Josh Dueck
{{Short description|Canadian para-alpine skier (born 1981)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Josh Dueck
| image = Day 1 Josh Dueck Canada.jpg
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| caption = Canadian para-alpine skier at IPC Nor-Am Cup in the Super G.
| birth_name = Joshua Peter Dueck
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| nickname = Duey
| nationality = Canadian
| residence = Vernon, British Columbia
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|01|13}}
| birth_place = Kimberley, British Columbia
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| height = {{convert|173|cm|ftin}}
| weight = {{convert|68|kg}} (2010)
| website = joshdueck.com {{!}} thisamazinglife.com
| country = Canada
| sport = Professional skier
| event = Downhill
| club = Silver Star Mountain Resort
| team =
| coach = J. S. Labrie
| coaching = freelance
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| highestranking = 1st
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{{MedalSport | Men's para-alpine skiing }}
{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | Winter Paralympics }}
{{MedalSilver | 2010 Vancouver | Men's slalom, sitting }}
{{MedalGold | 2014 Sochi | Men's combined, sitting }}
{{MedalSilver | 2014 Sochi | Men's downhill, sitting }}
{{MedalCompetition | Winter X Games }}
{{MedalGold | 2011 Aspen | Mono skier X }}
{{MedalBronze | 2012 Aspen | Mono skier X }}
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Josh Dueck (born January 13, 1981) is a Canadian alpine skier.{{cite web |title=Josh Dueck |url=http://paralympic.ca/josh-dueck |publisher=Canadian Paralympic Committee |accessdate=2 September 2014}} He won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in the men's slalom sit-ski event.{{cite web |title=Canada adds gold to 3 silvers at Paralympics |url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2010/mar/15/canada-adds-gold-to-3-silvers-at-paralympics/ |accessdate=2 September 2014}}{{cite web |title=Fanshawe Student Union > Interrobang |url=http://www.fsu.ca/interrobang_article.php?storyID=6889§ionID=4&issueID=171?storyID=6889§ionID=4&issueID=171 |accessdate=2 September 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/josh-dueck |title=Josh Dueck |website=Paralympic.org |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=}} On February 3, 2012, Josh became the first person to perform a backflip on snow in a Sit Ski.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120207220707/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504784_162-57372786-10391705/inspirational-and-amazing-freeski-backflip-done-by-parapalegic-athlete-josh-dueck/ Inspirational and Amazing Freeski Backflip Done by Paraplegic Athlete Josh Dueck]
Personal life
Dueck was born on January 13, 1981, in Kimberley, British Columbia and now resides at Vernon, British Columbia. He was a former freestyle skier and coach before he became disabled. He became disabled when he overshot a demonstration jump in March 2004, breaking his back and left him as a T11 classification.{{cite web |title=Inspirational and amazing freeski backflip done by parapalegic{{sic|hide=y}} athlete Josh Dueck — CBS News |website=CBS News |date=7 February 2012 |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/inspirational-and-amazing-freeski-backflip-done-by-parapalegic-athlete-josh-dueck/ |accessdate=2 September 2014}} He told reporters, "I knew deeply and intuitively that it was a bad idea".{{cite web |title=Josh Dueck, 2013 Adventurers of the Year — National Geographic |url=http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/adventurers-of-the-year/2013/josh-dueck/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105041837/http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/adventurers-of-the-year/2013/josh-dueck |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |publisher=National Geographic |accessdate=2 September 2014}}
Career
= Vancouver 2010 =
Dueck has entered the 2010 Paralympics just 6 years after he became disabled. He won silver at the slalom for a time of 1:24.19. "I had a line in mind and I was able to stick to it. I took some chances, got lucky. Pretty sure I had some angels on my side for a few of those gates I was just clipping. Second is awesome." the 33-year-old said.{{cite web |title=Canada's Josh Dueck survives carnage-filled race to win silver in Paralympics sit-ski downhill |url=http://www.canada.com/olympics/paralympics/canadas-josh-dueck-survives-carnage-filled-race-to-win-silver-in-paralympics-sit-ski-downhill |publisher=canada.com |accessdate=2 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140902154658/http://www.canada.com/olympics/paralympics/canadas-josh-dueck-survives-carnage-filled-race-to-win-silver-in-paralympics-sit-ski-downhill |archivedate=2 September 2014 }}
Accomplishments
Dueck won both silver and gold medals at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, as well as a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver. As a sit-skier, he has also won gold in mono skier X at the 2011 Winter X Games, bronze at the 2012 Winter X Games, and has won multiple IPC World Cup podiums and is the 2009 world downhill champion. In February 2012, Dueck became the first sit-skier to complete a backflip on snow,– earning him world-wide notoriety and an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. He is an advocate for workplace safety and accessibility in sport, and in 2013 gave a TED Talk about his experiences.
References
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External links
- {{X Games profile|old_id=3015439}}
- {{IPC athlete|josh-dueck}}
- {{CPC profile|josh-dueck}}
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310070351/http://www.joshdueck2010.com/ |title=Joshua Dueck 2010 website}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNippTHyNu8 YouTube: Josh Dueck's Story]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qNVRYEACYs YouTube: Behind the Drive: Josh Dueck]
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Category:Canadian male alpine skiers
Category:Paralympic alpine skiers for Canada
Category:Paralympic gold medalists for Canada
Category:Paralympic silver medalists for Canada
Category:Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing
Category:Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
Category:Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics