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- ↑ "Former Olympian wants to make Waterloo, Que., bobsled capital of Eastern Canada". CBC. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yannick Morin Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
