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Canada’s athletes in Sochi: Meet snowboarder Marianne Leeson

By Adam Hearty Global News

Posted February 3, 2014 2:46 pm

1 min read

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Marianne Leeson of Burlington, Ont. reacts after receiving her team jacket and being named to the Canadian Olympic snowboard team in Quebec City,, Tuesday, January 21, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

Sport: Snowboarding

Age: 26

Hometown: Burlington, Ont.

Accomplishments:

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2007 Canada Games Parallel Giant Slalom Champion.

Interesting Fact: Always travels with her own tea bags. Leeson is also sponsoring a child in Chile, sending her clothes and school supplies.

Chances: She is not expected to be standing on the podium in Sochi as she has yet to finish better than 31^st at a World Championship and hasn’t been better than 9^th on the World Cup circuit.

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