Ashleigh mcivor biography of william hill

Event occurs at While studying at college, Ashley wrote an essay advocating for ski cross to be part of the Olympic program. February 23, She has been to four Winter X-Games , with her best finish being a silver medal in All rights reserved. Retrieved February 24, Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item. However, in , in her hometown of Vancouver, Ashley McIvor overcame heavy snowfall and won her first Olympic gold medal.

Ashleigh graduated from Whistler Secondary School in Read Edit View history. Astrid Jacobsen. Four-time world champion. Contact About Privacy. Retrieved February 4, Ashleigh won her first world championship in at Inawashiro, Japan. November 19, In , she became a member of the Canadian Olympic team, and these Games were particularly special for Ashley as the Whistler slopes were familiar to her from childhood.

CBC News. McIvor was a member of Canada's freestyle skiing team at the Vancouver Olympics where ski-cross was making its debut as an official medal event.

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Download as PDF Printable version. McIvor had competed on the World Cup circuit since , winning a total of 11 medals in ski cross. November 16, Archived from the original on February 29, Toggle the table of contents. Pique Newsmagazine. During the next season, McIvor suffered her second catastrophic ACL injury in her knee, ending her season while on a practice run at the Winter X Games.

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Team Canada Medal Count. However, it wasn't until that McIvor discovered the discipline of freestyle ski cross. Co-founder of B helping Canadian athletes to achieve their goals. January 31, With the win McIvor won the first ever Olympic gold medal for ladies' ski cross. By the time of the Olympic races, McIvor was in second place in the overall ski cross standings.