Alexandre Bilodeau

Alexandre Bilodeau (French pronunciation: [bilɔdo]; born September 8, 1987) is a Canadian retired freestyle skier from Rosemere, Quebec, Bilodeau currently resides in Montreal, Quebec. Bilodeau won a gold medal in the men's moguls at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, becoming the first Canadian to win a gold medal at an Olympic Games held in Canada. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, he became the first Olympian in history to defend his gold medal in any freestyle skiing event as well as the first Canadian to defend an individual title since Catriona Le May Doan at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Bilodeau is a three-time FIS World Champion in dual moguls, and is also a two-time Worlds silver medallist in moguls. He was the FIS World Cup champion for the 2008–09 season winning the moguls and overall freestyle skiing title that season. In his final World Cup race, he retired with a win, and in doing so, surpassed Jean-Luc Brassard for the most World Cup medals by a Canadian.

Alexandre Bilodeau
Bilodeau in 2010
Personal information
Born (1987-09-08) September 8, 1987
Montreal, Quebec
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Skiing career
World Cup debutDecember 14, 2005
(age 18)
WebsiteOfficial site
Olympics
Teams3 (20062014)
Medals2 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 (20072013)
Medals5 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons9 (20062014)
Wins19
Podiums48
Overall titles1 (2009)
Discipline titles1: moguls (2009)
Medal record
International freestyle ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 0
World Championships 3 2 0
Total 5 2 0
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
2010 VancouverMoguls
2014 SochiMoguls
World Championships
2009 InawashiroDual moguls
2011 Deer ValleyDual moguls
2013 VossDual moguls
2011 Deer ValleyMoguls
2013 VossMoguls
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