Éliot Grondin

Éliot Grondin (born 19 April 2001) is a Canadian snowboarder competing in the snowboard cross event.[1]

Éliot Grondin
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001
Sainte-Marie, Quebec, Canada
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportSnowboarding
Event(s)Snowboard cross
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2022 BeijingSnowboard cross
Bronze medal – third place2022 BeijingMixed team snowboard cross
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 IdreSnowboard cross
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 KrasnoyarskSnowboard cross
Silver medal – second place2019 ReiteralmSnowboard cross
Silver medal – second place2018 CardronaSnowboard cross

Career

World Championships

Grondin has won three medals at the FIS Snowboarding Junior World Championships, with a silver in 2018 and 2019, while winning gold in 2021. With his gold medal win, he became the first Canadian in history to win the title.[1]

At the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021, Grondin won bronze in the snowboard cross event.[2]

Winter Olympics

In 2018, Grondin competed at his first Olympics at the age of 16, becoming the youngest male athlete on Team Canada. Grondin finished in 36th place in the snowboard cross event at the games.[1]

In January 2022, Grondin was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[3][4][5] Grondin would go onto win the silver medal in the snowboard cross event.[6][7] Grondin would later win the bronze medal in the inaugural mixed team snowboard cross event with compatriot Meryeta O'Dine.[8][9][10]

References
  1. "Éliot Grondin Olympic Canada profile". www.olympic.ca. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. "Canadian snowboarder Eliot Grondin wins bronze at world championship". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. Nichols, Paula (19 January 2022). "19 snowboarders nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. Dichter, Myles (19 January 2022). "'Strongest team in all of snowboarding': Canadian squad named for Beijing Olympics". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  5. "Toutant, McMorris, Parrot, Blouin return as Canada's Olympic snowboard team announced". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  6. Nichols, Paula (10 February 2022). "Grondin wins snowboard cross silver at Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  7. Boynton, Sean (10 February 2022). "Canada's Eliot Grondin wins silver in snowboard cross at Beijing Olympics". Global News. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  8. Mitchell, Kevin (12 February 2022). "Canada's Meryeta O'Dine recovers from crash to claim Olympic bronze with Eliot Grondin in mixed team snowboard cross". National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  9. Boynton, Sean (11 February 2022). "Canada wins first Olympic bronze medal in mixed snowboard cross at Beijing Games". Global News. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  10. Nichols, Paula (11 February 2022). "Grondin & O'Dine win bronze in Olympic debut of mixed team SBX". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
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