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Alexa Loo (born on October 6, 1972 in Richmond, British Columbia) is a Canadian snowboarder of Chinese descent. She competed in the parallel giant slalom at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. | Alexa Loo (born on October 6, 1972 in Richmond, British Columbia) is a Canadian snowboarder of Chinese descent. She competed in the parallel giant slalom at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. | ||
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Loo became the first Canadian woman to earn a medal in alpine snowboarding when she won a bronze medal in the woman's parallel giant slalom (PGS) at the World Cup in Plan de Corones, Italy. | Loo became the first Canadian woman to earn a medal in alpine snowboarding when she won a bronze medal in the woman's parallel giant slalom (PGS) at the World Cup in Plan de Corones, Italy. | ||
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Gold medalist in PGS at the Nor Am Cup in Copper Mountain (Colorado). | Gold medalist in PGS at the Nor Am Cup in Copper Mountain (Colorado). | ||
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Eighth in PGS at the 2005 World Cup, Tandadalen, Sweden. | Eighth in PGS at the 2005 World Cup, Tandadalen, Sweden. | ||
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Finished 20th overall in the PGS at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. | Finished 20th overall in the PGS at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. | ||
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== '''Noteworthy''' == | |||
Alexa serves as the athlete representative to the International Ski Federation (FIS) and sits on the board of directors of AthletesCAN - the association of Canada's national team athletes. | Alexa serves as the athlete representative to the International Ski Federation (FIS) and sits on the board of directors of AthletesCAN - the association of Canada's national team athletes. | ||
'''Twitter:''' https://twitter.com/alexaloo | |||
{{From wp|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexa_Loo}} | {{From wp|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexa_Loo}} | ||
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Alexa Loo (born on October 6, 1972 in Richmond, British Columbia) is a Canadian snowboarder of Chinese descent. She competed in the parallel giant slalom at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.
== Season highlights ==
Loo became the first Canadian woman to earn a medal in alpine snowboarding when she won a bronze medal in the woman's parallel giant slalom (PGS) at the World Cup in Plan de Corones, Italy. Finished ninth in PGS at the World Cup Lac Beau port, Quebec. Gold medalist in PGS at the Nor Am Cup in Copper Mountain (Colorado).
== Career highlights ==""
Eighth in PGS at the 2005 World Cup, Tandadalen, Sweden. 16th in PGS at the 2005 World Cup in Sapporo-Makomanai, Japan. 17th in PGS at the 2005 World Cup in Bardonecchia, Italy. Silver medalist in parallel slalom at the 2005 NorAm Cup PSL, Sun Peaks, British Columbia. 14th in PGS at the 2004 World Cup, Soelden, Austria. Finished 20th overall in the PGS at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy.
Noteworthy
Alexa serves as the athlete representative to the International Ski Federation (FIS) and sits on the board of directors of AthletesCAN - the association of Canada's national team athletes.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexaloo