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I am an 18-year-old from Brockville, Ontario. I just graduated from grade 12 with honours and have decided to take a year away from school to focus on my dream of making Team Canada. I run my own window washing business called Magic Window Cleaning to help pay for my skiing.
I've been skiing with the Ontario Freestyle Team for four years and competing since I was eleven. As a competitive skier on Team Ontario my ambition is to make Team Canada by the 2030 Olympics.
In 2024 I skied:
- three North American level competitions,
- the Canadian Senior Nationals in Whistler, and
- the Junior World Freestyle Championships in Livigno/Mottolino, Italy
I am super stoked with the points I earned last year. I am now ranked second in Canada after the members of Team Canada. Based on my ranking, I’ve already been invited to all of North-American competitions this season and potentially another Junior World Freestyle Championship. I’m excited to progress even more in my summer training and will be shooting for the podium in the coming season.
As you can imagine, competing at my level requires hundreds of hours of training and thousands of dollars for ski gear, coaching, lift tickets, travel, accommodations, food and more. To add to my last year’s cost, turning 18 has meant an increase in the cost of lift tickets for both competitions and training. Recently, some of the much-appreciated support from my parents has had to move from me to my brothers who are coming up behind me in this crazy sport. With the provincial and federal governments providing minimal financial support to freestyle ski athletes your ongoing donations will allow me to make Canada proud and help me fulfill my dreams.
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