David Duncan (ski cross)
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| Full name | David Duncan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 15, 1982 London, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Ski Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Canada Ski Cross Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dave Duncan (born July 15, 1982 in London, Ontario) is a World Cup freestyle skier. Duncan is currently a member of the Canadian National Ski Cross Team.[1]
Duncan had a successful and breakout season during the 2009–10 Freestyle Skiing World Cup. Duncan earned his first career World Cup top ten finish, placing 9th at the World Cup in Branaes, Sweden.[2] David Duncan needed to finish 5th or better at the January 24, Lake Placid ski-cross event to qualify for the Olympics. In the final Duncan won bronze thereby qualifying him for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[3] Alongside his bronze at Lake Placid Duncan also won a bronze medal in St. Johann in Tirol/Oberndorf, Austria on January 5.[4]
Besides being a freestyle skier David Duncan is an aspiring helicopter pilot, Duncan also graduated from the University of Alaska after four years of schooling.[5] He is sponsored by Stoeckli, POC, Osisko, Boler MTN and Mount 7 Lodges.
During a training run at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Dave broke his collarbone and therefore was not able to compete. Taking his place was supposed to be Brady Leman of Calgary, Alberta.[6] However, Leman aggravated a broken tibia he suffered the previous year and was also unable to compete. Replacing both of them was Davey Barr of Brackendale, British Columbia.[7]
References
- ^ "Dave Duncan" http://www.ski-cross.ca/Dave-Duncan
- ^ "FIS Bio, Dave Duncan" http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=FS&listid=&competitorid=142791&type=result
- ^ "Elation, heartbreak highlight freestyle Olympic team". CBC News. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "Duncan, Murray earn ski cross bronze". Ottawa Citizen. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "Ski cross: David Duncan 'a man possessed'". Vancouver Sun. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-25. [dead link]
- ^ "Canuck breaks collarbone training". Toronto Sun. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
- ^ "Ski cross injury replacement goes down". Toronto Sun. 20 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
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