 Howden at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 July 1998 Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Sport | Freestyle skiing |
| Event | Ski cross |
Medal record | |
Reece Howden (born 12 July 1998) is a Canadian freestyle skier who competes internationally in the ski cross discipline. [1] [2]
At the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, Howden won the gold medal in the ski cross event and was Canada's flagbearer during the closing ceremony. [3]
Howden won his first World Cup race in 2020, his rookie season. [1] Howden would go on to win the crystal globe, awarded to the overall points leader per discipline for the 2020–21 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup season. [4] During the season Howden won four races and had two other podium finishes. [4] [5]
Howden had a fifth-place finish at the 2021 World Championships. [6]
On January 24, 2022, Howden was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. [7] [8] [9]
Marie-Michèle Gagnon is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Canada. Born in Lévis, Quebec, she was a technical skier focused on slalom. However, since an injury at the start of 2017 season, she no longer competes in slalom and rarely in giant slalom, focusing on speed disciplines and combined.
Erin Mielzynski is a Canadian former World Cup alpine ski racer. She primarily competed in technical events and specialized in slalom.
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