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'''Alexandre Bilodeau''' (born September 8, 1987) is a ] ] from ], ]. Bilodeau currently resides in ]. '''Alexandre Bilodeau''' (born September 8, 1987) is a ] ] from ], ]. Bilodeau currently resides in ].


==Career== ==Personal Life==

Alexandre has an older brother, Frederic whom he calls his hero. Frederic was diagnosed with ] at a young age and told that he would be unable to walk by the time he was 12. Frederic is currently age 28 and still has the ability to walk, and ski. Alexandre uses his brother's fighting spirit as inspiration in everything he does, competes, and how he skis.<ref>http://www.ctvolympics.ca/freestyle-skiing/news/newsid=9575.html?cid=rssctv</ref>

=='''Career'''==


In 2006, he finished 11th at the ] 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 ]. In the 2005-06 overall World Cup standings he managed to finish second and won the FIS rookie of the year title.<ref>http://www.skicanada.org/snowonline/index.cfm?DSP=Article&Act=Detail&ArticleID=4550&IssueID=124 Rookie of the year</ref> 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. In 2006, he finished 11th at the ] 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 ]. In the 2005-06 overall World Cup standings he managed to finish second and won the FIS rookie of the year title.<ref>http://www.skicanada.org/snowonline/index.cfm?DSP=Article&Act=Detail&ArticleID=4550&IssueID=124 Rookie of the year</ref> 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.
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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 ] in Vancouver. With this ranking he becomes a gold medal favourite at those games. 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 ] in Vancouver. With this ranking he becomes a gold medal favourite at those games.


==World Cup victories== ====World Championship results====
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⚫ | 14th
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⚫ | March 10, 2007
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⚫ | Dual Moguls
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⚫ | 5th
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⚫ | March 7, 2009
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⚫ | March 8, 2009
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====World Cup victories====
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==World Championship results==
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⚫ | March 9, 2007
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⚫ | Moguls
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⚫ | 14th
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⚫ | March 10, 2007
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⚫ | Dual Moguls
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⚫ | March 7, 2009
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⚫ | Moguls
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==References== ==References==
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== External links == == External links ==
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Revision as of 04:36, 14 December 2009

Alexandre Bilodeau
Personal information
Full nameAlexandre Bilodeau
Nationality Canada
Sport
SportSwimming
Olympic medal record
Men's Freestyle Skiing
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Inwashiro Dual Moguls


Alexandre Bilodeau (born September 8, 1987) is a Canadian freestyle skier from Montreal, Quebec. Bilodeau currently resides in Rosemere, Quebec.

Personal Life

Alexandre has an older brother, Frederic whom he calls his hero. Frederic was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at a young age and told that he would be unable to walk by the time he was 12. Frederic is currently age 28 and still has the ability to walk, and ski. Alexandre uses his brother's fighting spirit as inspiration in everything he does, competes, and how he skis.

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 Championship results

Source

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

World Cup victories

Source

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


References

  1. http://www.ctvolympics.ca/freestyle-skiing/news/newsid=9575.html?cid=rssctv
  2. http://www.skicanada.org/snowonline/index.cfm?DSP=Article&Act=Detail&ArticleID=4550&IssueID=124 Rookie of the year
  3. "Bilodeau clinches WC moguls title with fourth straight win". The Sports Network. 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  4. "Canada's Bilodeau captures gold in dual moguls at worlds". The Sports Network. 2009-03-08. Retrieved 2009-03-08.

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