Marie-Claude Asselin Explained

Height:5inchesft4inchesin (ftin)[1]
Club:Mont Gabriel Freestyle Ski Club
Seasons:1981 - 1984
Wins:35
Additionalpodiums:17
Totalpodiums:52
Wctitles:5

Marie-Claude Asselin is a Canadian former freestyle skier competing from 1977 to 1982 in which she was a three-time world champion.

Skiing career

Asselin competed from 1977 to 1982 in the aerial, ballet and moguls categories of freestyle skiing.[2] In that time, she won 35 Freestyle World Cup competitions,[3] was the Freestyle World Cup champion in both combined and aerials in 1981, 1982, and 1983 and was the Freestyle World Cup overall champion in 1981 and 1982.[4]

In 1983, Asselin was awarded the Elaine Tanner Trophy for Canadian Female Athlete of the year. Asselin was inducted into the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame in 1991.

World Cup podium finishes

Race datePlaceDisciplinePosition
19-03-1983 Angel FireCombined 2
19-03-1983 Angel FireAerials 1
19-03-1983 Angel FireCombined 1
19-03-1983 Angel FireAerials 1
18-03-1983 Angel FireMoguls 2
13-02-1983 RavasclettoCombined 1
13-02-1983 RavasclettoAerials 1
04-02-1983 LivignoAerials 1
04-02-1983 LivignoCombined 1
22-01-1983 TignesCombined 2
22-01-1983 TignesAerials 1
21-01-1983 TignesCombined 1
21-01-1983 TignesAerials 1
26-03-1982 TignesAerials 1
26-03-1982 TignesCombined 1
21-03-1982 OberjochCombined 1
21-03-1982 OberjochAerials 2
14-03-1982 LivignoCombined 2
12-03-1982 LivignoAerials 2
07-03-1982 AdelbodenAerials 1
07-03-1982 AdelbodenCombined 1
28-02-1982 Sella NeveaCombined 1
28-02-1982 Sella NeveaAerials 1
26-02-1982 Sella NeveaMoguls 2
07-02-1982 Mt. St. AnneCombined 1
07-02-1982 Mt. St. AnneAerials 1
04-02-1982 Mt. St. AnneCombined 1
31-01-1982 Morin HeightsCombined 3
31-01-1982 Morin HeightsAerials 1
29-01-1982 SugarbushMoguls 2
17-01-1982 CalgaryAerials 1
10-01-1982 BlackcombCombined 1
10-01-1982 BlackcombAerials 1
22-03-1981 CalgaryAerials 2
18-03-1981 Mt. NorquayMoguls 3
18-03-1981 Mt. NorquayCombined 1
18-03-1981 Mt. NorquayCombined 1
08-03-1981 PoconosAerials 2
01-03-1981 Mt. St. AnneAerials 1
15-02-1981 OberjochAerials 1
15-02-1981 OberjochCombined 1
14-02-1981 OberjochAcro 3
09-02-1981 SeefeldCombined 1
08-02-1981 SeefeldAerials 2
03-02-1981 LaaxCombined 1
01-02-1981 LaaxAerials 1
24-01-1981 TignesCombined 1
24-01-1981 TignesAerials 1
22-01-1981 TignesMoguls 1
18-01-1981 LivignoCombined 2
18-01-1981 LivignoAerials 2
17-01-1981 LivignoAcro 3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marie-Claude Asselin is Freestyling to Fame. 17 January 1981. Windsor Star. Today/7. 26 June 2013.
  2. Web site: Marie-Claude Asseline . Canadian Ski Hall of Fame . Canadian Ski Museum . 25 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151002010011/http://www.skimuseum.ca/bios/Asselin_Marie-Claude.pdf . 2 October 2015 . dead .
  3. Web site: ASSELIN Marie-Claude - biographie . International Ski Federation . https://web.archive.org/web/20160121060205/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?type=biog&competitorid=2004&sector=FS . 21 January 2016 . dead .
  4. Web site: ASSELIN Marie-Claude - World Cup Standings . International Ski Federation . https://web.archive.org/web/20160121060202/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=FS&competitorid=2004&type=st-WC . 21 January 2016 . dead .