Kelsey Serwa

Kelsey Serwa
Personal information
Born September 1, 1989 (1989-09-01) (age 22)
Kelowna, British Columbia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 60.2 kg (133 lb; 9.48 st)
Website www.serwa.com
Sport
Country  Canada
Medal record
Competitor for  Canada
Women's Freestyle skiing
World Championships
Gold 2011 Deer Valley Ski cross
Winter X Games
Gold 2011 Aspen Ski Cross
Bronze 2010 Aspen Ski Cross

Kelsey Serwa (born September 1, 1989 in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a Canadian freestyle skier. Serwa is a member of the Canadian national ski cross team. She is the reigning FIS World Champion and is also the reigning Winter X Games champion. Serwa also has a bronze medal in the X Games to go along with her gold.

Career

Serwa won a national championship in 2009 at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, defeating world champion Ashleigh McIvor.[1] Serwa won her first world cup event on January 13, 2009 at the Alpe d'Huez course after these finals were canceled on the 2009–10 Freestyle Skiing World Cup.[2] Serwa won her first outright world cup race later that season at Lake Placid on January 24, 2010.[3]

At the 2010 Winter X Games two weeks before the Olympics, Serwa managed to win a bronze at the famous cash event, fellow countrywoman Ashleigh McIvor had finished second.[4] Serwa was a member of the Canadian Olympic team that competed in Vancouver in her home province of British Columbia. Serwa's bronze at the Winter X Games and third overall ranking on the world cup put her in as a medal favourite at the Olympics in Vancouver. She advanced to the semi-finals, but finished third in her heat and did not make the medal final. However, she competed in the "small final", which she won, finishing fifth overall.

During the next season Serwa won the gold at the X Games with a dramatic finish flying 150 feet in the air and crashing out badly injured, but the champion.[5] Serwa carried her X Games winning momentum into the 2011 World Championships. There she qualified as the fourth fastest skier, Serwa then went on to finish first in the final ahead of teammate Julia Murray.[6] With the victory she completed the seasonal sweep of the two biggest ski cross events in the world.

References

  1. ^ "Kelsey Serwa & Dave Duncan Crowned this years Canadian Champions at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary". Pacific Sport. 13 January 2010. http://www.pacificsport.com/Content/Main/PSBC/News/PressReleasePopupContainer.asp?ItemID=56075. Retrieved 2010-01-13. 
  2. ^ "Canadians Savour Long Awaited Wins". Toronto Star. 13 January 2010. http://olympics.thestar.com/2010/article/750541--canadians-savour-long-awaited-wins. Retrieved 2010-01-13. 
  3. ^ "Double gold for Canada in skicross". CBC News. 24 January 2010. http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/freestyleskiing/story/2010/01/24/sp-skicross-placid.html. Retrieved 2010-01-24. 
  4. ^ "Canadian ski cross team takes 5 of 6 podium spots". Vancouver Sun. 31 January 2010. http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/2010wintergames/Canadian+cross+team+takes+podium+spots/2506360/story.html. Retrieved 2010-02-01. 
  5. ^ Gary Kingston (2 February 2011). "Serwa hurtin' but good as gold". Vancouver Sun. http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Serwa+hurtin+good+gold/4207777/story.html. Retrieved 2011-02-04. 
  6. ^ "Del Bosco, Serwa win ski cross worlds". CBC Sports. 4 February 2011. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/story/2011/02/04/sp-delbosco-serwa-murray-medals.html. 

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