India Sherret

India Sherret (born 29 May 1996) is a Canadian freestyle skier who competes internationally in ski cross.

India Sherret
Personal information
Born (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Sport
Country Canada
SportFreestyle skiing
Event(s)Ski cross
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing  Canada
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Valmalenco, Italy Ski Cross

Sherret began skiing as part of the Kimberley alpine team, but switched to the ski cross discipline at age 14.[1] In 2015, she won the FIS Freestyle Junior World Ski Championships in women's ski cross.[2] She sat out the following season due to the need to recovery from bulimia nervosa, a condition Sherret began to suffer from at age 15.[3] On January 13, 2018, she won the bronze medal at a FIS World Cup event in Idre, Sweden, her first podium finish at a senior World Cup event.[4]

She represented Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics as part of the women's ski cross team.[5] Sherret placed eleventh in the qualifying run for the women's ski cross event. In her heat, Sherret lost control going into a jump and crashed into the next hill. She was hospitalized for small transverse process fractures to her back, requiring her to wear a brace for several weeks. Sherret subsequently expressed optimism about competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics.[6]

References

  1. "India Sherret has 2022 vision following first Olympic experience". cranbrooktownsman.com. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. "SHERRET CLAIMS WORLD JUNIOR SKI CROSS TITLE". canadaalpin.org. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  3. "Cranbrook's India Sherret nominated to Canadian Olympic ski cross team". cranbrooktownsman.com. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  4. "India Sherret has 2022 vision following first Olympic experience". cranbrooktownsman.com. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  5. "Athlete profile - India Sherret". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  6. "India Sherret has 2022 vision following first Olympic experience". cranbrooktownsman.com. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
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