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escarpment athletes
EvanMcEachran...
Birthdate: 06/03/1997
Ski Club: Craigleith|Discipline: Slopestyle
19 year oldCraigleith Ski Clubmember EvanMcEachran
began his skiing career as aNancyGreene racer, however
he’d likelybe found in the terrainpark—hisparents recall one
seasonwhenhebroke fivepairs of race skiswhilemastering
rails. At the ripe age of 11 Evanwas named to theOntario
Freestyle Provincial Teambeforemovingon to theNational
Team in2012. At 16, hewas oneof the youngest members
in thehistoryof theprogram.As thenumberone rankedCana-
dianon theFISandAFP (Associationof FreeskiingProfession-
als) Evanhas been competing inWorldCup, TheDew Tour,
X-Games for bothSlopestyleandBigAir including the2016
Pyeongchang, SouthKoreaOlympicTest Event. Evanhashis
sights set on the2018 (andeven2022)Olympics!
“TheOlympicsweren't evenadreamof minewhen I started
having success early in my Ski Slopestyle career… not be-
cause I didn't think I couldmake it, but because itwasn't even
announcedasanOlympic sport until5yearsago.Now I can
begin todreamabout competing forCanadaat theOlympics,
anddoingmybest tobringhomeagoldmedal!”
CAREERHIGHLIGHTS:
2016 FIS Slopestyle Rank: 10th
2016 Association of Freeskiing ProfessionalsWorld Rank: 7th
2014 AFPWorld Championships: 1st
2013/2014NorAm CupWinner
TheOlympicsweren't even a
dream of minewhen I started
having success early inmy
Ski Slopestyle career.
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