Reece Howden

Reece Howden (born 12 July 1998) is a Canadian freestyle skier who competes internationally in the ski cross discipline.[1][2]

Reece Howden
Howden at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
Personal information
Born (1998-07-12) 12 July 1998
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Sport
Country Canada
SportFreestyle skiing
Event(s)Ski cross
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 BakurianiMixed team ski cross
Winter Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place2016 LillehammerBoys' ski cross

Career

Junior

At the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, Howden won the gold medal in the ski cross event and was Canada's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[3]

Senior

Howden won his first World Cup race in 2020, his rookie season.[1] Howden would go on to win the crystal globe, awarded to the overall points leader per discipline for the 2020–21 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup season.[4] During the season Howden won four races and had two other podium finishes.[4][5]

Howden had a fifth-place finish at the 2021 World Championships.[6]

On January 24, 2022, Howden was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[7][8][9]

References
  1. "Reece Howden". www.alpinecanada.org/. Alpine Canada. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. "Reece Howden". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. Barrett, Jessica (21 February 2016). "Howden to lead Team Canada into Youth Olympic Games Closing Ceremony". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. "Canada's Reece Howden wins ski cross crystal globe in rookie season". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  5. "Canada's Reece Howden wins World Cup ski cross gold in Russia". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  6. "A Pair of Fifths and Career Bests at World Ski Cross Championships for Hoffos and Howden". www.alpinecanada.org/. Alpine Canada. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  7. Nichols, Paula (24 January 2022). "Team Canada adds 24 freestyle skiers to the roster for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  8. Ewing, Lori (24 January 2022). "Moguls star Kingsbury leads Canada's Beijing Olympic freestyle team". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  9. Chidley-Hill, John (29 January 2022). "World Cup champ Howden set to make Olympic debut with stacked Canadian ski cross team". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 29 January 2022.


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