Olivier Léveillé Explained

Olivier Léveillé
Birth Date:15 March 2001
Birth Place:Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Club:Ski de fond Orford
Seasons:2 – (2022–present)
Totalpodiums:0
Teampodiums:0
Individual Starts:27
Team Starts:4
Wcoveralls:0 – (71st in 2022)
Wctitles:0
Updated:29 March 2023

Olivier Léveillé (born 15 March 2001) is a Canadian cross-country skier.[1] [2]

Career

Junior

At the 2020 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Oberwiesenthal, Germany, Léveillé was part of the quartet who won silver in the 4 × 5 kilometre relay event, becoming the first Canadians to win a relay medal at the event.[3] The following year Léveillé won bronze in the 10 kilometre freestyle event, becoming only the third Canadian to win an individual medal in the history of the event.[4] [5] [6]

Senior

Léveillé made his senior debut as part of the 2021–22 FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Ruka, Finland. Léveillé's top placement was a 17th-place finish in the 15 km event (6th fastest time of the day).[7]

On January 13, 2022, Léveillé was officially named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[8] [9] [10] [11]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[12]

Olympic Games

Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintU23Tour de
Ski
20 71 45 9—
21 80 52 1232

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olivier Léveillé. www.nordiqcanada.ca/. Nordiq Canada. 6 January 2021.
  2. Web site: Olivier Léveillé. www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. 13 January 2022.
  3. Web site: Junior Canucks Win Historic Silver Medal in Relay at Nordic World Ski Championships in Germany. 6 March 2020. www.nordiqcanada.ca/. Nordiq Canada. 13 January 2022.
  4. News: Ski de fond: une médaille de bronze pour Olivier Léveillé malgré un bâton brisé. Cross-country skiing: a bronze medal for Olivier Léveillé despite a broken pole. French. Lajoie. Sébastien. 12 February 2021. La Tribune. Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. 13 January 2022.
  5. Web site: Olivier Léveillé médaillé de bronze aux mondiaux juniors de ski de fond. Olivier Léveillé bronze medalist at the junior cross-country ski worlds. French. 12 February 2021. Radio Canada. ici.radio-canada.ca/. 13 January 2022.
  6. Web site: Olivier Léveillé Wins Bronze Medal at Nordic World Junior Ski Championships. 12 February 2021. www.nordiqcanada.ca/. Nordiq Canada. 13 January 2022.
  7. News: Olivier Léveillé : "Je me suis rendu compte que je méritais ma place ici". Olivier Léveillé: "I realized that I deserved my place here". French. Harvey-Pinard. Katherine. 28 November 2021. La Presse. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 13 January 2022.
  8. Web site: Seven cross-country skiers nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022. Nichols. Paula. 13 January 2022. www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. 13 January 2022.
  9. News: Nordiq Canada reveals cross-country skiing team for Beijing Olympics. www.cbc.ca. CBC. 13 January 2022. 13 January 2022.
  10. News: 13 January 2022. Seven-athlete cross-country skiing team nominated for Beijing Olympics. Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 13 January 2022.
  11. Web site: Canada’s Beijing 2022 cross-country skiing team announced. 13 January 2022. www.nordiqcanada.ca/. Nordiq Canada. 13 January 2022.
  12. Web site: LEVEILLE Olivier . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 9 February 2022.

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