Eli Bouchard
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| Born | December 12, 2007 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Big air, Slopestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eli Bouchard (born December 12, 2007) is a Canadian snowboarder.
Early life
Bouchard became the youngest snowboarder to land a double backflip at eight years old.[1] He then became the youngest snowboarder to land a frontside 1080 double cork at ten years old.[2]
Career
Bouchard represented Canada at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics and won a gold medal in the big air event with a score of 183.25.[3][4] He also won a silver medal in the slopestyle event with a score of 90.00.[5]
During the final race of the 2024–25 FIS Snowboard World Cup on February 6, 2025, he earned his first career World Cup victory.[6][7]
In January 2026, he was selected to represent Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[8]
References
- ^ Hunger, Maya (March 11, 2016). "He's the Youngest Snowboarder to Ever Land a Double Backflip". tetongravity.com. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ^ "10-year-old snowboarding prodigy becomes youngest to complete Olympic trick". USA Today. April 26, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ^ "Eli Bouchard captures snowboard big air gold for 2nd medal at Gangwon 2024". CBC.ca. January 28, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ^ "Gangwon 2024 YOG: Emerging Snowboard Talents Take Center Stage". fis-ski.com. February 3, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ^ "Gangwon 2024: a home victory in snowboard slopestyle and another historic chapter for Great Britain in alpine skiing". fis-ski.com. January 26, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ^ "Brookes and Hasegawa take Crystal Globe as Bouchard and Sadowski-Synnott win big air season finale". fis-ski.com. February 6, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ^ "Canadian teen snowboarder Eli Bouchard wins first World Cup gold medal". Sportsnet. February 6, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ^ Fast, Annie (January 16, 2026). "Canadian Olympic snowboard slopestyle and big air team announced for Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
External links
- Eli Bouchard at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Eli Bouchard at Team Canada
- Eli Bouchard at Olympics.com
- Eli Bouchard at Olympedia
Youth Olympic champions in snowboarding – boys' big air | |
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