Alex Massie (snowboarder)

Alex Massie

Personal information
Born	(1995-03-19) March 19, 1995 (age 29) Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Sport
Sport	Snowboarding
Disability class	SB-LL2
Medal record Men's para snowboarding Representing   Canada World Para Snowboard Championships 2021 Lillehammer Team event 2021 Lillehammer Dual banked slalom 2015 La Molina Snowboard cross Winter X Games 2016 Aspen Snowboard X adaptive 2015 Aspen Snowboard X adaptive

Alex Massie (born March 19, 1995) is a Canadian para-snowboarder who competes in the SB-LL2 category.

Career

Massie competed at Winter X Games XIX and won a bronze medal in the adaptive snowboard-cross event. The next year at Winter X Games XX he won a silver medal in the adaptive snowboard-cross event. ^[1]

He competed at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships and won a silver medal in the men's dual banked slalom, and won a gold medal with Tyler Turner in the men's team event. ^{[2] [3]}

He represented Canada at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. ^[4] He will again represent Canada at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. ^[5]

Personal life

Massie had a wakeboarding accident in 2011 which resulted in him losing his left leg below the knee. ^[6]

References

1. "Alex Massie". paralympic.ca. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
2. "Lisa Bunschoten trails, falls, recovers and wins third straight world title". paralympic.org. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
3. "'O Canada' rings out twice as country's riders sweep team events". paralympic.org. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
4. "Alex Massie". paralympic.org. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
5. "Four Para snowboarders to represent Canada at Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games". paralympic.ca. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
6. "Alex Massie". canadasnowboard.ca. Retrieved 6 March 2022.

External links

• Alex Massie at the Canadian Paralympic Committee
• Alex Massie at the International Paralympic Committee