Dominique Maltais
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Dominique Maltais is a Canadian
snowboarder with her specialty in snowboard cross. Born in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François
, Quebec. She is a firefighter
in her professional career.
medal in Turin
in 2006
, the first time Snowboard Cross would be contested at the Winter Olympics.
In Turin, Maltais was in a final of four with fellow Canadian
Maëlle Ricker
. Ricker fell in the early stages, and Maltais crashed out of a corner farther down. After the other two racers (Tanja Frieden
and Lindsey Jacobellis
) finished, Maltais was able to get up and finish the race, earning her the bronze. Dominique had a disappointing 2010 Winter Olympics
falling in both of her qualifying runs and therefore did not qualify for the finals.
Maltais followed a disappointing Olympics with a successful start to the 2010–11 FIS Snowboard World Cup
leading the World Cup snowboard cross category heading into the 2011 World Snowboarding Championships
. There she managed to take third place for the bronze medal.
Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Canada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games...
snowboarder with her specialty in snowboard cross. Born in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Quebec
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, along the Saint Lawrence River. It is considered the gateway to the Charlevoix region.It is home to Le Massif ski resort.-History:...
, Quebec. She is a firefighter
Firefighter
Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car incidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations...
in her professional career.
Snowboarding career
Maltais started competing in 2002, and won the Canadian Championship in 2003 and again in 2004. Internationally, she came 5th in the World Cup during her rookie year (2003–04) with 2 podium finishes that year. In her second year (2004–05), she won the European Cup and came in 8th in the World Cup. During that World Cup she had two podium finishes, including her first gold. In the 2005 World Championships, Maltais finished 4th, letting her set her sights on an OlympicWinter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...
medal in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
in 2006
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, the first time Snowboard Cross would be contested at the Winter Olympics.
In Turin, Maltais was in a final of four with fellow Canadian
Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Canada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.As host of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada was pressured to do well at the 2006 Games...
Maëlle Ricker
Maelle Ricker
Maëlle Danica Ricker is a Canadian snowboarder who currently resides in Squamish, British Columbia. She won the Gold Medal in the snowboard cross event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, becoming the first Canadian woman to win a gold medal on home soil at the Olympics.-Career:As a young...
. Ricker fell in the early stages, and Maltais crashed out of a corner farther down. After the other two racers (Tanja Frieden
Tanja Frieden
Tanja Frieden is a Swiss snowboarder. She won a gold medal in the inaugural Snowboard Cross competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics....
and Lindsey Jacobellis
Lindsey Jacobellis
Lindsey Jacobellis is an American snowboarder from Stratton, Vermont.At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Jacobellis won the silver medal in Women's Snowboard Cross's Olympics debut...
) finished, Maltais was able to get up and finish the race, earning her the bronze. Dominique had a disappointing 2010 Winter Olympics
Snowboarding at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's snowboard cross
The women's snowboard cross competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Cypress Mountain on February 16, 2010.-Qualification:-Quarterfinals:The top 16 qualifiers advanced to the quarterfinals round...
falling in both of her qualifying runs and therefore did not qualify for the finals.
Maltais followed a disappointing Olympics with a successful start to the 2010–11 FIS Snowboard World Cup
2010–11 FIS Snowboard World Cup
The 2010–11 FIS Snowboard World Cup was a multi race tournament over a season for snowboarding. The season started on 10 October 2010 and ended on 27 March 2011. The World Cup was organised by the FIS which also run world cups and championships in cross-country skiing, ski jumping, nordic combined,...
leading the World Cup snowboard cross category heading into the 2011 World Snowboarding Championships
FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011
The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 was held between January 14 and 22 in La Molina and Barcelona Spain.All the competitions were held in La Molina, except the big air competition, which was held in Barcelona.-Media and marketing:...
. There she managed to take third place for the bronze medal.