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Olivier Léveillé

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Olivier Léveillé
Country Canada
Born (2001-03-15) 15 March 2001 (age 23)
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Ski clubSki de fond Orford
World Cup career
Seasons2 – (2022–present)
Starts27
Podiums0
Overall titles0 – (71st in 2022)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Canada
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Oberwiesenthal 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vuokatti 10 km freestyle
Updated on 29 March 2023.

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

Career

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Junior

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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

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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

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

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2022 20 29 31 27[a] 54 11

a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

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 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2023 21 28 43 23 5

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint U23 Tour de
Ski
2022 20 71 45 NC 9
2023 21 80 52 NC 12 32

References

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