Mercedes Nicoll
{{Short description|Canadian snowboarder (born 1983)}}
Mercedes Nicoll (born December 5, 1983, in North Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian snowboarder, specializing in the halfpipe.{{cite web |title= Mercedes Nicoll Biography and Statistics |url= https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/mercedes-nicoll-1.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200418063334/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/mercedes-nicoll-1.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= April 18, 2020 |work= Olympics at Sportsreference.com |accessdate=January 28, 2010}}
Career
Nicoll made her World Cup debut in December 1999 at Whistler, Canada, in halfpipe and snowboard cross. She made her first World Cup podium at the same place, three years later in 2002, where she won bronze.{{cite web |title=FIS-biography|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=SB&competitorid=43358&type=biog |work= fis-ski.com|accessdate=January 28, 2010}}
To date, Nicoll has won eight other World Cup medals, though she is yet to win a gold. Her best World Cup season was 2005, when she placed 4th in the halfpipe standings. She has also competed in four FIS Snowboarding World Championships, with her best performance coming in 2011, when she finished 8th. She is a five time Canadian National Champion.
Nicoll competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, in the halfpipe. She finished 9th in the first qualifying round and 21st in the second, not enough to qualify for the final, and placing her 27th overall.{{cite web
|title=Torino 2006 Official Report – Snowboarding
|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2006/Results/Snowboard.pdf
|work=Torino Organizing Committee
|publisher=LA84 Foundation
|date=March 2009
|accessdate=January 28, 2010
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612013759/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2006/Results/Snowboard.pdf
|archivedate=June 12, 2012
}}
Nicoll was also selected as a member of the Canadian team for the 2010 Winter Olympics, where she finished 6th.{{cite web
| title = Lofty expectations for Canada's Olympic snowboard team
| url = http://olympics.thestar.com/2010/article/755570--lofty-expectations-for-canada-s-olympic-snowboard-team
| work = Canadian Press
| publisher = thestar.com
| date = January 25, 2010
| accessdate = January 28, 2010
}} Four years later at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Nicoll finished 12th place (out of 14) in her heat and did not advance to the final.
=2018 Winter Olympics=
In January 2018, Nicoll was named to Canada's Olympic team, for the fourth time.{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/snowboard/olympic-snowboard-slopestyle-team-announcement-1.4503644|title=Canada Snowboard completes Olympic team|date=25 January 2018|work=CBC Sports|access-date=25 January 2018|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada}}{{cite news|date=25 January 2018|title=Anderson named to Canada's snowboard team|url=https://www.tsn.ca/anderson-among-13-athletes-named-to-canada-s-olympic-snowboard-team-1.978699|work=Canadian Press|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|access-date=27 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/2018/01/25/13-more-snowboarders-nominated-to-team-canada-for-pyeongchang-2018/|title=13 more snowboarders nominated to Team Canada for PyeongChang 2018|last=McCarter|first=Shannon|date=25 January 2018|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|access-date=27 January 2018}}
World Cup Podiums
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| Date
! Location ! Rank | ||
| March 18, 2010 | La Molina | {{Silver2}} |
| March 11, 2010 | Valmalenco | {{Bronze3}} |
| December 17, 2006 | Whistler | {{Bronze3}} |
| December 13, 2002 | Whistler | {{Bronze3}} |
| February 25, 2005 | Sungwoo Resort | {{Bronze3}} |
| February 25, 2005 | Sungwoo Resort | {{Bronze3}} |
| March 3, 2005 | Lake Placid | {{Silver2}} |
| September 15, 2005 | Valle Nevado | {{Bronze3}} |
References
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External links
- {{FIS snowboarder|43358}}
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Category:Olympic snowboarders for Canada
Category:Snowboarders at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Category:Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Category:Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Category:Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from North Vancouver
Category:Canadian female snowboarders
Category:Sportspeople from British Columbia
Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen
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