Brady Leman

Brady Leman
Personal information
Nationality Canadian
Born (1986-10-16) October 16, 1986
Calgary, Alberta[1]
Residence Canmore, Alberta
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1]
Weight 203 lb (92 kg)[1]
Sport
Country  Canada
Sport Freestyle skiing
Event(s) Ski Cross
Team Canada Ski Cross
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2 (Sochi 2014, Pyeongchang 2018)
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's freestyle skiing
Winter Olympics
2018 PyeongchangSki cross
Winter X Games
2016 AspenSki cross
2010 AspenSki cross

Brady Leman (born October 16, 1986) is a Canadian freestyle skier specializing in ski cross, and the reigning Olympic champion in that discipline following his victory in the ski cross event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Career

He won the opening event in the 2011–12 season after coming back from multiple injuries, and then went on to finish the year as the second overall ranked male ski cross racer for the year.[1] Leman, a former alpine skier, is noted for his smooth gliding and crisp passing skills. He was part of a Canadian sweep of the medals at the 2010 Winter X Games where he finished in third place.[2] Brady Leman skis for Elan as well as the Lake Louise Ski Resort. He also won the 2016 X-Games Skier X event.

Brady previously finished fourth in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia after crashing in the final bank.

2018 Winter Olympics

Leman (centre) after receiving his gold medal for his victory

Leman won gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Brady Leman profile". Alpine Ski Canada. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Leman ESPN profile". ESPN. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.