Felix Belczyk Explained

Felix Belczyk (born 11 August 1961) is a Canadian former alpine skier who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics and 1992 Winter Olympics.

Belczyk was born on 11 August 1961 in Calgary, Alberta.[1] He was a member of the Canadian National Alpine Ski team from 1982 to 1992 competing in downhill and super-G.[2] On the World Cup circuit, took first place in super-G at Leukerbad, Switzerland in 1988 and placed third in the downhill race at Are, Sweden in 1990.[3] [4]

Belczyk competed for Canada in two Winter Olympic Games. At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, he competed in downhill, super-G and the combined. In the combined event, he placed third in the downhill portion but missed a gate in the slalom and was disqualified.[5] In the downhill event, he finished eighteenth with a time of 2:03.59.[6] He placed nineteenth in the super-G event with a time of 1:44.31.[7]

At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, he competed in downhill.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Felix Belczyk. Team Canada - Official 2018 Olympic Team Website. 18 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612113112/https://olympic.ca/team-canada/felix-belczyk/. live. 12 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Felix Belczyk. Felix Belczyk - Full English biography. Canadian Ski Museum. 30 May 2018.
  3. News: Felix Belczyk of Canada won an alpine World Ski Cup. United Press International. https://archive.today/20240528082552/https://www.webcitation.org/6znz62MDV?url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/01/25/Felix-Belczyk-of-Canada-won-an-alpine-World-Ski/8947570085200/. live. 28 May 2024.
  4. Web site: 2006 Pioneer Legends of Skiing Bios. 22 March 2006. Vail Daily. https://web.archive.org/web/20171108104136/http://www.vaildaily.com/news/2006-pioneer-legends-of-skiing-bios/. live. 8 November 2017.
  5. Web site: Calgary 1988 Official Report. LA84 Foundation. XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. 1988. 3 June 2018. 23, 25.
  6. Web site: Calgary 1988 Official Report. LA84 Foundation. XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. 1988. 12 June 2018. 542.
  7. Web site: Calgary 1988 Official Report. LA84 Foundation. XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. 1988. 12 June 2018. 554.

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