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I am a 18 year old from Brockville, Ontario, an honour roll student finishing grade 12 at Ange Gabriel Academy, and I run my own window washing business called Magic Window Cleaning. I have applied and been accepted to Carleton University but have decided to defer for a year to concentrate on my skiing goals.
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.
I’ve done a lot of skiing over the last two years. In 2023, I represented Ontario at the Canada Winter Games in PEI and Canada at the Junior World Freestyle Championships in New Zealand. In 2024, I competed at three North American level competitions, the Canadian Senior Nationals in Whistler and again represented Canada at the Junior World Freestyle Championships in Livigno/Mottolino Italy.
I am super stoked with my overall results that gave me very good points for my next season. My rankings in Canada last season went from 8th to 3rd in the under 19 age group. I’m in a good position for the coming year. I’m invited to a number of North-American competitions 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. The provincial and federal governments provide minimal financial support to freestyle ski athletes making it an expensive endeavour for my family and me to manage the high costs required to compete. As I look forward to the upcoming season and plan for what will happen in my skiing career, your ongoing donations will allow me to make Canada proud and help me fulfill my dreams.