enjoys listening to music, playing soccer, riding her bike, and spending time with friends. 

• Considers her friends and family the most influential people in her life. 

• Long term goals: “Gold medallist at the 2009 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships, and 

gold medallist at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver!” 


2005-06 14 

2004-05 24 



Tignes 05 

7 Gabriel 06 



major results 



4 Gabriel 05 

4 Gabriel 04


MO G U L S 


2005 Ruka 7 

Ruka (DM) 7 




Blackcomb (DM) 9 

1999 Meiringen (DM) 17 


Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau 



Place of birth: Drummondville, QC 

Residence: Drummondville, QC 

Website: www .parousseau .com 

• Tenth season on the World Cup tour. 

• Placed 18th overall on the 2005-06 World Cup mogul tour. 

• After struggling in the early part of last season came back to win a bronze medal in the FIS 

World Cup at Inawashiro. 

• Silver medallist at the 2005 Bell Canadian Championships in Mont-Gabriel, Quebec. 

• After a serious neck injury in January 2002, Rousseau came back very strongly on the World 

Cup tour in 2003. He won a gold medal at Tremblant in January 2003, exactly one year after 

his injury. 

• Spent the summer training in Whistler, Farnham Glacier, Tignes, Zermatt and Quebec. 


• Gold medallist at the 2000 Goodwill Games. 

• Five-time National Champion. 

• Enjoys skydiving, surfing and driving. 


2005-06 18 

2004-05 11 

2003-04 6 

2002-03 2 

(DM) 4 

2001-02 DNC 

2000-01 3 

1999-00 3 

1998-99 14 

1997-98 13 



Madarao 03 (DM) 

2 Airolo 04 

Sauze d'Oulx 04 

Steamboat 03 

Inawashiro 01 

Iizuna Kogen 01 

Livigno 00 

Steamboat 99 (DM) 


Placid 03 

major results 

Ruka 02 

Madarao 03 

Himos 01 



Heavenly 00 

Châtel (I) 98 (DM) 

5 Naeba 05 

Inawashiro 04 

Ruka 03 

Tignes 03 

Tignes 00 

Tandadalen 00 (DM) 

Blackcomb 99 (DM) 

Altenmarkt 98 (DM) 

Tignes 97 (DM) 


Hundfjället 98 

La Plagne 97 

7 Sauze d’Oulx 


Inawashiro 99 


1 Gabriel 04 

Gabriel 01 

Gabriel 00 


Fortress (DM) 98 

2 Gabriel 05 

Fortress 99 

3 Apex 03 



Fortress (DM) 99 

Le Relais 97


A E R I A L S 

Olympic Games 



Warren Shouldice 



Place of birth: Calgary, AB 

Residence: Calgary, AB 

• Fifth year as a World Cup team member. 

• Ranked 3rd in the World for the 2005-2006 World Cup season. 

• Member of the 2006 Canadian Olympic Aerials team, where he placed 6th. 

• First person ever to perform a Lay triple full full in competition at the World Cup in Deer Valley, 

in 2005. “So far, it’s the greatest accomplishment of my career.” 

• Goal for the season: “To continue to build on my success over the past few years.” 

• Long term goals: “Over the next four years I hope to have success in World Championships, 

World Cup competitions, and at the 2010 Olympics.” 

• Considers his parents and coaches the most influential people in his life. “They are responsible 

for where I am now.” 

• Sustained serious neck injury in the summer of 2002 while performing in a water ramp show 

in Lake Placid. “It’s the greatest hurdle I’ve ever had to overcome… that crashed changed me 

forever.” 

• Most unusual job included wearing a dinosaur suit and skating around the Olympic Oval. “I 

was doing a ski show at the Olympic Oval and was asked to put on a dinosaur costume and 

skate around for a bit. Kids were swarming me like bees!” 

• Would like to get involved in coaching after his competitive career. 

• Enjoys video games, surfing, and longboarding. 

• Nick name: Wookie. 


2005 Ruka 9 


2005-06 3 

2004-05 10 

2003-04 18 

2002-03 13 

major results 


1 Changchun (I) 05 


Placid (I) 05 

Tremblant 04 

3 Gabriel 06 

4 Placid 06 


5 Buller (I) 05 


Long Zhu 04 


Placid 03 

7 Fernie 05 

Buller 04 

Steamboat 03 

8 Fernie 03 

9 Apex 06 

Davos 06 

10 Deer Valley (I) 06 


2 Gabriel 05 

3 Apex 06 

0


A E R I A L S 


2005-06 17 

2004-05 25 

2003-04 30 

2002-03 25 


Cord Spero 



Place of birth: Grande Prairie, AB 

Residence: Grande Prairie, AB 


• Ranked 17th in the World for the 2005-2006 World Cup season. 

• Trained in Lac Beauport this summer. 

• Started skiing at the age of 9. 

• Top result last season was a 4th place finish in Lake Placid, NY. 

• Did not compete at the 2006 National Championships due to a knee injury. 

• Fourth at the 2005 Bell Canadian Championships in Mont-Gabriel, Quebec. 

• Started competing at the age of 15 after attending current World Cup mogul coach, 

Rob Kober’s summer camps in Red Deer, AB. 

• 2003 NorAm Grand Prix Champion. 

• Enjoys all sports, “Anything and everything.” 


4 Placid 06 


Tremblant 03 

Fernie 03 


4 Gabriel 04 

major results


MO G U L S 

Olympic Games 



2005 Ruka 9 

Ruka (DM) 9 




Stéphanie St-Pierre 



Place of birth: Victoriaville, QC 

Residence: Sainte-Foy, QC 

Website: www .stephaniestpierre .com 


• Member of the 2006 Canadian Olympic Moguls 

team, where she placed 12th. 

• Finished 6th on the World cup tour for the 2005-06 

season. 

• Stéphanie underwent ACL reconstruction for her left 

knee in February 2004, where they used part of her 

hamstring to repair the ligament. Stéphanie considers 

this time a turning point in her life. “I was 18 years 

old and had to decide if I would do everything I could 

to be the best, or if I would go to school. I chose to do 

everything I could to perform at the Olympics. 

• Bronze medallist at the 2003 World Championships in 

Deer Valley, which she considers her career highlight 

to date. 

• Started skiing at the age of 3, and entered her first 

competition when she was 8 years old. “I entered 

an open competition in Mont Ste-Anne when I was 


2005-06 6 

2004-05 8 

2003-04 8 

2002-03 (DM) 15 

17 






3 Placid 04 

Madonna 03 

4 Jisan Forest 06 

Inawashiro 05 

Ruka 04 


8 years old and I won, so I was invited to join the 

Freestyle club.” 

• To date, her most memorable Olympic moment is 

watching Jean-Luc Brassard win gold in 1994 at the 

Olympic Winter Games in Lillehamer. 

• Will be working this season with former Canadian 

team mogul skier and moguls coach, Dominick 

Gauthier. 

• Sport goals: “This season, my goal will be to get 

stronger physically, to jump higher with basic tricks 

like back flip and straight spin, and to ski pain free. 

Over the next four years, I will work on a new trick 

for me, the back full, and also on my mogul technique 

to perform at my best at the 2010 Olympics in 

Vancouver.” 

• Considers her father as the most influential person 

in her life. “He is the person I always turn to when I 

have a big decision to make.” 

• Enjoys wakeboarding, the trampoline, biking and 

reading. 

• Studies science in Cegep by correspondence, and 

would like to pursue a career in pharmaceutical representation. 

• Would like to see sport more accessible for young 

kids. 

major results 

5 Madonna 06 


Tremblant 03 


Placid 05 

7 Tignes 05 


Inawashiro 04 

Placid 03 


Naeba 05 

9 Gabriel 06 


2 Gabriel 05 

5 Gabriel (DM) 05


MO G U L S 


2005 Ruka 6 

Ruka (DM) 17 




Warren Tanner 

Date of birth: December 9, 1980 


Place of birth: Inverness, NS 

Residence: No fixed address 

• Member of the National Team program since 1999. 

• Finished 9th on the World Cup tour for the 2005-06 season. 

• Won his first ever FIS World Cup medal, a silver, at the 2006 World Cup Finals at Apex, BC. 

• Narrowly missed a spot on the 2006 Olympic team. 

• 2003 Canadian men's single moguls’ champion, and silver medallist in 2004. 

• Suffered a knee injury in November 2003 in Ruka, Finland. Warren returned home for surgery and rejoined 

the World Cup tour in January. This resulted in a return to the development team program for the 

2004-05 season. 

• Won gold at the Utah NorAm in December 2005. 

• Spokesperson for the “Adopt-an-athlete” program initiated by founder, Ian Chamandy. 

• Inspired to get into freestyle skiing after watching Jean-Luc Brassard win gold in Lillehammer. 

• An avid film maker, Warren’s productions are a favourite among team members and general CFSA membership 

as he will often showcase his videos at the final CFSA banquet at the Canadian Championships, 

every spring. 

• Education: Accepted at University of Toronto in Arts, but transferred to the University of Waterloo in order 

to partake in the “Distance Learning Program.” He is currently in his third year University. 


2005-06 9 

2004-05 23 

2003-04 30 

2002-03 17 

(DM)18 

2001-02 (DM) 6 


2 Apex 06 


Madarao 03 


Madonna 03 

major results 


1 Apex 03 

2 Gabriel 04 


Apex (DM) 03


MO G U L S 


2005-06 26 

2004-05 24 

2003-04 27 

2002-03 33 


Jean-François Therrien 

Date of birth: July 8, 1981 


Place of birth: St-Jérôme, QC 

Residence: Laval, QC 


• Sustained a full tear to his left ACL and 50% tear to his MCL while competing in Inawashiro, 

Japan in 2004. JF returned home to Canada and underwent surgery in April 2004. Believes 

his greatest accomplishment was getting back to competitive form for 2005 after recovering 

from that injury. 

• Placed 6th at the 2004 World Cup in Lake Placid. 

• Goal for the season: Qualify for the 2007 World Championships. 

• Long term goals include 2010. 

• Considers his family the most influential people in his life. 

• Refers to Jean-Luc Brassard as his hero. 

• Believes that being part of the Canadian Freestyle legacy has allowed him to believe in himself. 

“I’m confident that I can achieve the goals I set for myself, and win some medals!” 

• Greatest challenge: “To be 13 years into competition and still be passionate about my sport.” 

• Taking correspondence university courses in business administration. 

• He is also considering a career as a firefighter. 

• Enjoys golfing and surfing when time permits. 


6 Placid 04 


Tremblant 05 

Placid 05 


2 Apex 03 



Apex (DM) 03 

10 Apex 06 

major results


MO G U L S 

Olympic Games 



Chris Wong 



Place of birth: Prince George, BC 

Residence: Prince George, BC 


• Member of the 2006 Canadian Olympic Moguls team, where he placed 14th. 

• Finished 7th on the World cup tour for the 2005-06 season. 

• Dual moguls silver medallist at the 2005 Canadian National Championships. 

• Dual moguls bronze medallist at the 2003 National Championships in Apex, BC. 

• Top result last season was a 4th place finish in Madonna di Campiglio. 

• Returned home prior to the end of the 2003-04 World Cup season in order to attend to recurring 

knee problem with his left knee that began with a meniscus tear in September 2003. 

• Trained in Whistler, BC all summer. 

• Started skiing at the age of 3, and began competing in Freestyle at the age of 13. 

• Was originally in the Nancy Greene racing program, but was drawn into moguls after watching 

others. “I would see these people ski the moguls everyday under the chair and I thought it was 

really cool. One of the people that I saw skiing was Scott Bellavance, so I definitely saw the 

beauty of moguls, and that got me hooked!” Chris ended up joining the Freestyle club in order 

to have access to the mogul course! 

• Enjoys soccer and ping pong. 

• In 2000, as a second year BC team member, Chris finished 3rd in the dual mogul event at the 

Canadian Championships, and considers it an honour to have been on the podium with mogul 

legends Jean-Luc Brassard and Stéphane Rochon. “I look up to them a lot.” 


2005-06 7 

2004-05 34 

2003-04 31 

2002-03 (DM) 18 

21 

2001-02 (DM) 17 


4 Madonna 06 

6 Madarao 03 


Tremblant 04 


Tignes 05 


major results 




Apex 03

Athlete Biographies - National Team (Development) 

Stéphane Agnard 




Place of residence: Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré, QC 

• Best career results to date: 7th place at the 2005 World Cup in Tremblant, QC. 

• Participated in the World Championships in 2005, which he considers his career highlight to 

date. 

• Currently studying mechanical engineering at École de technologie supérieure. 

• Long-term sport goal: “Always have fun skiing moguls!” 

• Got involved in freestyle skiing after watching Jean-Luc Brassard win gold at the Lillehammer 

Olympics in 1994. 

• Was presented with the Male Student-athlete of the Year award in 2002-03 and 2003-04 by the 

Fondation Sport-Étude. 

Jean-Christophe André 




Residence: Montreal, QC 

• Best career results to date: 7th place at the 2006 National Championships in Apex, BC. 

• Long-term goals: Make it to the World Cup team, and qualify for the Olympics. 

• First got involved in freestyle skiing with moguls. But he truly enjoyed jumping, and after Luc 

Belhumeur had him try aerials, he got hooked. 

• Yves Laroche is his hero. Despite the huge challenges that heís had to overcome, he always 

remained positive. 

• Was presented with the 2005-06 Nicolas Fontaine Award as Exceptional Athlete. 

• Considers his parents to be the most influential people in his life. They have always been 

extremely supportive and have helped me become who I am. 

• Enjoys the trampoline, mountain biking, playing hockey, golfing and motocross. 

• Nickname: J.C. 

A E R I A L S 

MO G U L S 

Nathalie Bazin 

Date of birth: Dec . 3, 1985 



Place of residence: Quebec City, QC 

• Best career results to date: 3rd in Dual moguls at a US Selection event in Winter Park, 

Colorado in December 2005, and 3rd at the Killington NorAm in February 2006. 

• Long-term sport goal: “Make it to the World Cup circuit, and to Vancouver 2010!” 

• Currently studying public communication at Laval University. 

• Got involved in freestyle skiing after watching her brother: “When I was younger, I would 

always try to do everything that my older brother was doing. When he started skiing 

moguls, I followed him and immediately got hooked!” 

• Was presented with two consecutive Female Athlete of the Year awards in her region. 

• Enjoys rollerblading, biking and rock-climbing. She also plays the piano. 

Rémi Bélanger 




Place of residence: Terrebonne, QC 

• Best career results to date: 8th place at the 2006 National Championships in Apex, BC, 

which he considers his career highlight to date. 

• Long-term goal: Vancouver 2010. 

• Enjoys wakeboarding, the trampoline, golfing, and spending time with friends. 

• Got started in freestyle skiing after Nicolas Fontaine invited him to his summer training 

camp in 2005. I was a senior-level trampoline athlete, but since I've tried aerials, I can't stop! 

• Four-time participant in Junior World Trampoline Championships. 

• Considers Nicolas Fontaine his hero: he is one of the world's greatest jumpers. He has 

accomplished so much. He is now my coach, and an outstanding example to follow. 

• When he is not training, he performs in trampoline shows across Canada with Upside Down 

Productions. 

A E R I A L S 

MO G U L S


Sean Butler 



Place of birth: Toronto, ON 

Place of residence: Niagara Falls, ON 

• Got started in freestyle skiing after Nicolas Fontaine suggested he tried… “I was doing 

trampoline shows with Nico and his team. When Nico suggested I try aerials, I didn’t hesitate.” 

• Enjoys skiing, baseball, basketball, and all sports. 

• Long-term goal: “Olympic champion!” 

• Feels that his air sense is his biggest strength. 

• Greatest challenge he’s had to overcome: “Learning to ski when switching from trampoline to 

aerials.” 

• Nickname: Rainman 

Matthew Crosby 

Date of birth: September 4, 1984 


Place of birth: Summerland, BC 

Place of residence: Summerland, BC 

• Best career results to date: 3rd in moguls and 3rd in Dual moguls at Senior Nationals in 2006, 

at Apex, BC. 

• Started skiing at the age of 7, joined a race club for 2 years, and quickly got bored. He then 

signed up with the Apex freestyle club at the age of 12. 

• Long-term sport goal: “Make it to Vancouver 2010!” 

• Broke his ankle in the fall of 2005 at the beginning of his rookie season with the Development 

team, which he considers the biggest hurdle he’s had to overcome to date. 

• Enjoys mountain biking, skate boarding, and rock-climbing. 

• He is hoping to pursue a career in forestry. 

• Views Lance Armstrong as his hero: “He was committed to be the best at his sport no matter 

what stood in his way.” 

A E R I A L S 

MO G U L S 

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Maxime Dufour-Lapointe 




Place of residence: Montreal, QC 

• Best career results to date: 4th in single moguls and 2nd in Dual moguls at Senior Nationals in 

2006; 2nd in single moguls at a NorAm competition in Montana in 2006. 

• Participated in Junior Worlds in 2006 in Russia, which she considers her career highlight to 

date. She finished 10th in single, and 8th in dual moguls. 

• Long-term sport goal: “Execute the D-Spin and Back-full, and make it to Vancouver 2010!” 

• Just completed a high school international studies program, and is currently studying science 

in Cegep. She wants to pursue a career in the medical field, as a surgeon or emergency physician. 

• She believes her determination and hard-work are what set her apart from the others. 

• Enjoys drawing, windsurfing, diving and the trampoline. 

• Nickname: Max. 

Etienne Dugal-Tessier 



Place of birth: Ottawa, ON 

Place of residence: Ottawa, ON 

• Best career results to date: 6th in single moguls the Mont-Sainte-Anne NorAm in 2006. 

• Got involved in freestyle skiing “… after my dad has the brilliant idea of signing me up in a Minimoguls 

Club.” 

• Currently studying Economics at the University of Ottawa. 

• Considers his parents to be the most influential people in his life. “They are my biggest fans, 

and my strongest supporters.” 

• Considers attending school and skiing full time a huge challenge. 

• Enjoys sailing. If he wasn’t a full-time athlete, he would “… sail around the world!” 

• Nickname: ET. 

MO G U L S 

MO G U L S 

Travis Gerrits 



Place of birth: Milton, ON 

Place of residence: Milton, ON 

• Best career results to date: 1st place at the 2006 Junior National Championships; 2nd place 

at the 2005 Junior National Championships; 

• Career highlight to date: Finishing 9th at Senior Nationals in 2006, in Apex, BC. 

• Enjoys fishing and the trampoline. 

• Long-term sport goals: 2010, 2014, and 2018 Winter Olympic Games. 

• Got started in freestyle skiing after participating in a Big Air competition organized by Nicolas 

Fontaine. “When I placed 3rd, Nico asked me to stop ski racing and start training for aerials.” 

• Considers his parents to be the most influential people in his life. “They have always been 

extremely supportive.” 

• Nicolas Fontaine is his hero: “He was an incredible athlete and he is the one who 

started me in this unique sport .” 

Maxime Gingras 

Date of birth: December 17, 1984 


Place of birth: Montréal, QC 

Place of residence: St-Hippolyte, QC 

• Best career results to date: 13th at a World Cup in Japan in 2006, and 15th at the Mont Gabriel 

World Cup in 2006. 

• Long-term sport goal: “Vancouver 2010!” 

• Considers his parents to be the most influential people in his life. “They have a lot of experience 

and I can learn a lot from them.” 

• His hero is Tiger Woods: “He is very consistent and mentally very strong.” 

• He is a heavy-machinery operator, which people are usually very surprised to learn about him. He 

would like to own and operate his own excavation company. 

• Enjoys golfing and rock-climbing. 

A E R I A L S 

MO G U L S


Rebecca Graham 



Place of birth: Abbotsford, BC 

Place of residence: Abbotsford, BC 

• Best career results to date: 6th place at the 2006 National Championships at Apex, BC, and a 

3rd place at BC Provincials in April 2006. 

• Career highlight to date: Forerunning in the 2006 FIS World Cup finals at Apex, BC. 

• Currently in third year of a BSc at University of British Columbia studying Microbiology and 

Immunology. 

• Long-term sport goals: “Become a member of the Aerials National team and a member of the 

2010 Olympic team.” 

• Got started in freestyle skiing in 2004 after trying the water ramps in Whistler, BC. “I fell in love 

with the sport the moment I went off the jump.” 

• Hobbies and interests: “I am a gymnast at heart, and I will always love it. I love the outdoors, 

reading, and movies.” 

• Nickname: Becca (Becca-bird) 

Chelsea Henitiuk 




Place of residence: Calgary, AB 

• Best career results to date: 9th in half-pipe at the 2005 World Championships in Ruka, Finland; 

2nd in Dual moguls at the 2004 Canadian Championships; 4th at the US selections in Dual 

moguls in 2005; 6th at the Mont-Sainte-Anne NorAm in 2005. 

• Considers her participation in the 2005 World Championships and 2006 Junior World 

Championships her career highlights to date. 

• She also competes in Half-pipe and freeride events. 

• Long-term sport goal: “Medal at the 2010 Olympics in moguls. And be an athlete at the Olympic 

Games when Half-pipe becomes a discipline.” 

• Considers Jennifer Heil the most influential person in her life: “She is successful and driven in 

all areas of her life.” 

• Enrolled in a Bachelor of Science at Athabasca University (1st year) 

• Her hero is Lance Armstrong: “His autobiography is life changing.” 

• Enjoys travelling, fashion, studying, and animals. 

A E R I A L S 

MO G U L S 

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Renaud Jacques-Dagenais 

Date of birth: November 25, 1987 



Place of residence: Prévost, QC 

• First season with the National Development team. 

• Best career results to date: 5th in single moguls at a Montana NorAm in 2006; 7th in single and 

8th in dual moguls at Senior Nationals in 2006, at Apex, BC; two-time Junior Canadian champion, 

in dual moguls in 2006, and in single moguls in 2005. 


• He had always enjoyed skiing moguls with his dad and older brothers. He finally signed up with 

the Mont-Saint-Sauveur freestyle ski club in 2001, at the age of 14, and quickly made his way 

to the Quebec team, only 3 years later. 

• Currently studying in Natural sciences at Cégep de Saint-Jérôme. 

• Enjoys soccer, hockey, volley-ball, gymnastics, trampoline and computers. 

Henriane Latour 




Place of residence: Lac Beauport, QC 

• Best career results to date: 4th in single moguls at Senior Nationals in 2005 and 2006; double gold 

medallist at Junior Nationals in 2005; ranked 3rd on the NorAm circuit in 2004-05 and 2005-06. 

• Participated in the Junior World Championships in Russia, in 2006. 

• Long-term sport goal: “Win a World Cup gold medal, and an Olympic gold medal.” 

• Started freestyle skiing at the age of 6, wishing to follow in her older brother’s footsteps; she 

was then the youngest freestyle competitor in the Quebec City area. Was accepted on the 

Quebec team at 13 years old, and on the National Development team at the age of 16. 

• Was named ‘Discovery of the year’ athlete in 05-06 in the greater Quebec City area, all sports combined. 

• Has just completed international high school studies, and is in first year of Cegep. She hopes to 

pursue studies in medicine. 

• Considers Yves Laroche her hero: “Despite all he’s had to go through, he’s always stood back 

up and moved on. I’ve even seen him do backflips at the water ramp last summer!” 

• Enjoys listening to music, discovering new sports and spending time with friends. 

• Nickname: Hank, or Henri . 

MO G U L S 

MO G U L S 

Marie-Josée Lessard 

Date of birth: February 27, 1984 


Place of birth: Repentigny, QC 

Place of residence: Louiseville, QC 

• Best career results to date: 20th at the Ski Mont Gabriel World Cup in 2006; 3rd at the Snowbowl 

NorAm in Dual Moguls in 2006; 4th at the Deer Valley NorAm in single moguls in 2006. 

• After spending two years in alpine ski racing, she needed a new challenge, and started 

jumping with the Val St-Come freestyle club. She hasn’t left freestyle since. 

• Long-term sport goal: “Vancouver 2010! And execute new jumps such as D-Spin and Back Full.” 

• She has played AA and AAA basketball for 7 years, one of them with a men’s team. She 

was also a member of the Flag-football Quebec team and has played with a men’s football 

team. She has stopped all other sports to focus solely on freestyle. 

• Was presented with several Female Athlete of the Year awards, in different sports (skiing, 

basketball, flag-football). 

• Believes that her style, determination and personality are what differentiate her from other athletes. 

• Nickname: MJ. 

Edward Lortie 



Place of birth: Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, QC 

Place of residence: Ivry-sur-le-Lac, QC 

• Best career results to date: 2nd at a NorAm in Mont Ste-Anne in 2005; 3rd at a NorAm in Mont 

Ste-Anne in 2006; 8th at Junior World Championships in Russia, in 2006; Ranked 5th in NorAm 

for the 2005-2006 season. 

• Long-term sport goal: “Vancouver 2010, and beyond!” 

• Got started in freestyle skiing at a very young age. At 5 years old, he was building jumps in his 

backyard; at 8, he joined a small club and was trained by Tom Hutchison. He joined the Belle 

Neige freestyle club, in the Laurentians, when he was 9 years old. 

• Was presented with the Young Ambassador of the Year award by the Ste-Agathe Chamber 

of Commerce in 2005; and the Jean-Luc Brassard trophy by the Quebec Freestyle Ski 

Federation in 2006. 

• Currently finishing high school studies. 

• Enjoys car mechanics. 

• Nickname: Ed 

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Alain Morin 



Place of birth: North Bay, ON 

Place of residence: North Bay, ON 

• Got started in freestyle skiing by doing trampoline shows with Dave and Nicolas Fontaine, who 

talked to him about the Jump 2010 program: “I always knew that I wanted to try aerial skiing, I just 

never had the opportunity. When Nico invited me to Acrobat X centre to try the water ramps, I was 

thrilled. My first jump ever was a back layout, my second jump was a back full, and by the third 

jump I was hooked!” 

• Hobbies: “When I’m not building trampolines or bungee rigs from scratch, I’m usually high in the air 

testing them out or performing in front of large crowds.” 

• Long-term sport goals: “I want to do the most flips and twists ever done on a pair of skis, and add 

an Olympic medal to the collection.” 

• Considers his older brother to be the most influential person in his life. “I have been really lucky in that I 

have had a lot of influential people in my life. But the award for the most influential goes to my older brother, 

Paul. He was the father I never had. He was always there to kick my butt when I needed it the most.” 

• His mom is his hero: “Single mother with three kids… Now, that is extreme!” 

• Nickname: Big Al. 

Nicole Mulder 



Place of birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba 

Place of residence: East St .Paul, Manitoba 

• Best career results to date: 5th place at the 2006 National Championships at Apex, BC. She also 

won B.C. and Quebec Provincial events in 2006. 

• Enjoys track & field, gymnastics, and spending time at the cottage wakeboarding and tubing. 

• Long-term sport goals: Win a World Cup, and make it to Vancouver 2010 Olympics. 

• How she started freestyle skiing: “After training as a competitive gymnast for 9 years, I retired 

in 2005. I had seen aerials on television and I decided to go out to Lac Beauport to try out the 

water ramps. I’ve been hooked ever since!” 

• Sporting awards: 2003 provincial floor champion in Artistic Gymnastics and bronze medallist at 

the 2003 Canada Winter Games in New Brunswick (also Gymnastics). 

• Considers her long-time gymnastics coach Robert Persechino the most influential person in her 

life. “He taught determination, how to set goals and to work hard.” 

• Nicolas Fontaine is her hero: “He was an amazing jumper. With all his experience, I feel privileged 

to have him as my coach.” 

A E R I A L S 

A E R I A L S 

The CFSA and its athletes 

wish to thank the Government of Canada 

for its valuable support 

— 

L’ACSA et ses athlètes souhaitent 

remercier le Gouvernement du Canada de 

son précieux appui


Elise Pallard 

Date of birth: March 20, 1987 



Place of residence: Edmonton, AB 

• Best career results to date: Silver medal at the 2005 National Championships; Third in the 2005 

NorAm Grand Prix; 13th at the 2006 Gabriel, QC FIS World Cup. 

• Considers participating in the 2006 Junior World Championships her career highlight to date. 

• Enjoys sea-dooing, playing the piano, and traveling 

• Long-term sport goals: Being competitive at both the 2009 World Championships and the 2010 

Olympic Games, as well as succeeding on the World Cup Tour. 

• Got started in freestyle when her dad was looking for something that would make the family go 

out to the mountains more… “So he signed me up for freestyle.” 

• Considers her brothers the most influential people in her life: “All three of them are so different 

and each of them has taught me great things. They have always pushed and supported me.” 

• Admires tennis player Maria Sharapova. “She is young, very talented and extremely successful 

at what she does.” 

Vincent Sigouin 



Place of birth: Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, QC 

Place of residence: Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, QC 

• Best career results to date: 4th at Park City’s NorAm in Dec. 2005; double medallist at the 2003 

Canada Winter Games. 


• He came back to competition in the spring of 2005, after breaking his collarbone, and had to 

perform “no matter what” at Senior Nationals in order to get a spot on the National team. 

• Considers his brother Marc-Antoine the most influential person in his life: “He is a model for 

me; he sacrifices a lot and puts in every effort to achieve his goals.” 

• At 6 foot 1 and 190 pounds, he is very tall for a mogul skier. 

• Enjoys hockey, golf, tennis, good food, and plays the piano. 

• Studies full time at Montmorency College. 

• Has worked as a summer camp instructor for disabled children. 

• Nickname: Sickwayne. 

A E R I A L S 

MO G U L S 

Jennifer Simm 



Place of birth: Prince George, BC 

Place of residence: Prince George, BC 

• Best career results to date: 1st in dual moguls at A NorAm competition in Apex, BC, in 

2003; 6th at a World Cup in Madonna, Italy, in 2003; 10th at a World Cup in Japan, in 2004. 

• Got involved in freestyle skiing after her dad signed her up for the Owens Corning program 

when she was 9 years old. 

• She tore her ACL in 1995 at BC Championships when she was 15 years old. She had surgery 

for the first time, which she considers her biggest scare to date. 

• She is very close to her family. “They’ve always supported me, no matter what.” 


• Enjoys soccer, wakeboarding, mountain biking, and golfing. 

MO G U L S


Geneviève Tougas 




Place of residence: Saint-Hubert, QC 

• Best career result to date: Fourth at the 2006 National Championships in Apex, BC. 

• She had never had skis on prior to her first jump on the water ramp in the summer of 2005. 

• Enjoys mountain biking, playing the violin, and spending time with friends whom she considers her greatest 

source of energy. 

• Long-term goals: “For now, it’s about having fun and Vancouver 2010… Then, we’ll see…” 

• Got started in freestyle in 2005 when she received an invitation to try the water ramp in Lac Beauport, as 

part of the recruiting process of athletes from other sports. Despite having never skied before, she got 

hooked. ‘I simply love the sport’s atmosphere, the synergy between athletes and coaches. It’s a crazy sport 

but I love it!” 

• Was part of the Quebec trampoline team for five years. She also coached trampoline for five years, first at 

the recreational level and eventually at the competitive level. 

• Was presented with the 2005-06 Nicolas Fontaine award as Exceptional Athlete. 

• Her dad, who passed away in 2002, has had the greatest influence in her life. His passing away is also the 

biggest hurdle she has had to overcome. 

• Nickname: Gen. 

Guillaume Turgeon 




Place of residence: Quebec City, QC 

• Best career results to date: 1st in dual moguls at Senior Nationals in 2004, and 4th in moguls 

and dual moguls at Senior Nationals in 2006. 

• Long-term sport goal: “Participate in Olympic Games.” 

• Currently studying Human sciences in Cegep, and thinks about becoming a teacher. 

• Considers his mother to be the most influential person in his life: “If it wasn’t for her mental and 

financial support, I would have quit competitive skiing a long time ago.” 

• Enjoys rock-climbing, camping, and sports in general. He is learning to play the guitar. 

• Traveling is a true family tradition. If he wasn’t a full-time athlete, he would be traveling the 

world. 

• Nickname: Bine. 

A E R I A L S 

MO G U L S

CoaChing staff 

DENNIS CAPICIK 

Aerial Program, World Cup – Head Coach 

• Fifth year as head coach. 

• Former World Cup Aerials team athlete. 

• Best competitive result (World Cup): fourth 

place at Blackcomb, 1998. 

• Ranked 3rd at Nationals at Le Relais in 1997, 

and 12th in the world in Aerials in 1997-98. 

DARCY DOWNS 

Mogul Program – Air Coach 

• Former World Champion in Freestyle 

Combined with Canada. 

• US team aerials coach 2000 to 2006. 

• US Olympic team aerials coach 2002 and 

2006. 

• 1997 overall World Cup champion. 

• 1997 World champion – combined. 

• 1995 World Championships silver medallist 

– combined. 

• World Championships Canadian national 

team member 1992 to 1998. 

STEPHEN FEARING 

Women’s Mogul Program – Head Coach 

• Has coached for the Canadian Ski team, 

Japanese Ski team, Japan Olympic 

committee, and Korean Ski Association. 

• Member of the US Freestyle Ski Team from 

1986 to 1992. 

• Head Mogul Development Coach, CFSA 1992 

to 1994. 

• Chief Mogul Coach, Japan Ski Association 

1994 to 2002. 

• 1998 and 2002 Olympic Coach, Japan 

Olympic Committee: Team members 

achieved a Gold medal 1998 and Bronze 

medal in 2002. 

• Chief Mogul Coach, Korean Ski Association 

(2002-2003): Oversaw training and 

competition of first members competing in 

FIS World Cup competitions. 

NICOLAS FONTAINE 

Aerial Program, Development Team – Head 

Coach 

• Four-time World Cup Aerial champion. 

• 1997 World Aerial champion. 

• Has been instrumental in the construction of 

a world-class water ramp facility, Centre 

National d’Entraînement Yves LaRoche in Lac 

Beauport, Quebec. 

MICHEL HAMELIN 

Men’s Mogul Program – Coach 

• Sixth season with the Development team. 

• National Moguls Development team member 

from 1993 to 1997. 

• NCCP Level III certification. 

• Highlights of his athletic career include 

placing third in a NorAm competition and 

fourth at Nationals in 1996. 

DMITRIY KAVUNOV 

Aerial Program Leader 

• Fourth season with the Canadian World Cup 

team. 

• Former Head Coach of the Uzbekistan 

Freestyle Ski Team. 

• Twenty-two years of coaching with Freestyle 

Ski teams. 

• Seven years coaching experience in 

gymnastics sports schools.

CoaChing staff 

ADRIAN KING 

Strength and Conditioning Coach 

– Moguls & Aerials 

• Fourth year with the Canadian World Cup team. 

• Masters Degree in Exercise Physiology. 

• Graduate of the University of Victoria. 

ROB KOBER 

Men’s Mogul Program – Head Coach 

• Fifth year with the Canadian National team 

program. 

• Former BC team head coach. 

• Has been involved with Freestyle as an 

athlete, coach, volunteer and official since 

1983. 

DANIEL MURPHY 

Aerial Program, World Cup – Coach 

• Member of the Canadian National Team 

program for 8 years. 

• Fourth year coaching high performance 

athletes (he was previously coaching the 

Australian team). 

• Part of the Australian Olympic team at the 

2006 Winter Games where the team won a 

bronze medal. 

JIM SCHIMAN 

Women’s Mogul Program – Coach 

• First year coaching with the CFSA. 

• Multiple World Cup medallist including a 

gold at the Fernie, BC World Cup in 2004. 

• National Team member from 1994 to 2006. 

SPORTS SCIENCE SUPPORT 

Mental training: Penny Werthner and 

Dave Paskevich 

Physiologist: Gord Sleivert 

Biomechanist: Allan Wrigley 

Nutritionist: Mélanie Olivier 

Video Technician: Jay Nachbaur 

MEDICAL TEAM 

Medical Coordinator: Bob Foxford 

Medical Consultant West: Jeff Purkis 

Orthopedic Consultant: Jack Oliver 

Orthopedic Consultant: François Marquis 

Traveling or Consulting Physicians: 

Adam Kendal, Ian McDonald, Ken Mills, 

Brian Muth, Doug Nottebrock 

THERAPISTS 

Coordinator: Brigitte Gauthier 

Physiotherapists: Marilyn Hellier (West), 

Véronique Cormier (East) 

Chiropractor: Rich Robinson 

Traveling or consulting therapists: 

Marilyn Bouchard, Dave Campbell, Wendy Epp, 

Marcel Fink, Julie Gardiner, Randy Goodman, 

Jacinthe Lemieux, Elli Ojolick, Julie Sicotte, 

Sherri Woreschuck 

Massage therapists: Martin Deschênes, 

Gilles Frenette

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Canadian teaM 2005-2006 results – NorAm and Junior Worlds 

NORAM JUNIOR WORLDS 

Park City Deer Valley Mont Ste-Anne Killington Montana Snowbowl Krasnoe Ozero 

MOGULS 

Utah, USA 

Dec. 18 Dec. 20 

Utah, USA 

Jan. 27 Jan. 29 

Qc, CAD 

Feb. 3 Feb. 4 

Vermont, USA 

Feb. 9 Feb. 11 

Montana, USA 

Feb. 17 Feb. 19 

RUS 

Mar. 3 Mar. 4 

MO DM MO MO MO DM MO DM MO DM MO DM 

WOMEN 

Nathalie Bazin 7 23 21 12 12 3 22 

Jackie Brown 3 3 9 15 2 28 3 6 9 

Maxime Dufour-Lapointe 24 14 11 13 4 9 2 18 8 11 

Chelsea Henitiuk 10 6 8 12 7 7 37 20 20 

Sylvia Kerfoot 3 2 

Pascale Lamarre-Biebuyck 22 9 11 11 4 5 26 5 7 7 

Henriane Latour 15 18 9 6 3 6 8 9 11 10 

Marie-Josée Lessard 5 7 4 16 16 11 3 

Karine Simard 

MEN 

17 8 17 20 32 6 20 12 10 12 

Stéphane Agnard 27 11 20 5 44 

Matthew Crosby 15 15 19 33 6 24 8 10 

Etienne Dugal-Tessier 39 23 37 13 32 13 22 45 17 19 17 

Maxime Gingras 10 45 8 5 2 7 33 3 5 

Renaud Jacques-Dagenais 40 44 30 32 10 28 24 5 9 

Edward Lortie 31 9 6 4 3 5 14 24 8 9 

Vincent Marquis 21 22 45 9 14 4 3 16 7 

Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau 8 

Vincent Sigouin 4 20 5 16 7 4 14 19 12 4 9 16 

Garrett Simm 17 30 2 12 10 9 13 

Jean-François Therrien 38 

Guillaume Turgeon 12 6 6 12 3 12 9 2 

Park City Deer Valley Park City Montana Snowbowl Krasnoe Ozero 

AERIALS 

Utah, USA Utah, USA Utah, USA Montana, USA RUS 

Dec. 17 Dec. 19 Jan. 25 Feb. 10 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Mar. 6 

WOMEN 

Elise Pallard 

MEN 

3 2 2 8 

Manuel Holden 11 5 

Jay Nachbaur 1 5 5 8 1

AERIALS 

WOMEN 

WORLD CUP OLYMPICS NATIONALS 

Mt. Buller Mt. Buller Changchun Changchun Mt. Gabriel Deer Valley Deer Valley Placid Spindleruv Davos Apex Turin Apex 

AUS AUS CHN CHN CAN USA USA USA CZE SUI CAN ITA BC 

Sept. 3 Sept. 4 Dec. 17 Dec. 18 Jan. 8 Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Jan. 21-22 Feb. 5 Mar. 3 Mar. 19 Feb. 22-23 Mar. 25 

MO DM 

Veronika Bauer 19 6 10 3 21 14 2 6 7 12 2 

Deidra Dionne 11 19 22 

Rebecca Graham 6 

Nicole Mulder 5 

Elise Pallard 13 27 11 3 

Amber Peterson 16 10 7 22 10 2 6 6 15 1 

Melissa Prefontaine 20 10 

Geneviève Tougas 4 

MEN 

Canadian teaM results 2005-2006 – World Cup, Olympics & Nationals 

Jean-Christophe André 7 

Jeff Bean 12 7 31 31 2 14 27 2 20 12 19 2 

Rémi Bélanger 8 

Ryan Blais 13 30 4 4 5 1 8 10 2 

Sean Butler 11 

Travis Gerrits 9 

Manuel Holden 31 6 

Alain Morin 10 

Jay Nachbaur 17 18 14 5 

Kyle Nissen 2 6 3 2 1 8 3 7 8 8 5 4 

Steve Omischl 15 3 24 1 10 20 1 

Warren Shouldice 5 11 1 25 3 10 2 4 9 9 6 3 

Cord Spero 18 14 15 19 29 21 4 21 12 11

WORLD CUP OLYMPICS NATIONALS 

MOGULS 

Tignes 

FRA 

Oberstdorf 

GER 

Mt. Gabriel 

CAN 

Deer Valley 

USA 

Placid 

USA 

Placid 

USA 

Madonna 

ITA 

Spindleruv Jisan Forest Inawashiro 

CZE KOR JPN 

Apex 

CAN 

Turin 

ITA 

Apex 

BC 

Dec. 13 Dec. 18 Jan. 7 Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 22 Jan. 28 Feb. 4 Mar. 1 Mar. 5 Mar. 18 Feb. 11 & 15 Mar. 24 Mar. 26 

MO DM 

WOMEN 

Nathalie Bazin 11 5 

Jackie Brown 22 19 12 5 

Maxime Dufour-Lapointe 4 2 

Jennifer Heil 2 1 2 2 9 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 

Chelsea Henitiuk 27 8 

Sylvia Kerfoot 27 31 24 21 12 29 10 23 14 17 3 3 

Elisa Kurylowicz 11 22 32 27 8 26 18 

Pascale Lamarre-Biebuyck 9 5 

Henriane Latour 5 4 

Marie-Josée Lessard 20 22 22 6 5 

Kristi Richards 19 2 10 5 18 17 13 18 8 9 7 2 1 

Audrey Robichaud 

Jennifer Simm 

6 14 7 9 6 12 20 12 8 

Stéphanie St-Pierre 

MEN 

7 6 9 8 2 5 5 4 21 12 12 

Stéphane Agnard 22 25 16 32 21 19 17 

Alexandre Bilodeau 11 11 1 4 2 14 6 1 16 9 11 11 2 1 

Matthew Crosby 3 3 

Etienne Dugal-Tessier 13 9 

Maxime Gingras 15 24 13 5 5 

Renaud Jacques-Dagenais 7 5 

Edward Lortie 27 17 

Vincent Marquis 42 8 5 

Marc-André Moreau 69 27 14 10 8 5 7 11 19 4 4 1 

Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau 

Jim Schiman 

14 31 24 26 19 35 43 9 3 7 

Vincent Sigouin 6 9 

Garrett Simm 9 2 

Warren Tanner 11 18 20 7 9 15 13 32 20 2 15 

Jean-François Therrien 50 8 32 25 40 12 14 19 21 13 10 5 

Guillaume Turgeon 4 4 

Chris Wong 8 22 13 8 13 9 4 13 17 14 14 32

world CuP ChaMPions and best Canadians 1984 - 2006 

Year Moguls Aerials Ski Cross HalfPipe 

2006 Dale Begg-Smith, AUS / Jennifer Heil, CAN Dmitri Dashinski, BLR / Evelyne Leu, SUI Tomas Kraus, CZE / Ophelie David, FRA Kalle Leinonen, FIN / Anais Caradeux, FRA 

2. Alexandre Bilodeau / 6. Stéphanie St-Pierre 2. Kyle Nissen / 6. Veronika Bauer — 2. Michael Riddle / 3. Sarah Burke 

2005 Jeremy Bloom USA / Jennifer Heil CAN 1. Jeret Peterson USA / Nina Li CHN Tomas Kraus CZE / Ophelie David FRA — 

9. Marc-Andre Moreau / 8. Stephanie St-Pierre 2. Steve Omischl / 7. Deidra Dionne 11. Davey Barr / 17. Anik Demers — 

2004 Janne Lahtela FIN / Jennifer Heil CAN 1. Steve Omischl CAN / Alisa Camplin AUS — — 

6. PA Rousseau CAN / 8. Stephanie St-Pierre 9. Kyle Nissen / 6. Veronika Bauer — — Dual Moguls 

2003 Travis Cabral, USA / Shannon Bahrke, USA Dmitry Arkhipov, RUS / Alisa Camplin, AUS — — Janne Lahtela, FIN / Margarita Marbler, AUT 

2. P-A Rousseau / 8. Kristi Richards 2. Steve Omischl / 3. Veronika Bauer — — 2. Stéphane Rochon / 2. Tami Bradley 

2002 Jeremy Bloom, USA / Kari Tråa, NOR Eric Bergoust, USA / Alla Tsuper, BLR — — Richard Gay, FRA / Christine Gerg, GER 

2. Stéphane Rochon / 6. Jennifer Heil 4. Jeff Bean / 3. Deidra Dionne — — 3. Stéphane Rochon / 3. Tami Bradley 

2001 Mikko Ronkainen, FIN / Kari Tråa, NOR Eric Bergoust, USA / Jacqui Cooper, AUS — — — 

3. P-A Rousseau / 4. Jennifer Heil 4. Steve Omischl / 4. Veronika Bauer — — — 

2000 Janne Lahtela, FIN / Ann Batelle, USA Nicolas Fontaine, CAN / Jacqui Cooper, AUS — — Janne Lahtela, FIN / Kari Traa, NOR 

3. P-A Rousseau / 7. Tami Bradley 4. Steve Omischl / 2. Veronica Brenner — — 2. Stéphane Rochon / 6. Tami Bradley 

1999 Janne Lahtela, FIN / Ann Batelle, USA Nicolas Fontaine, CAN / Jacqui Cooper, AUS Thony Hemery, FRA / Michelle Roarke, USA 

4. Jean-Luc Brassard / 9. Tami Bradley 9. Andy Capicik / 3. Veronica Brenner Acro/Ballet — 2. Stéphane Rochon / 6. Tami Bradley 

1998 Jonny Moseley, USA / Marja Elfman, SWE Nicolas Fontaine, CAN / Nikki Stone, USA Fabrice Becker, FRA / Elena Batalova, Rus — Jesper Ronnback, SWE / Kari Traa, NOR 

2. Jean-Luc Brassard / 8. Kelly Ringstad 3. Andy Capicik / 4. Caroline Olivier 7. Mike McDonald / 7. Katherina Kubenk Combined 2. Jean-Luc Brassard / 5. Ann Marie Pelchat 

1997 Jean-Luc Brassard, CAN / Tatjana Mittermayer, GER Nicolas Fontaine, CAN / Veronica Brenner, CAN Fabrice Becker, FRA / Elena Batalova, Rus Toben Sutherand, CAN / — Thony Hemery, FRA / Candice Gilg, FRA 

2. Stéphane Rochon / 16. Ann Marie Pelchat 3. Andy Capicik, CAN / 2. Caroline Olivier, CAN 7. Mike McDonald / 8. Anne-Marie Koszegi 2. Darcy Downs / — 2. Jean-Luc Brassard / 11. Ann Marie Pelchat 

1996 Jean-Luc Brassard, CAN / Donna Weinbrecht, USA Sebastien Foucras, FRA / Colette Brand, SUI Heini Baumgartner, SWI / Elena Batalova, RUS Jonny Moseley, USA / — 

4. Stéphane Rochon / 9. Tami Bradley 5. Lloyd Langlois / 2. Veronica Brenner 8. Mike McDonald / 7. Katherina Kubenk 2. David Belhumeur / — 

1995 Sergei Shupletsov, RUS / Raphaelle Monod, FRA Trace Worthington, USA / Nikki Stone, USA Rune Kristiansen, NOR / Ellen Breen, USA Trace Worthington, USA / Maja Schmid, SUI 

3. Jean-Luc Brassard / 10. Bronwen Thomas 6. Lloyd Langlois / 5. Caroline Olivier 6. Darcy Downs / 12. Katherina Kubenk 2. Darcy Downs / 3. Katherina Kubenk 

1994 Edgar Grospiron, FRA / Donna Weinbrecht, USA Philippe LaRoche, CAN / Lina Tcherjasova, UZB Fabrice Becker, FRA / Ellen Breen, USA David Belhumeur, CAN / Maja Schmid, SUI 

3. Jean-Luc Brassard, 9. Bronwen Thomas 2. Lloyd Langlois / 17. Caroline Olivier (partial season) 10. Matt Christensen /10. Katherina Kubenk 3. Darcy Downs,/ 2. Katherina Kubenk 

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world CuP ChaMPions and best Canadians 1984 - 2006 

1993 Jean-Luc Brassard, CAN / Stine-Lise Hattestad, NOR Lloyd Langlois, CAN / Lina Tcherjazova, UZB Rune Kristiansen, NOR / Ellen Breen, USA Trace Worthington, USA / Katherina Kubenk, CAN 

2. John Smart / 6. Bronwen Thomas 6. Philippe LaRoche / 6. Caroline Olivier 10. Todd Allison / 9. Katherina Kubenk 2. Darcy Downs / — 

1992 Edgar Grospiron, FRA / Donna Weinbrecht, USA Philippe LaRoche, CAN / Kirstie Marshall, AUS Rune Kristiansen, NOR / Conny Kissling, SUI Trace Worthington, USA / Conny Kissling, SUI 

2. Jean-Luc Brassard / 8. LeeLee Morrison 7. Nicolas Fontaine / 12. Kennedy Ryan 4. Richard Pierce / 11. Ashley Herod 2. David Belhumeur / 4. Katherina Kubenk 

1991 Edgar Grospiron, FRA / Donna Weinbrecht, USA Philippe LaRoche, CAN / Elfi Simchen, GER Rune Kristiansen, NOR / Conny Kissling, SUI Trace Worthington, USA / Conny Kissling, SUI 

6. John Smart / 3. LeeLee Morrison 12. Nicolas Fontaine / 17. Kennedy Ryan 3. Dave Walker / 12. Tanya Clarke 4. Jeff Violo / 5. Katherina Kubenk 

1990 Edgar Grospiron, FRA / Conny Kissling, SUI Jean-Marc Bacquin, FRA / Sonya Reichert, GER Roberto Franco, ITA / Conny Kissling, SUI Eric Laboureix, FRA / Conny Kissling, SUI 

1989 Nelson Carmichael, USA / Raphaelle Monod, FRA Tor Skeie, NOR / Catherine Lombard, FRA Hermann Reitberger, GER / Jan Bucher, USA Chris Simboli, CAN / Conny Kissling, SUI 

1988 Nelson Carmichael, USA / Stine-Lise Hattestad, NOR Jean-Marc Rozon, CAN / Meredith Gardner, CAN Hermann Reitberger, GER / Christine Rossi, FRA Eric Laboureix, FRA / Conny Kissling, SUI 

1987 Martti Kellokumpu, FIN / Raphaelle Monod, FRA Jean-Marc Rozon, CAN / Sonja Reichart, GER Hermann Reitberger, GER / Christine Rossi, FRA Eric Laboureix, FRA / Conny Kissling, SUI 

1986 Steve Desovich, USA / Mary-Jo Tiampo, USA Yves LaRoche, CAN / Anna Fraser, CAN Hermann Reitberger, GER / Jan Bucher, USA Eric Laboureix, FRA / Conny Kissling, SUI 

1985 Philippe Bron, FRA / Mary-Jo Tiampo, USA Lloyd Langlois, CAN / Meredith Gardner, CAN Hermann Reitberger, GER / Christine Rossi, FRA Alain LaRoche, CAN / Conny Kissling, SUI 

1984 Philippe Bron, FRA / Hillary English, USA Yves LaRoche, CAN / Evelyn Wirth, SUI Richard Schabl, GER / Jan Bucher, USA Alain LaRoche, CAN / Conny Kissling, SUI

national ChaMPions 1983 - 2006 

Year Half Pipe Moguls Aerials Table Top Dual Moguls 

2006 2. Matthew Hayward / 1. Rosalind Groenewoud Marc-André Moreau / Jennifer Heil Steve Omischl / Amber Peterson — Alexandre Bilodeau / Kristi Richards 

2005 Matt Hayward / Rosalind Groenewoud Alexandre Bilodeau / Jenn Heil Kyle Nissen / Veronika Bauer — Alex Bilodeau / Elisa Kurylowicz 

2004 Mike Riddle/Dania Assaly PA Rousseau / Jenn Simm Jeff Bean / Veronika Bauer Mike Riddle / Sarah Ingram Guillaume Turgeon / Audrey Robichaud 

2003 T.J. Schiller / Jennifer Simm Warren Tanner / Kristi Richards Steve Omischl / Veronica Brenner T.J. Schiller / Chelsea Henitiuk Scott Bellavance / Tami Bradley 

2002 Rory Bushfield / Kristi Richards Stéphane Rochon / Kelly Ringstad N/A / Karen MacDonald Marc Secord / Jennifer Crichton Stéphane Rochon / Tami Bradley 

2001 — Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau / Jennifer Heil Steve Omischl / Veronika Bauer — Jean-Luc Brassard / Jennifer Heil 

2000 — Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau / Jennifer Heil Nicolas Fontaine / Veronika Bauer — Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau / Jennifer Heil 

Acro/Ballet Combined 

1999 Craig Maddox / Lara Grebaz Jean-Luc Brassard / Ann Marie Pelchat Jeff Bean / Veronica Brenner — Jean-Luc Brassard / Jennifer Simm 

1998 Mike McDonald / Katherina Kubenk Dominick Gauthier / Ann Marie Pelchat Nicolas Fontaine / Veronica Brenner — Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau / Ann Marie Pelchat 

1997 Mike McDonald / Lisa Hauser Dominick Gauthier / Ann Marie Pelchat Nicolas Fontaine / Veronica Brenner Darcy Downs / — — 

1996 Mike McDonald / Lisa Hauser Stéphane Rochon / Ann Marie Pelchat Nicolas Fontaine / Caroline Olivier David Belhumeur / Jennifer Simm — 

1995 Darcy Downs / Katherina Kubenk Jean-Luc Brassard / Ann Marie Pelchat Lloyd Langlois / Caroline Olivier David Belhumeur / — — 

1994 Matt Christensen / Lisa Hauser Jean-Luc Brassard / Bronwen Thomas Lloyd Langlois / Veronica Brenner Darcy Downs / Lisa Hauser — 

1993 Todd Allison / Anne-Marie Köszegi Jean-Luc Brassard / Bronwen Thomas Lloyd Langlois / Kennedy Ryan Darcy Downs / Katherina Kubenk — 

1992 Richard Peirce / Tanya Clark Christian Marcoux / Lee Lee Morrison Philippe LaRoche / Kennedy Ryan Darcy Downs / Katherina Kubenk — 

1991 Dave Walker / Nancy Wankling John Smart / Lee Lee Morrison Philippe LaRoche / Anne-Marie Brassard Murray Cluff / Katherina Kubenk — 

1990 Richard Peirce / Lucie Barma John Smart / Bronwen Thomas Nicolas Fontaine / Kennedy Ryan Jeff Violo / Katherina Kubenk — 

1989 Dave Walker / Lucie Barma John Smart / Lee Lee Morrison — — — 

1988 Richard Peirce / Lucie Barma Pat Henry / Lee Lee Morrison Lloyd Langlois / Anna Fraser Chris Simboli / Anna Fraser — 

1987 Dave Walker / Lucie Barma Pat Henry / Lee Lee Morrison Jean-Marc Rozon / Anna Fraser Chris Simboli / Anna Fraser — 

1986 Richard Peirce / Anna Fraser Doug Robinson / Lee Lee Morrison Chris Simboli / Anna Fraser Craig Young / Meredith Gardner — 

1985 Dave Walker / Lucie Barma Bill Keenan / Lee Lee Morrison Lloyd Langlois / Meredith Gardner Chris Simboli / Meredith Gardner — 

1984 Alain LaRoche / Lucie Barma Peter Judge / Lucie Barma Chris Simboli / Anna Fraser Alain LaRoche / Anna Fraser — 

1983 Roch Otis / Lucie Barma Alain LaRoche / Marie-Claude Asselin Dominic LaRoche / Marie-Claude Asselin Alain LaRoche / Marie-Claude Asselin —

world ChaMPions and best Canadians 1986 - 2005 

Year HalfPipe Moguls Aerials Ski Cross Dual Moguls 

2005 1. Sarah Burke, CAN / Mathias Wecxsteen, FRA 1. Hannah Kearney, USA / Nathan Roberts, USA 1. Steve Omischl, CAN / Nina Li CHN 1. Karin Huttery, AUT / Tomas Kraus, CZE 1. Jennifer Heil, CAN / Toby Dawson, USA 

8. Dania Assaly / 3. Corey Vanular 5. Jennifer Heil / 2. Marc-Andre Moreau 2. Jeff Bean / 11. Veronika Bauer 8. Anik Demers / 27. Davey Barr 6. Sylvia Kerfoot / 7. PA Rousseau 

2003 — Mikko Ronkainen, FIN / Kari Tråa, NOR Dmitri Arkhipov, RUS / Alisa Camplin, AUS — Jeremy Bloom, USA / Kari Tråa, NOR 

7. Stéphane Rochon / 3. Stéphanie St-Pierre 3. Steve Omischl / 2. Veronika Bauer 5. Stéphane Rochon / 7. Tami Bradley 

2001 — Mikko Ronkainen, FIN / Kari Tråa, NOR Alexei Grichin, BLR / Veronika Bauer, CAN — Stéphane Yonnet, FRA / Kari Tråa, NOR 

Acro/Ballet 

2. Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau / 7. Jennifer Heil 7. Steve Omischl / 3. Deidra Dionne 7. Jim Schiman / 3. Tami Bradley 

1999 Ian Edmondson, USA / N. Razumovskaya, RUS Janne Lahtela, FIN / Ann Battelle, USA Eric Bergoust, USA / Jacqui Cooper, AUS — Johann Gregoire, FRA / Sandra Schmitt, GER 

2. Mike McDonald / 17. Vicki Kerr 4. Stéphane Rochon / 10. Sylvia Kerfoot 6. David Belhumeur / 4. Veronica Brenner Combined 4. Stéphane Rochon / 5. Tami Bradley 

1997 Fabrice Becker, FRA / O. Kushenko, RUS Jean-Luc Brassard, CAN / Candice Gilg, FRA Nicolas Fontaine, CAN / Kirstie Marshall, AUS Darcy Downs, CAN / — — 

8. Mike McDonald / 7. Anne-Marie Köszegi 2. Stéphane Rochon / 14. Ann Marie Pelchat 3. Andy Capicik / 3. Veronica Brenner 2. Toben Sutherland / — 

1995 Rune Kristiansen, NOR / Elena Batalova, RUS Edgar Grospiron, FRA / Candice Gilg, FRA Trace Worthington, USA / Nikki Stone, USA Trace Worthington, USA / Kristean Porter, USA — 

10. Darcy Downs / 14. Anne-Marie Köszegi 2. Jean-Luc Brassard / 6. Katherina Kubenk 4. Nicolas Fontaine / 4. Caroline Olivier 2. Darcy Downs / 3. Katherina Kubenk 

1993 Fabrice Becker, FRA / Ellen Breen, USA Jean-Luc Brassard, CAN / Stine Lise Hattestad, NOR Philippe Laroche, CAN / Lina Cheryasova, UZB Sergei Shupletsov, RUS / Katherina Kubenk, CAN — 

8. Korry Zepik / 8. Katherina Kubenk 6. Dominick Gauthier / 3. Bronwen Thomas 8. Nicolas Fontaine / 5. Kennedy Ryan 5. Darcy Downs / — 

1991 Lane Spina, USA / Ellen Breen, USA Edgar Grospiron, FRA / Donna Weinbrecht, USA Philippe Laroche, CAN / V. Semenchuck, RUS Sergei Shupletsov, RUS / Maja Schmid, SUI — 

3. Dave Walker / 19. Tanya Clarke 12. Jean-Luc Brassard / 4. LeeLee Morrison 2. John Ross / 17. Katherina Kubenk 2. Jeff Violo / 5. Katherina Kubenk 

1989 Hermann Reitberger, GER / Jan Bucher, USA Edgar Grospiron, FRA / Raphaëlle Monod, FRA Lloyd Langlois, CAN / Catherine Lombard, FRA Chris Simboli, CAN / Melanie Palenik, USA — 

3. Dave Walker / 3. Lucie Barma 6. John Smart / 8. LeeLee Morrison 3. Philippe Laroche / 14. Sharron Carey — / 3. Meredith Gardner 

1986 Richard Schabl, GER / Jan Bucher, USA Eric Berthon, FRA / Mary Jo Tiampo, USA Lloyd Langlois, CAN / Maria Quintana, USA Alain Laroche, CAN / Conny Kissling, SUI — 

5. Dave Walker / 3. Lucie Barma 19. Pat Henry / 14. Meredith Gardner 2. Yves Laroche / 3. Meredith Gardner 4. Murray Cluff / 2. Anna Fraser

Canada freestyle olyMPians 1988 - 2006 

The following are all the Canadian athletes 

who have represented Canada since Freestyle 

Skiing was adopted into the Olympic family 

in 1988 as a demonstration sport, and finally 

accepted as full Olympic disciplines in both 

moguls and aerials by 1994 . 

Moguls Rank Aerials Rank Acro Rank 

2006 Turin, ITA 

Jennifer Heil 1 Kyle Nissen 5 

Marc-André Moreau 4 Warren Shouldice 6 

Kristi Richards 7 Veronika Bauer 12 

Audrey Robichaud 8 Amber Peterson 15 

Alexandre Bilodeau 11 Jeff Bean 19 

Stéphanie St-Pierre 12 Steve Omischl 20 

Chris Wong 14 Deidra Dionne 22 

2002 Salt Lake City, USA 

Jennifer Heil 4 Veronica Brenner 2 

Scott Bellavance 6 Deidra Dionne 3 

Ryan Johnson 7 Jeff Bean 4 

Kelly Ringstad 13 Andy Capicik 8 

Tami Bradley 14 Veronika Bauer 10 

Stephane Rochon 15 Steve Omischl 11 

Jean-Luc Brassard 21 Nicolas Fontaine 16 

1998 Nagano, JPN 

Jean-Luc Brassard 4 Veronica Brenner 9 

Ann-Marie Pelchat 5 Veronika Bauer 10 

Ryan Johnson 7 Nicolas Fontaine 10 

Stéphane Rochon 8 Jeff Bean 11 

Tami Bradley 16 Andy Capicik 12 

Dominick Gauthier 17 David Belhumeur DNS 

Josée Charbonneau 24

Canada freestyle olyMPians 1988 - 2006 

Moguls Rank Aerials Rank Acro Rank 

1994 Lillehammer, NOR 

(full discipline) (full discipline) 

Jean-Luc Brassard 1 Phil Laroche 2 

John Smart 7 Lloyd Langlois 3 

Bronwen Thomas 9 Andy Capicik 4 

Katherina Kubenk 16 Nicolas Fontaine 6 

Genevieve Fortin 19 Caroline Olivier 8 

Julie Steggall 23 Katherina Kubenk 19 

Kennedy Ryan DNS 

1992 Albertville, FRA 

(full discipline) (demo) (demo) 

1988 Calgary, CAD 

John Smart 5 Phil Laroche 1 Richard Pierce 4 

Jean-Luc Brassard 7 Nicolas Fontaine 2 Dave Walker 12 

Bronwen Thomas 16 Kennedy Ryan 11 Tanya Clarke 12 

Lee Lee Morrisson 17 

Anna Kindy 18 

Lane Barrett 22 

Christian Marcoux 27 

(demo) (demo) (demo) 

Pat Henry 4 Jean-Marc Rozon 1 Lucie Barma 4 

Lee Lee Morrisson 5 Lloyd Langlois 3 Richard Pierce 4 

Anna Fraser 4 David Walker 12

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