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Canada’s athletes in Sochi: Meet skier Alex Beaulieu-Marchand

By Adam Hearty Global News

Posted January 24, 2014 4:10 pm

Updated February 10, 2014 3:48 pm

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Canadian Alex Beaulieu-Marchand performs during the men's Ski Slopestyle final of the European Winter X-Games, on March 21, 2013 in the ski resort of Tignes. JEAN-PIERRE CLATOT/AFP/Getty Images

Sport: Freestyle Skiing

Age: 19

Hometown: Quebec City, Que.

Accomplishments:

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2013 Dew Tour iON Mountain Championship Silver Medallist.
2013 AFP World Championship 4^th-place finish.

Interesting Fact: He grew up in a family of skiers. While at the ski park near his home he saw another skier doing flips and immediately wanted to try slopestyle.

Chances: Beaulieu-Marchand’s international results have been inconsistent but he is one of the top contenders in the new Olympic sport of ski slopestyle and could potentially stand on the podium in Sochi.

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