Simon d'Artois
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| Born | January 26, 1992 Whistler, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 1.80 m | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | 83 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Halfpipe | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Simon d'Artois (born January 26, 1992) is a Canadian freestyle skier. Born and raised in Whistler, BC. He is a member of the Canadian National Halfpipe team. d'Artois competed at the Winter X Games XIX, obtaining the first Canadian gold in the Men's SuperPipe.[1][2] He has also competed at the U.S. Grand Prix, where in 2013 he fell and hit his head and shoulders near the end of his Superpipe jump.[citation needed]
d’Artois was ranked number 1 for the 2018/2019 world cup halfpipe season, securing him the crystal globe.
In March 2021, d’Artois achieved a silver medal at the World Championships and, in December 2021, a bronze medal at the Calgary Snow Rodeo. In January 2022, d'Artois was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Blevins, Jason (January 25, 2015). "Simon d'Artois unseats David Wise to win X Games ski Halfpipe gold". The Denver Post. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ^ "Simon d'Artois wins Canada's 1st superpipe gold at X Games". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. January 25, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (January 24, 2022). "Team Canada adds 24 freestyle skiers to the roster for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ Ewing, Lori (January 24, 2022). "Moguls star Kingsbury leads Canada's Beijing Olympic freestyle team". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Simon d'Artois at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Simon d’Artois at Freestyle Skiing Canada
- Simon d'Artois at Team Canada
- Simon d'Artois at Olympedia
- Simon d'Artois at Olympics.com (2018)
- Simon d'Artois at Olympics.com (2022)
- Simon d'Artois at the X Games
- Simon d'Artois on Instagram
