ALPINE CANADA ALPIN
For Immediate Release
CANADA’S ALPINE TEAM RECEIVES FULL OLYMPIC QUOTA
Simmerling, Prefontaine and Biggs added to nomination after Canada receives three additional spots
CALGARY, AB (January 29, 2010) – Georgia Simmerling (West Vancouver, BC), Marie-Pier Préfontaine (Saint-Sauveur, QC) and Patrick Biggs (Orleans, ON) have been added by Alpine Canada Alpin (ACA) to the nomination to Canada’s Alpine team during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver / Whistler, BC.
The addition of these three athletes brings ACA’s nomination to 22 athletes, the maximum allocation allowed. The three additional spots were officially made available by the International Ski Federation (FIS) earlier today.
The Canadian Olympic Committee will announce the complete Olympic roster today.
Press release from January 27th, 2010…
Osborne-Paradis & Brydon lead 2010 Alpine team nomination
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INFORMATION:
Kyle Marr
Director of PR & Media /
Directeur, RP et médias
Alpine Canada Alpin
Tel: (403) 777-3204
TELUS: (403) 860-0665
kmarr@canski.org