Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Spinal Cord Injuries |
Classification |
SB-LL2 |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Montreal, QC, CAN |
Occupation |
Student |
Languages |
English, French |
Higher education |
Social and Behavioral Science - CEGEP of Saint-Jerome: Canada |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up snowboard at age eight. |
Why this sport? |
She enjoyed the feeling and adrenaline the sport provided. "I started competing after I saw a commercial on TV. So I went on the website of the Canadian Paralympic Committee and I saw all these sports that were available to Para athletes. Snowboarding caught my attention right away." |
Name of coach |
Gregory Picard [national], CAN |
Training Regime |
She incorporates boxing into her training routine. "It allows me to keep in shape, while changing the routine. I don't go into the arena anymore, but I continue to train in the gym, to hit bags." |
Senior International Debut |
Year |
2016 |
Competing for |
Canada |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Boxing, spending time with friends. (Athlete, 05 Mar 2018) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Finishing on the podium at a World Cup event for the first time, in 2018 in Landgraaf, Netherlands. (games.paralympic.ca, 15 Nov 2018) |
Hero / Idol |
US mixed martial artist Ronda Rousey. (Athlete, 05 Mar 2018) |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
She always listens to the same music and visualises the course before she races. (STORYHIVE YouTube channel, 28 Oct 2019; Athlete, 05 Mar 2018) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Everything I do, I do at 100% and I don't stop until I get what I want." (STORYHIVE YouTube channel, 28 Oct 2019) |
Ambitions |
To become a sports therapist. (lapresse.ca, 15 Dec 2019) |
Impairment |
She was born with scoliosis [curvature of the spine] and underwent surgery to straighten her spine. However, the operation was unsuccessful and resulted in partial paralysis of her right leg. (Athlete, 05 Mar 2018; onedayatatime365.org, 08 Jun 2017) |
Other information |
FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2019 she began studying kinesiology at the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres in Canada. (Facebook profile, 25 Apr 2020; lapresse.ca, 15 Dec 2019) |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Event |
Result |
| 8 |
2016/2017 |
Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 2 Impaired |
|
| 7 |
2016/2017 |
Banked Slalom - Lower Limb 2 Impaired |
1:40.41 |
| 2 |
2018/2019 |
Banked Slalom - Lower Limb 2 Impaired |
59.56 |
| 2 |
2018/2019 |
Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 2 Impaired |
|
| 2 |
2018/2019 |
Snowboard Cross Team Event |
|
Paralympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2018 |
Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 2 Impaired |
|
| 5 |
2018 |
Banked Slalom - Lower Limb 2 Impaired |
1:05.53 |
World Cup Finals |
| Rank |
Year |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2017/2018 |
Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 2 Impaired |
1:22.89 |
| |
2017/2018 |
Banked Slalom - Lower Limb 2 Impaired |
DNF |
