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Canada Snowboard announces 2016-17 team
25 May 2016 года
Canada Snowboard announces 2016-17 team

61 athletes have been named to the 2016/2017 National teams, including 26 athletes to the Development Groups and NextGen Programme.

18 males and 17 females have been named to the snowboard cross, alpine, para, halfpipe and slopestyle national teams.

Additionally, 17 males and 9 females will represent the NextGen Programme and Development Groups in snowboard cross, alpine, para, halfpipe and slopestyle.

Canadian riders will be looking to build off an outstanding 2015/2016 season, including multiple World Cup and X-Games podiums as well as several NorAM titles.

Preparation for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics are well underway, with several olympic and paralympic test events taking place in Canada this upcoming season.

Quebec City's Snowboard Jamboree and the IPC World Championships at Big White will also highlight the domestic calendar along with both Air and Speed Nation Nationals.

2016/2017 National Team, NextGen Program and Development Groups:

Snowboardcross National Team
Chris Robanske (Calgary, AB)
Kevin Hill (Vernon, BC)
Baptiste Brochu (Saguenay, QC)
Dominique Maltais (Petite-Riviere-St François, QC)
Tess Critchlow (Kelowna, BC)
Zoe Bergermann (Acton, ON)
Carle Brenneman (Comox, BC)
Katie Anderson (Jaffray, BC)
Meryeta O'Dine (Prince George, BC)

Snowboardcross Development Group
Tyler Jackson (Whitby, ON)
Will Malisch (Toronto, ON)
Evan Bichon (Prince George, BC)
Liam Moffat (Truro, NS)
Tayler Wilton (Collingwood, ON)

Alpine National Team
Jasey-Jay Anderson (Mt Tremblant, QC)
Darren Gardner (Burlington, ON)
Sébastien Beaulieu (Sherbrooke, QC)
Megan Farrell (Richmond Hill, ON)
Katrina Gerencser (Burlington, ON)
Marianne Laurin-LaLonde (Montreal, QC)

Alpine Development Group
Jules Lefebvre (Montreal, QC)
Riley Kilmer-Choi (Oakville, ON)
Jennifer Hawkrigg (Toronto, ON)
Emma Van Groningen (Cambridge, ON)
Abby Van Groningen (Cambridge, ON)

Para-snowboard National Team
John Leslie (Ottawa, ON)
Alex Massie (Barrie, ON)
Andrew Genge (Oshawa, ON)
Michelle Salt (Calgary, ON)

Para-snowboard Development Group
Daniel Showmaker (Banff, AB)
Curtis Minard (Vernon, BC)
Spencer Clough (Cambridge, ON)
Gerrit Van Bruggen (Calgary, AB)
Nathan Coyle (Surrey, BC)

Halfpipe National Team
Derek Livingston (Aurora, ON)
Trevor Niblett (Toronto, ON)
Mercedes Nicoll (Whistler, BC)
Katie Tsuyuki (Toronto, ON)
Calynn Irwin (Toronto, ON)

Halfpipe Development Group
Gregor Zed (Calgary, AB)
Mikey Seguin (Calgary, AB)
Kira Lengkeek (Airdrie, AB)
Elizabeth Hosking (Longueuil, QC)
Adriane Cairns (Calgary, AB)

Slopestyle National Team
Mark McMorris (Regina, SK)
Sébastien Toutant (Montreal, QC)
Max Parrot (Bromont, QC)
Tyler Nicholson (North Bay, ON)
Darcy Sharpe (Comox, BC)
Michael Ciccarelli (Ancaster, ON)
Max Eberhardt (North Bay, ON)
Spencer O'Brien (Vancouver, BC)
Jenna Blasman (Kitchener, ON)
Laurie Blouin (Stoneham, QC)
Gillian Andrewshenko (Winnipeg, MB)

Slopestyle NextGen Program
Francis Jobin (Lac Beauport, QC)
Carter Jarvis (Calgary, AB)
Joshua Reeves (Calgary, AB)
Sean Miskiman (Calgary, AB)
Baily McDonald (Minesing, ON)
Océane Fillion (Saguenay, QC)

Source: fis-ski.com




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