Ashleigh McIvor

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Ashleigh McIvor DeMerit
McIvor at 2010 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Born (1983-09-15) September 15, 1983 (age 40)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb; 10.4 st)
Spouse(s)Jay DeMerit (m. 2013)
Websitewww.ashleighmcivor.com
Sport
Country Canada
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Ski cross
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Inawashiro Ski cross
X Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Aspen Ski cross

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]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Ashleigh McIvor". Canadian Olympic Team. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  2. "Ashleigh McIvor retires from competitive ski racing". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2014-02-19.

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