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- ↑ "Evan McEachran Canadian Freestyle Ski Association". Freestyle Ski. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ↑ 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.