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Canadian Paralympic snowboarder

Alex Massie
Personal information
Born (1995-03-19) March 19, 1995 (age 29)
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Sport
SportSnowboarding
Disability classSB-LL2
Medal record
Men's para snowboarding
Representing  Canada
World Para Snowboard Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Lillehammer Team event
Silver medal – second place 2021 Lillehammer Dual banked slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2015 La Molina Snowboard cross
Winter X Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Aspen Snowboard X adaptive
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Aspen Snowboard X adaptive

Alex Massie (born March 19, 1995) is a Canadian para-snowboarder who competes in the SB-LL2 category.

Career

Massie competed at Winter X Games XIX and won a bronze medal in the adaptive snowboard-cross event. The next year at Winter X Games XX he won a silver medal in the adaptive snowboard-cross event.

He competed at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships and won a silver medal in the men's dual banked slalom, and won a gold medal with Tyler Turner in the men's team event.

He represented Canada at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. He will again represent Canada at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.

Personal life

Massie had a wakeboarding accident in 2011 which resulted in him losing his left leg below the knee.

References

  1. "Alex Massie". paralympic.ca. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  2. "Lisa Bunschoten trails, falls, recovers and wins third straight world title". paralympic.org. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. "'O Canada' rings out twice as country's riders sweep team events". paralympic.org. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  4. "Alex Massie". paralympic.org. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  5. "Four Para snowboarders to represent Canada at Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games". paralympic.ca. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  6. "Alex Massie". canadasnowboard.ca. Retrieved 6 March 2022.

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