Brady Leman (born October 16, 1986) is a Canadian
freestyle skier
Freestyle skiing is a skiing discipline comprising aerials, moguls, cross, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Winter Olympics. It can consist of a skier performing aerial flips and spins and can include skiers sliding rails and ...
specializing in
ski cross
Ski cross is a skiing competition which incorporates terrain features traditionally found in freestyle skiing with courses which include big-air jumps and high-banked turns. In spite of the fact that it is a timed racing event, it is often cons ...
, and the reigning Olympic champion in that discipline following his victory in the
ski cross event at the
2018 Winter Olympics
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in
Pyeongchang
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,
South Korea
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.
Career
He won the opening event in the
2011–12 season after returning from multiple injuries and then finished the year as the second overall ranked male ski cross racer for the year.
Leman, a former alpine skier, is noted for his smooth gliding and crisp passing skills. He was part of a Canadian sweep of the medals at the
2010 Winter X Games, where he finished in third place.
Brady Leman skis for Elan as well as the Lake Louise Ski Resort. He also won the 2016 X Games Skier X event.
A medal favourite at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, Leman was unable to compete after a crash in a training run left him with a broken leg.
Brady previously finished fourth in the
2014 Winter Olympics
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in Sochi, Russia, after crashing in the final bank.
2018 Winter Olympics
After dropping a ski pole in his seeding run, Leman still qualified for the 8th position. Leman was dominant through the heats on race day and won one of
Canada's 11 gold medals at the Pyeongchang
2018 Winter Olympic Games
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, cauldron = Kim Yun-a
, stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium
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. Canadian teammate
Kevin Drury
Kevin Drury (born July 20, 1988) is a Canadian freestyle skier who competes internationally.
Career
He represented Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where he placed 4th in Men's ski cross.
He is the current World Cup Overall champion. Drury ...
also raced in the Men's Big Final but crashed after making contact with Sergey Ridzik of Russia and finished fourth. After finishing fourth at Sochi in 2014, Leman leapt to the top of the podium in Pyeongchang. After the race, he said of all his difficulties in Vancouver and Sochi, "This blows them
ochi and Vancouverout of the water. I broke my leg the day before competition in Vancouver, and then just missing the podium in Sochi was kind of bittersweet. Fourth at the Games is a big accomplishment, but at the same time, you're the first guy who doesn't get a medal. It's been a rocky road for me at the Olympics. Now, that doesn't matter, and I'd do it all over again if it meant a gold medal."
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Canadian male freestyle skiers
1986 births
Living people
Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Freestyle skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic freestyle skiers of Canada
X Games athletes
Olympic gold medalists for Canada
Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Olympic medalists in freestyle skiing
Skiers from Calgary