Alex Boisvert-Lacroix (born 8 April 1987) is a Canadian
speed skater who is specialized in the sprint distances.
Career
Boisvert-Lacroix started his speed skating career as a
short tracker and competed in his first World Cup in 2007.
He switched from short track to long track speed skating in 2010. He won a bronze medal at the
ISU World Cup in Calgary in November 2015 when he finished third in the
500m event. In December he won a silver medal when he finished second in the
World Cup 500m event in
Inzell. Boisvert-Lacroix is coached by Gregor Jelonek.
2018 Olympics
After finishing in the top 5 in the 500 m event at the
2017–18 ISU Speed Skating World Cup
The 2017–18 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, officially the ''ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2017–2018'', was a series of international speed skating competitions that ran the entire season. Compared to previous seasons, there were fewer competition ...
, Boisvert-Lacroix pre-qualified for the
2018 Winter Olympics
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Pyeongchang
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, South Korea.
Personal records
Source: SpeedskatingResults.com
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
Canadian male speed skaters
Sportspeople from Sherbrooke
Speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Olympic speed skaters of Canada
World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists