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| Birth name | Michaela Rose Gosselin | ||||||||||||||
| Born | January 31, 2001 Collingwood, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5’10 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Alpine skiing | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | LW6/8-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Downhill, SuperG, Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super Combined | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Michaela Gosselin (born January 31, 2001) is a Canadian para alpine skier who competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. Michaela is a current member of the Canadian Para Alpine Ski Team.
Gosselin made her debut at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway where she won the bronze medal in the slalom event. [1] She qualified to compete at the 2022 Winter Paralympics held in Beijing, China. [2]
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