Lyne-Marie
Bilodeau

Lyne-Marie Bilodeau was the youngest member of Canada’s Para nordic team at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. Since then, she has been a fixture on the national team competing at numerous international events.

Bilodeau says the key to competing at her first Paralympics in 2022 was moving to Canmore four years earlier at age 19. At first, she found it difficult being away from home and missing family gatherings, but it was a sacrifice she needed to make to reach her goals.

Her family, including her mother Sylvie Desrosiers, a former national alpine team coach, provided plenty of support and guidance in her decision.

Bilodeau first got involved in cross-country skiing after deciding to follow her older brother into the sport.

After attending her first Para nordic ski camp with the national team, Bilodeau met other athletes with a disability and felt right at home. These encounters motivated her to be a part of Team Canada.

At the 2019 Canada Winter Games, she won three gold medals in Para nordic cross country sit skiing. She had just switched from standing to sit-skiing on the recommendation of her coach.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2022 Paralympic Winter Games… Triple gold at the 2019 Canada Winter Games…

PERSONAL
Her mother is the principal of an elementary school and was an alpine ski coach… Her father was a North American champion in sailing…Her disability is left-sided hemiparesis.

NOTABLE INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

2022 Paralympic Winter Games – Cross Country – Long Distance – 9th
2022 Paralympic Winter Games – Cross Country – Middle Distance – 13th
2022 Paralympic Winter Games – Cross Country – Sprint – 18th