Vincent Labrie
Encyclopedia
Vincent Labrie is a Canadian
speedskater
.
Labrie made his Speed Skating World Cup
debut in November 2005, at Salt Lake City. He has competed at two World Single Distance Championships
and two World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
, with his best finish a 15th in the 500 metres at the 2008 Single Distance Championships
.
Labrie competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics
, in the 500 metres. He placed 29th in each of the two races, leaving him 29th overall.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
speedskater
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
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Labrie made his Speed Skating World Cup
Speed Skating World Cup
The Speed Skating World Cup is a series of international speed skating competitions, organised yearly by the International Skating Union since the winter of 1985–86. Every year during the winter, a number of competitions on a number of different distances are held...
debut in November 2005, at Salt Lake City. He has competed at two World Single Distance Championships
World Single Distance Championships
The World Single Distance Championships are a series of speed skating competitions organised by the International Skating Union.-History:Since the late 19th century, speed skating championships were always decided by racing multiple distances – four different distances for the allround...
and two World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
The World Sprint Speed Skating Championships are annual speed skating championships. The championships are held over a two day period, with the skaters racing one 500 m and one 1,000 m each day...
, with his best finish a 15th in the 500 metres at the 2008 Single Distance Championships
2008 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
The 2008 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 6 March and 9 March 2008 in the M-Wave, Nagano, Nagano.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medals table:-References:*...
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Labrie competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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...
, in the 500 metres. He placed 29th in each of the two races, leaving him 29th overall.
World Cup Personal Bests
| Event | Time | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres | 34.71 | November 16, 2007 | Calgary Calgary Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies... |
| 1000 metres | 1:09.25 | February 14, 1983 | Salt Lake City |