Olivier Léveillé

{{Infobox skier

| name = Olivier Léveillé

| image =

| caption =

| nationality = {{CAN}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|03|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

| club = Ski de fond Orford

| seasons =2 – (2022–present)

| wins =

| teamwins =

| totalpodiums = 0

| teampodiums = 0

| events_in_yellow =

| individual_starts = 27

| team_starts = 4

| wcoveralls = 0 – (71st in 2022)

| wctitles = 0

| updated =29 March 2023

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's cross-country skiing}}

{{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}}

}}

Olivier Léveillé (born 15 March 2001) is a Canadian cross-country skier.{{cite web|url=https://nordiqcanada.ca/athlete/olivier-leveille/|title=Olivier Léveillé|website=www.nordiqcanada.ca/|publisher=Nordiq Canada|access-date=6 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/olivier-leveille/|title=Olivier Léveillé|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|access-date=13 January 2022}}

Career

=Junior=

At the 2020 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Oberwiesenthal, Germany, Léveillé was part of the quartet who won silver in the 4 × 5 kilometre relay event, becoming the first Canadians to win a relay medal at the event.{{cite web|url=https://nordiqcanada.ca/news-item/junior-canucks-win-historic-silver-medal-in-relay-at-nordic-world-ski-championships-in-germany/|title=Junior Canucks Win Historic Silver Medal in Relay at Nordic World Ski Championships in Germany|date=6 March 2020|website=www.nordiqcanada.ca/|publisher=Nordiq Canada|access-date=13 January 2022}} The following year Léveillé won bronze in the 10 kilometre freestyle event, becoming only the third Canadian to win an individual medal in the history of the event.{{cite news|url=https://www.latribune.ca/2021/02/12/ski-de-fond-une-medaille-de-bronze-pour-olivier-leveille-malgre-un-baton-brise-5e3f0f2ada7465e246c7abe7970cc9d1|title=Ski de fond: une médaille de bronze pour Olivier Léveillé malgré un bâton brisé|trans-title=Cross-country skiing: a bronze medal for Olivier Léveillé despite a broken pole|language=French|last=Lajoie|first=Sébastien|date=12 February 2021|publisher=La Tribune|location=Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada|access-date=13 January 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/sports/1770393/ski-fond-championnats-monde-juniors-olivier-leveille-medaille-bronze-finlande|title=Olivier Léveillé médaillé de bronze aux mondiaux juniors de ski de fond|trans-title=Olivier Léveillé bronze medalist at the junior cross-country ski worlds|language=French|date=12 February 2021|publisher=Radio Canada|website=ici.radio-canada.ca/|access-date=13 January 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://nordiqcanada.ca/news-item/olivier-leveille-wins-bronze-medal-at-nordic-world-junior-ski-championships/|title=Olivier Léveillé Wins Bronze Medal at Nordic World Junior Ski Championships|date=12 February 2021|website=www.nordiqcanada.ca/|publisher=Nordiq Canada|access-date=13 January 2022}}

=Senior=

Léveillé made his senior debut as part of the 2021–22 FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Ruka, Finland. Léveillé's top placement was a 17th-place finish in the 15 km event (6th fastest time of the day).{{cite news|url=https://www.lapresse.ca/sports/sports-d-hiver/2021-11-28/ski-de-fond/olivier-leveille-je-me-suis-rendu-compte-que-je-meritais-ma-place-ici.php|title=Olivier Léveillé : "Je me suis rendu compte que je méritais ma place ici"|trans-title=Olivier Léveillé: "I realized that I deserved my place here"|language=French|last=Harvey-Pinard|first=Katherine|date=28 November 2021|publisher=La Presse|location=Montreal, Quebec, Canada|access-date=13 January 2022}}

On January 13, 2022, Léveillé was officially named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/2022/01/13/seven-cross-country-skiers-nominated-to-team-canada-for-beijing-2022/|title=Seven cross-country skiers nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022|last=Nichols|first=Paula|date=13 January 2022|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|access-date=13 January 2022}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/cross-country-skiing/canada-cross-country-skiing-olympic-team-announced-1.6313802|title=Nordiq Canada reveals cross-country skiing team for Beijing Olympics|website=www.cbc.ca|publisher=CBC|date=13 January 2022|access-date=13 January 2022}}{{cite news|date=13 January 2022|title=Seven-athlete cross-country skiing team nominated for Beijing Olympics|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/olympics/2022/01/13/seven-athlete-cross-country-skiing-team-nominated-for-beijing-olympics.html|work=Canadian Press|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|access-date=13 January 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://nordiqcanada.ca/news-item/canadas-beijing-2022-cross-country-skiing-team-announced/|title=Canada’s Beijing 2022 cross-country skiing team announced|date=13 January 2022|website=www.nordiqcanada.ca/|publisher=Nordiq Canada|access-date=13 January 2022}}

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=208698&type=st-WC |title=LEVEILLE Olivier |author= |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=9 February 2022}}

=Olympic Games=

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 15 km
individual

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 30 km
skiathlon

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 50 km
mass start

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Sprint

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 10 km
relay

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Team
sprint

2022

27{{ref label|a|a}}

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{{note label|a|a}}Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

=World Championships=