Canada takes 3rd in Para Snowboard 2017/2018 Nations Cup
KELOWNA, B.C. - Canada had a lot to smile about at the end of the Big White 2018 World Para Snowboard World Cup Finals, as the team grabbed the third position in the Nations Cup. Michelle Salt (Calgary, AB) also placed 4th in the Big White 2018 World Cup, which cemented her spot of third in the overall Women’s LL-1 Banked Slalom ranking.
Para-alpine athletes nominated to Canadian Paralympic Team for PyeongChang 2018
CALGARY (February 16, 2018) – Twelve para-alpine ski racers will kick out of the start gate for Canada
Seven Para Snowboarders Selected To Canadian Paralympic Team For PyeongChang 2018
Canadian riders will compete
Fifty-Five Athletes Named To Canadian Paralympic Team For PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games
- Largest contingent is in Para ice hockey with 17 athletes
- 25 athletes will be making their Paralympic debut
- 18 members of the team have Paralympic medals on their resume
Ottawa, February 26, 2018 – A total of 55 athletes will comprise the PyeongChang 2018 Canadian Paralympic Team, as the Canadian Paralympic Committee announced today the official list of athletes selected to represent Canada at the Winter Games from March 9-18, 2018 in South Korea.
Mahon
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2019 Parapan Am Games… 2019 IBSA World Championship and Games… 2018 IBSA Goalball World Championship… Bronze at the 2016 Paralympics… Gold at 2015 IBSA World Youth and Student Games…
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Ciobanu
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2020 and 2016 Paralympic Games… 2018 and 2022 world championships... 2019, 2023 Parapan American Games…
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Ciobanu is a husband to his wife Corina and a proud father of two girls… Moved from Moldova with his family to Canada in 2010... Has a degree in psychology from Moldovia State University…
NOTABLE INTERNATIONAL RESULTS
Foessel
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
World championship team member in 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023… Paralympic Games 2016, 2020… Parapan American Games 2011, 2015… Youngest Canadian Para athlete at the 2011 IPC World Championships… Named the 2013 Most Outstanding Female Field Performer by Athletics Ontario.
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