Ashleigh McIvor
Ashleigh McIvor (born September 15, 1983 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian retired freestyle skier. She skied in the women's ski cross event for Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She became the first gold medal winner of the event.[1] She has also competed at the Winter X Games where she was able to place second. She suffered a devastating ACL injury in her knee which ended her season and was a factor in her retirement from competitive skiing in the fall of 2012. She announced "I’ve gone back and forth in my mind, wondering if I’m making the right decision to retire. But I’ve already done more in the sport than I ever imagined would be possible and there’s something to be said for going out on top, as the reigning Olympic champion."[2]
![]() McIvor at 2010 Winter Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Vancouver, British Columbia | September 15, 1983||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb; 10.4 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse(s) | Jay DeMerit (m. 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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References
change- ↑ "Ashleigh McIvor". Canadian Olympic Team. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
- ↑ "Ashleigh McIvor retires from competitive ski racing". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
Other websites
change- Official website Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
- profile at the International Ski Federation
- Ashleigh McIvor on Twitter