Marie-Claude Asselin

Marie-Claude Asselin is a Canadian former freestyle skier competing from 1977 to 1982 in which she was a three-time world champion.

Marie-Claude Asselin
Born1962 (age 57–58)
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1]
Ski clubMont Gabriel Freestyle Ski Club
World Cup career
Seasons1981 - 1984
Individual wins35
Indiv. podiums52
Discipline titles5

Skiing career

Asselin competed from 1977 to 1982 in the aerial, ballet and moguls categories of freestyle skiing.[2] In that time, she won 35 Freestyle World Cup competitions,[3] was the Freestyle World Cup champion in both combined and aerials in 1981, 1982, and 1983 and was the Freestyle World Cup overall champion in 1981 and 1982.[4]

In 1983, Asselin was awarded the Elaine Tanner Trophy for Canadian Female Athlete of the year. Asselin was inducted into the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame in 1991.[2]

World Cup podium finishes
Race datePlaceDisciplinePosition
19-03-1983Angel FireCombined2
19-03-1983Angel FireAerials1
19-03-1983Angel FireCombined1
19-03-1983Angel FireAerials1
18-03-1983Angel FireMoguls2
13-02-1983RavasclettoCombined1
13-02-1983RavasclettoAerials1
04-02-1983LivignoAerials1
04-02-1983LivignoCombined1
22-01-1983TignesCombined2
22-01-1983TignesAerials1
21-01-1983TignesCombined1
21-01-1983TignesAerials1
26-03-1982TignesAerials1
26-03-1982TignesCombined1
21-03-1982OberjochCombined1
21-03-1982OberjochAerials2
14-03-1982LivignoCombined2
12-03-1982LivignoAerials2
07-03-1982AdelbodenAerials1
07-03-1982AdelbodenCombined1
28-02-1982Sella NeveaCombined1
28-02-1982Sella NeveaAerials1
26-02-1982Sella NeveaMoguls2
07-02-1982Mt. St. AnneCombined1
07-02-1982Mt. St. AnneAerials1
04-02-1982Mt. St. AnneCombined1
31-01-1982Morin HeightsCombined3
31-01-1982Morin HeightsAerials1
29-01-1982SugarbushMoguls2
17-01-1982CalgaryAerials1
10-01-1982BlackcombCombined1
10-01-1982BlackcombAerials1
22-03-1981CalgaryAerials2
18-03-1981Mt. NorquayMoguls3
18-03-1981Mt. NorquayCombined1
18-03-1981Mt. NorquayCombined1
08-03-1981PoconosAerials2
01-03-1981Mt. St. AnneAerials1
15-02-1981OberjochAerials1
15-02-1981OberjochCombined1
14-02-1981OberjochAcro3
09-02-1981SeefeldCombined1
08-02-1981SeefeldAerials2
03-02-1981LaaxCombined1
01-02-1981LaaxAerials1
24-01-1981TignesCombined1
24-01-1981TignesAerials1
22-01-1981TignesMoguls1
18-01-1981LivignoCombined2
18-01-1981LivignoAerials2
17-01-1981LivignoAcro3

References
  1. "Marie-Claude Asselin is Freestyling to Fame". Windsor Star. 17 January 1981. pp. Today/7. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  2. "Marie-Claude Asseline" (PDF). Canadian Ski Hall of Fame. Canadian Ski Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  3. "ASSELIN Marie-Claude - biographie". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013.
  4. "ASSELIN Marie-Claude - World Cup Standings". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013.


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