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| Full name | Alexandre Bilodeau |
| Nationality |  Canada |
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| Sport | Swimming |
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| 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. He is the 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist in Men's Freestyle Moguls, and as such became the first Canadian to win an Olympic gold medal in Canada. 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. In the 2005-06 overall World Cup standings he managed to finish second and won the FIS rookie of the year title.
In February 2009, he won four straight World Cup events and was part of two 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.
Bilodeau will be a member of the Canadian team going to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Bilodeau started out the competition on Sunday, February 14th in favourable conditions. This was unlike the previous day for the women in which they skied in rain, sleet and generally slushy conditions. Bilodeau finished the qualification run in 2nd place overall.
Personal Life
Alexandre has an older brother, Frederic, who was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at a young age and told that he would be unable to walk by the time he was 10. Frederic is currently age 28 and still has the ability to walk, and ski.
World Cup victories
| Date | Location | Discipline |
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| 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 |
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| 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.
- "Elation, heartbreak highlight freestyle Olympic team". CBC News. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- "All Canadian men's mogulists qualify for final". CTV News. 14 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- http://www.ctvolympics.ca/freestyle-skiing/news/newsid=9575.html?cid=rssctv
External links
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