Rodolfo Dickson
{{Short description|Mexican Canadian alpine skier}}
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| name = Rodolfo Dickson
FIS id: 540026
| image = Rodolfo Dickson, México en las Olimpiadas de Invierno en Corea.jpg
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| caption = Dickson in South Korea, February 2018
| nationality = {{flag|Mexico}} (Skiing)
{{flag|Canada}} (Dual Citizenship)
| full_name = Rodolfo Roberto Dickson Sommers
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| Rudolfo Dickson
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|07|11}}
| birth_place = Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
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Rodolfo "Rudy" Roberto Dickson Sommers{{cite web |url= https://elizagrigg.com/journal/2015/11/21/another-day-another-dawn |title= Another day, another dawn |date= 21 November 2015 |author= Eliza Grigg }} (born 11 July 1997) is a male Mexican Canadian alpine skier representing Mexico.{{cite web |url= https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=AL&fiscode=540026 |title= DICKSON SOMMERS Rodolfo Roberto |work= Athlete Biography |publisher= FIS }} He was the first Mexican to win an international ski race, winning in Super-G in January 2015.{{cite magazine |url= https://www.si.com/edge/2015/03/06/prince-hubertus-von-hohenlohe-mexican-ski-team |title= Mariachi Man: Prince Hubertus and the Mexican ski team he helped create |author= Tik Root |date= March 6, 2015 |magazine= Sports Illustrated }}{{cite news |url= https://www.vallartadaily.com/news/puerto-vallarta/from-orphan-in-puerto-vallarta-to-competitive-international-skiing/ |title= From orphan in Puerto Vallarta to competitive international skiing |date= January 21, 2016 |publisher= Puerto Vallarta News }}
Personal life
Dickson was born on July 11, 1997, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.{{cite web |url= http://www.weltski.de/de/person/sp43/ski-alpin/to4/pe483562/rodolfo-dickson/ |title= Rodolfo Dickson |date= July 11, 1997 |publisher= Welt Ski DE |language=de}} He was orphaned at nine months, and as an orphan, he was referred to as "Jesús de Dios" (English: Jesus of God). He was named Rodolfo Roberto after his Mexican godfather and his Canadian adoptive grandfather, Brian Robert Dickson. Dickson was adopted by a Canadian couple at age three. He was later diagnosed with learning disabilities, having not spoken and still wearing diapers. He moved to Oakville, Ontario, Canada, with his adoptive parents.
In 2015, after graduating from National Ski Academy, Collingwood, he moved to Europe to enter full-time FIS ski training with Ambition Ski Racing, Leogang, Austria.
As of 2017, Dickson lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Skiing career
Dickson started skiing at age 6, on a family vacation to Mont Tremblant Resort in Quebec. He continued skiing the Milton Heights Racing Club in Ontario and won several medals and trophies. He graduated from Mountain View Public School in Collingwood, Ontario in 2011. He later joined the National Ski Academy under academy head Jurg Gfeller, located in Collingwood, Ontario, where he remained for five years. While at the academy, he won bronze, silver and gold medals in K2 and U18 age classification races. In 2015, the final year of academy, he won an Overall FIS Gold Medal at a race at Whiteface in New York State. The win at Whiteface in January 2015 represents the first time a Mexican national has won an international race on a FIS circuit. He graduated from the academy with the highest FIS points of the class of 2015 for the 2014-2015 FIS season and with honours as an Ontario Scholar. After graduating from high school, he then moved to train in Switzerland and the United States, as well as Canada. In October 2015, he moved to Ambition Ski Racing Academy in the UK and started training full-time at the FIS program in Leogang, Austria, representing Mexico as a FIS alpine ski racer.
Dickson qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics in men's giant slalom and slalom. His Olympic effort is self-funded.{{cite news |url= http://www.espn.com/blog/onenacion/post/_/id/8098/tres-company-for-the-mexico-ski-team-in-the-winter-olympics |title= 'Tres' company for the Mexico ski team in the Winter Olympics |author= Adriana Terrazas |date= October 31, 2017 |publisher= ESPN }} He represents the Mexican team of Alpine skiing, along with Sarah Schleper.{{Cite web |url= http://www.esportes.mx/tres-mexicanos-acudiran-a-pyeongchang-2018/ |title= Tres mexicanos acudirán a Pyeongchang 2018 |date= May 18, 2017 |publisher= Esportes.MX |language=es}}{{cite news |url= https://sipse.com/deportes/mexico-presente-juegos-olimpicos-invernales-2018-deportes-264676.html |title= México estará presente en los Juegos Olímpicos Invernales de 2018 |date= August 11, 2017 |publisher= SIPSE.com |language=es}} Another two athletes also hope to make the Olympics for Mexico, Robby Franco in freestyle skiing, Sandra Hillen in snowboard.{{cite web |url= https://elbigdata.mx/sport-data/cuarta-parte-mexico-con-cuatro-o-cinco-atletas-a-pyeongchang-2018/ |title= México con cuatro o cinco atletas a Pyeongchang 2018 |date= February 23, 2017 |author= Carlos Alberto Cruz |publisher= El Big Data |language=es}} He qualified for the 2018 Olympics, alongside alpinist Sarah Schleper, freestyler Roberto Franco, and cross-country skier Germán Madrazo.{{cite news |url= http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/the-conversation/sd-oly-how-to-watch-team-mexico-2018-winter-olympics-pyeongchang-20180209-htmlstory.html |title= How to root for Team Mexico in the 2018 Winter Olympics |author= Luis Gomez |date= 9 February 2018 |publisher= San Diego Union-Tribune }}{{cite news |url= http://www.mediotiempo.com/juegos-olimpicos-de-invierno-2018/2018/02/07/delegacion-mexicana-en-pyeonchang-2018-la-mas-grande-desde-1992 |title= Delegación mexicana en PyeonChang 2018, la más grande desde 1992 |date= 7 February 2018 |author= Abigail Parra |publisher= mediotiempo |language=es}}
References
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{{2018 Mexico Winter Olympic team}}
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Category:People from Puerto Vallarta
Category:Skiers from Vancouver
Category:Mexican male alpine skiers
Category:Canadian male alpine skiers
Category:Mexican emigrants to Canada
Category:Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic alpine skiers for Mexico