Danielle Poleschuk

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Danielle Poleschuk Freestyle skiing
nation CanadaCanada Canada
birthday January 23, 1986
place of birth Winnipeg
size 165 cm
Weight 65 kg
Career
discipline Ski cross
society Fernie Alpine Ski Team
status active
Placements in the Freestyle Skiing World Cup
 Debut in the World Cup January 5, 2009
 Overall World Cup 23rd (2009/10)
 Ski cross world cup 7th (2009/10)
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 Ski cross 0 0 1
last change: March 9, 2011

Danielle Poleschuk (born January 23, 1986 in Winnipeg ) is a Canadian freestyle skier in the discipline of ski cross and former ski racer .

biography

Poleschuk took part in Alpine FIS races from December 2001 , of which she won nine in the following years. Appearances in the Nor-Am Cup followed from March 2002. From the 2003/04 season she specialized in the downhill and super-G disciplines . In 2005 she won a Super-G twice in the Nor-Am Cup, on February 6th and December 12th. Poleschuk made her debut in the Alpine Ski World Cup on December 1, 2006 in Lake Louise . In a total of six World Cup races, however, she was never able to classify herself in the points, a 44th place remained her best result.

At the beginning of the 2008/09 season, Poleschuk switched to ski cross and started the Freestyle World Cup for the first time on January 5, 2009 in St. Johann in Tirol . She won World Cup points for the first time five days later when she was fifth in Les Contamines . This was her best result in her first season. Poleschuk took part in the 2010 Winter Olympics and achieved a podium finish in a World Cup race for the first time on March 12, 2010 with third place in Grindelwald . In the 2010/11 season she was characterized by consistency and always placed in ranks 8 to 14.

Success in ski cross

Olympic games
World championships
World cup
  • Season 2009/10 : 7th Ski Cross World Cup
  • 9 placements among the top ten, including 1 podium

Alpine successes

Junior World Championships
Nor-Am Cup
More Achievements
  • 2 third places in Canadian Downhill Championships
  • 9 victories in FIS races

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