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| Full name | Alexandre Bilodeau |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's Freestyle Skiing | ||
| FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships | ||
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2009 Inwashiro | Dual Moguls |
Alexandre Bilodeau (born September 8, 1987) is a Canadian freestyle skier from Montreal, Quebec. Bilodeau currently resides in Rosemere, Quebec.
Career
In 2006, he finished 11th at the Olympics and later in the world cup season became the youngest athlete in history to win a World Cup moguls event. He achieved this victory on home Canadian soil on the slopes of Mont Gabriel. In the 2005-06 overall World Cup standings he managed to finish second and won the FIS rookie of the year title. The following year he finished third and in 2008 he only managed a fourth place standing overall in Moguls, continuing the slight decline in positions.
But following that in February 2009, he won four straight World Cup events and was part of two historic Canadian sweeps of the men's podium in moguls. He achieved this together with Vincent Marquis and Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau. Following these victories Bilodeau clinched the 2009 overall moguls title on February 20.
At the 2009 Freestyle World Championships he finished eighth in the moguls event and followed that by winning gold in the dual moguls..
Alexandre's career highlights include becoming the first freestyle skier to perform the double twisting flip in competition. Alexandre Bilodeau is the number one ranked moguls skier in the world going into the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. With this ranking he becomes a gold medal favourite at those games.
World Cup victories
| Date | Location | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
| January 7, 2006 | Mont Gabriel, Canada | Moguls |
| February 4, 2006 | Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic | Moguls |
| February 7, 2009 | Cypress, Canada | Moguls |
| February 13, 2009 | Are, Sweden | Moguls |
| February 14, 2009 | Are, Sweden | Dual Moguls |
| February 20, 2009 | Myrkdalen-Voss, Norway | Moguls |
| March 18, 2009 | La Plagne, France | Moguls |
World Championship results
| Date | Location | Discipline | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 9, 2007 | Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Moguls | 2007 Freestyle World Championships | 14th |
| March 10, 2007 | Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Dual Moguls | 2007 Freestyle World Championships | 5th |
| March 7, 2009 | Inawashiro, Japan | Moguls | 2009 Freestyle World Championships | 8th |
| March 8, 2009 | Inawashiro, Japan | Dual Moguls | 2009 Freestyle World Championships | Gold |
References
- http://www.skicanada.org/snowonline/index.cfm?DSP=Article&Act=Detail&ArticleID=4550&IssueID=124 Rookie of the year
- "Bilodeau clinches WC moguls title with fourth straight win". The Sports Network. 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- "Canada's Bilodeau captures gold in dual moguls at worlds". The Sports Network. 2009-03-08. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
External links
- Alexandre Bilodeau at FIS.com
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