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Canadian freestyle skier (born 1973)
Stanley Hayer
Personal information
Born (1973-07-19) July 19, 1973 (age 51)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight94.8 kg (209 lb; 14.93 st)
Sport
Country Canada
Medal record
Ski Cross
Representing  Czech Republic
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Madonna di Campiglio Ski Cross
Men's Freestyle Skiing
Representing  Canada
Winter X Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Aspen Ski Cross
Silver medal – second place 2008 Aspen Ski Cross

Stanley Hayer (Czech: Stanislav Hujer, born July 19, 1973, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian freestyle skier of Czech descent who currently resides in Kimberley, British Columbia. Stanley Hayer is a member of the Canadian national ski cross team.

Hayer moved over to the Czech Republic to ski with their team in the early part of the 2000s after disagreements with the Canadian National program. He would win a silver in the Czech nationals and go on to win a silver in the 2007 FIS World Championships. Hayer went back to the Canadian ski cross team for the start of the 2007-08 season with the 2010 Winter Olympics taking place in Canada.

Hayer won the gold medal at the 2009 Winter X-Games having won silver at the 2008 X-Games the year before.

Hayer was a member of the Canadian team going to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He was 10th in qualification and advanced to the elimination round. He finished second in his heat in the 1/8 round, and continued to the quarterfinals, where he finished last in his heat and was eliminated.

Hayer became the head coach of the Canadian ski cross team in 2015. In 2019, Hayer won a Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Award.

References

  1. "Elation, heartbreak highlight freestyle Olympic team". CBC News. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  2. "Experienced and confident Canadian skicross team gunning for more hardware".
  3. "Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Awards | Coach". 23 May 2024.

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