Baptiste Brochu

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Baptiste Brochu
Personal information
Born (1994-09-08) September 8, 1994 (age 29)
Saguenay, Quebec, Canada
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportSnowboarding
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2018 Winter Olympics

Baptiste Brochu (born September 8, 1994) is a Canadian snowboarder, competing in the discipline of snowboard cross.[1][2]

Career[edit]

Brochu first appeared at a World Cup in December 2013. Brochu got on the podium for his first time (also his first win) in March 2016 at the World Cup in Veysonnaz, Switzerland. Brochu was ranked in the top-10 of the World Cup snowboard cross standings for the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons.[1]

2018 Winter Olympics[edit]

In January 2018, Brochu was named to Canada's 2018 Olympic team.[3][4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Baptiste Brochu | Team Canada – Official 2018 Olympic Team Website". olympic.ca. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "FIS Biography". Archived from the original on May 14, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "Canada Snowboard completes Olympic team". CBC Sports. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "Anderson named to Canada's snowboard team". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  5. ^ McCarter, Shannon (January 25, 2018). "13 more snowboarders nominated to Team Canada for PyeongChang 2018". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 27, 2018.