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…
PERSONAL
Ciobanu
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2020 and 2016 Paralympic Games… 2018 and 2022 world championships... 2019, 2023 Parapan American Games…
PERSONAL
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.
PERSONAL
Murao
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 Paralympic Games (silver in 2012 and bronze in 2008)… 2015, 2019, 2023 Parapan American Games.
PERSONAL
Murao loves to read and cook… Injured in a snowboard accident at age 17… Attended University of British Columbia to pursue an undergraduate degree in English literature before transferring to the University of Arizona and played in the U.S. Quad Rugby Association.
NOTABLE INTERNATIONAL RESULTS
2023 Parapan American Games 2nd