Simon d'Artois
{{short description|Canadian freestyle skier}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|1|26}}
|birth_place = Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
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|weight = 1.80 m
|website = 83 kg
|country = Canada
|sport = Freestyle skiing
|event = Halfpipe
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{{MedalSport|Men's freestyle skiing}}
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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2021 Aspen|Halfpipe}}
{{MedalCompetition|Winter X Games}}
{{MedalGold|2015 Aspen|SuperPipe}}
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Simon d'Artois (born January 26, 1992) is a Canadian freestyle skier.
Born and raised in Whistler, BC.
He is a member of the Canadian National Halfpipe team. d'Artois competed at the Winter X Games XIX, obtaining the first Canadian gold in the Men's SuperPipe.{{cite web|last1=Blevins|first1=Jason|title=Simon d'Artois unseats David Wise to win X Games ski Halfpipe gold|url=http://www.denverpost.com/wintersports/ci_27391519/simon-dartois-unseats-david-wise-win-x-games|work=The Denver Post|date=January 25, 2015|accessdate=January 26, 2015}}{{cite web|title=Simon d'Artois wins Canada's 1st superpipe gold at X Games|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/skiing/simon-d-artois-wins-canada-s-1st-superpipe-gold-at-x-games-1.2931280|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=January 25, 2015|accessdate=January 26, 2015}} He has also competed at the U.S. Grand Prix, where in 2013 he fell and hit his head and shoulders near the end of his Superpipe jump.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
d’Artois was ranked number 1 for the 2018/2019 world cup halfpipe season, securing him the crystal globe.
In March 2021, d’Artois achieved a silver medal at the World Championships and, in December 2021, a bronze medal at the Calgary Snow Rodeo. In January 2022, d'Artois was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/2022/01/24/team-canada-adds-24-freestyle-skiers-to-the-roster-for-beijing-2022/|title=Team Canada adds 24 freestyle skiers to the roster for Beijing 2022|last=Nichols|first=Paula|date=24 January 2022|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|access-date=24 January 2022}}{{cite news|last=Ewing|first=Lori|date=24 January 2022|title=Moguls star Kingsbury leads Canada's Beijing Olympic freestyle team|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/freestyle-skiing/mikael-kingsbury-canadian-olympic-freestyle-team-beijing-1.6325326|work=Canadian Press|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|access-date=24 January 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{FIS freestyle skier}}
- [https://freestylecanada.ski/team/simon-dartois/ Simon d’Artois] at Freestyle Skiing Canada
- {{Team Canada}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|simon-dartois}} (2018)
- {{Olympics.com profile|simon-d-artois}} (2022)
- {{X Games profile|new_id=simon-d'artois}}
- {{Instagram|simondartois}}
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Category:Canadian male freestyle skiers
Category:Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Freestyle skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic freestyle skiers for Canada