Megan Farrell Explained
Megan Farrell (born 26 February 1992) is a Canadian snowboarder who competes internationally in the alpine snowboard discipline.[1] [2]
Career
Farrell has competed at three Senior World Championships in 2017, 2019 and 2021. Farrell's best performances came in 2021. In the slalom event, Farrell finished fourth (the best-ever performance by a Canadian), and in the giant slalom event, eighth (tied for the best Canadian performance ever).[2] [3] [4]
In January 2022, Farrell was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team in the parallel giant slalom event.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Notes and References
- Web site: Megan Farrell. www.canadasnowboard.ca. Snowboard Canada. 31 January 2021.
- Web site: Megan Farrell. www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. 31 January 2022.
- News: Beth Hartill. Mary. 11 March 2021. Muskoka-born Team Canada snowboarder Megan Farrell narrowly misses podium at world championships. Bracebridge Examiner. Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada. 31 January 2022.
- Web site: Canada's Megan Farrell narrowly misses podium at snowboard worlds in Slovenia. 2 March 2021. www.cbc.ca. CBC Sports. 31 January 2022.
- Web site: 19 snowboarders nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022. Nichols. Paula. 19 January 2022. www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. 31 January 2022.
- Web site: Dichter. Myles. 'Strongest team in all of snowboarding': Canadian squad named for Beijing Olympics. 19 January 2022. www.cbc.ca. CBC Sports. 31 January 2022.
- News: 19 January 2022. Toutant, McMorris, Parrot, Blouin return as Canada's Olympic snowboard team announced. Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 27 January 2022.
- News: Beth Hartill. Mary. 28 January 2022. 'I still have a job to do': Bracebridge-born Megan Farrell readies for Olympic Games. Bracebridge Examiner. Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada. 31 January 2022.
- News: Beth Hartill. Mary. 20 January 2022. Bracebridge-born Megan Farrell heading to 2022 Olympic Games. Bracebridge Examiner. Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada. 31 January 2022.
