Adam Eric Pothier (born August 3, 1979 in

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) is a Canadian

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r who has competed since 1990. Competing in two

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, he earned his best finish of fifth in the men's doubles event at

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. He is a 6 time National Champion in the Doubles category. Pothier officially retired from the sport in January 2009. Pothier's best finish in the

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was ninth in the men's doubles event at

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. He resides in

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and studied at the

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. Graduated in June 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a minor in Business. Best Results:
10th 2000 FIL Luge World Championships St. Moritz, Switzerland. Doubles
4th World Cup Calgary, Canada 2001. Doubles
2nd Challenge Cup Calgary, Canada 2001. Doubles
5th 2002 Winter Olympic Games Salt Lake City, USA. Doubles
4th World Cup Salt Lake City, USA 2002. Doubles
4th World Cup Calgary 2002. Doubles
3rd World Cup Overall 02/03. Combined
7th World Cup Overall 02/03. Doubles
20th World Cup Igls, Austria. Singles
9th 2004 FIL Luge World Championships Nagano, Japan. Doubles 10th 2006 Winter Olympic Games Torino, Italy. Doubles

References

2002 luge men's doubles results
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* * * * 1979 births Living people Canadian male lugers Olympic lugers for Canada Lugers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2006 Winter Olympics People from Airdrie, Alberta Lugers from Calgary {{Canada-luge-bio-stub