Olivia Asselin

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Olivia Asselin
Personal information
Born (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 19)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Sport
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Sport Freestyle skiing
Event(s)Slopestyle, Big air
Medal record
Winter X Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Aspen Freeski big air

Olivia Asselin (born 24 February 2004) is a Canadian freestyle skier from Quebec City, who competes internationally in the big air and slopestyle disciplines. [1] [2]

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Career

Asselin joined the national team in 2019. [1] Asselin won the bronze medal at the 2022 Winter X Games in the big air event. [3]

On January 24, 2022, Asselin was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team in the big air and slopestyle events. [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Olivia Asselin". www.freestylecanada.ski/. Freestyle Canada. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. "Olivia Asselin". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. "Canada's Blouin, Oldham, Asselin reach X Games podium in Aspen". Canadian Press . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. Nichols, Paula (24 January 2022). "Team Canada adds 24 freestyle skiers to the roster for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. Ewing, Lori (24 January 2022). "Moguls star Kingsbury leads Canada's Beijing Olympic freestyle team". Canadian Press . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 24 January 2022.