Marie-Claude Asselin is a Canadian former freestyle skier competing from 1977 to 1982 in which she was a three-time world champion.

Marie-Claude Asselin
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1]
Ski clubMont Gabriel Freestyle Ski Club
World Cup career
Seasons1981 - 1984
Podiums52
Wins35
Discipline titles5

Skiing career

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Asselin competed from 1977 to 1982 in the aerial, ballet and moguls categories of freestyle skiing.[2] In that time, she won 35 Freestyle World Cup competitions,[3] was the Freestyle World Cup champion in both combined and aerials in 1981, 1982, and 1983 and was the Freestyle World Cup overall champion in 1981 and 1982.[4]

In 1983, Asselin was awarded the Elaine Tanner Trophy for Canadian Female Athlete of the year. Asselin was inducted into the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame in 1991.[2]

World Cup podium finishes

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Race date Place Discipline Position
19-03-1983 Angel Fire Combined 2
19-03-1983 Angel Fire Aerials 1
19-03-1983 Angel Fire Combined 1
19-03-1983 Angel Fire Aerials 1
18-03-1983 Angel Fire Moguls 2
13-02-1983 Ravascletto Combined 1
13-02-1983 Ravascletto Aerials 1
04-02-1983 Livigno Aerials 1
04-02-1983 Livigno Combined 1
22-01-1983 Tignes Combined 2
22-01-1983 Tignes Aerials 1
21-01-1983 Tignes Combined 1
21-01-1983 Tignes Aerials 1
26-03-1982 Tignes Aerials 1
26-03-1982 Tignes Combined 1
21-03-1982 Oberjoch Combined 1
21-03-1982 Oberjoch Aerials 2
14-03-1982 Livigno Combined 2
12-03-1982 Livigno Aerials 2
07-03-1982 Adelboden Aerials 1
07-03-1982 Adelboden Combined 1
28-02-1982 Sella Nevea Combined 1
28-02-1982 Sella Nevea Aerials 1
26-02-1982 Sella Nevea Moguls 2
07-02-1982 Mt. St. Anne Combined 1
07-02-1982 Mt. St. Anne Aerials 1
04-02-1982 Mt. St. Anne Combined 1
31-01-1982 Morin Heights Combined 3
31-01-1982 Morin Heights Aerials 1
29-01-1982 Sugarbush Moguls 2
17-01-1982 Calgary Aerials 1
10-01-1982 Blackcomb Combined 1
10-01-1982 Blackcomb Aerials 1
22-03-1981 Calgary Aerials 2
18-03-1981 Mt. Norquay Moguls 3
18-03-1981 Mt. Norquay Combined 1
18-03-1981 Mt. Norquay Combined 1
08-03-1981 Poconos Aerials 2
01-03-1981 Mt. St. Anne Aerials 1
15-02-1981 Oberjoch Aerials 1
15-02-1981 Oberjoch Combined 1
14-02-1981 Oberjoch Acro 3
09-02-1981 Seefeld Combined 1
08-02-1981 Seefeld Aerials 2
03-02-1981 Laax Combined 1
01-02-1981 Laax Aerials 1
24-01-1981 Tignes Combined 1
24-01-1981 Tignes Aerials 1
22-01-1981 Tignes Moguls 1
18-01-1981 Livigno Combined 2
18-01-1981 Livigno Aerials 2
17-01-1981 Livigno Acro 3

References

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  1. ^ "Marie-Claude Asselin is Freestyling to Fame". Windsor Star. 17 January 1981. pp. Today/7. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Marie-Claude Asseline" (PDF). Canadian Ski Hall of Fame. Canadian Ski Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  3. ^ "ASSELIN Marie-Claude - biographie". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016.
  4. ^ "ASSELIN Marie-Claude - World Cup Standings". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016.
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