Olivier Léveillé

Olivier Léveillé (born 15 March 2001) is a Canadian cross-country skier.^[1][2]

Olivier Léveillé
Country	Canada
Born	(2001-03-15) 15 March 2001 (age 23) Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Ski club	Ski de fond Orford
World Cup career
Seasons	2 – (2022–present)
Starts	27
Podiums	0
Overall titles	0 – (71st in 2022)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Canada Junior World Championships 2020 Oberwiesenthal 4 × 5 km relay 2021 Vuokatti 10 km freestyle
Updated on 29 March 2023.

Career

Junior

At the 2020 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Oberwiesenthal, Germany, Léveillé was part of the quartet who won silver in the 4 × 5 kilometre relay event, becoming the first Canadians to win a relay medal at the event.^[3] The following year Léveillé won bronze in the 10 kilometre freestyle event, becoming only the third Canadian to win an individual medal in the history of the event.^[4][5][6]

Senior

Léveillé made his senior debut as part of the 2021–22 FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Ruka, Finland. Léveillé's top placement was a 17th-place finish in the 15 km event (6th fastest time of the day).^[7]

On January 13, 2022, Léveillé was officially named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[12]

Olympic Games

Year	Age	15 km   individual	30 km   skiathlon	50 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
2022	20	29	31	27^[a]	54	11	—

^a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

Year	Age	15 km   individual	30 km   skiathlon	50 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
2023	21	28	43	23	—	5	—

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings				Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Sprint	U23	Tour de Ski
2022	20	71	45	NC	9	—
2023	21	80	52	NC	12	32

References

1. "Olivier Léveillé". www.nordiqcanada.ca/. Nordiq Canada. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
2. "Olivier Léveillé". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
3. "Junior Canucks Win Historic Silver Medal in Relay at Nordic World Ski Championships in Germany". www.nordiqcanada.ca/. Nordiq Canada. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
4. Lajoie, Sébastien (12 February 2021). "Ski de fond: une médaille de bronze pour Olivier Léveillé malgré un bâton brisé" [Cross-country skiing: a bronze medal for Olivier Léveillé despite a broken pole] (in French). Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada: La Tribune. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
5. "Olivier Léveillé médaillé de bronze aux mondiaux juniors de ski de fond" [Olivier Léveillé bronze medalist at the junior cross-country ski worlds]. ici.radio-canada.ca/ (in French). Radio Canada. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
6. "Olivier Léveillé Wins Bronze Medal at Nordic World Junior Ski Championships". www.nordiqcanada.ca/. Nordiq Canada. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
7. Harvey-Pinard, Katherine (28 November 2021). "Olivier Léveillé : "Je me suis rendu compte que je méritais ma place ici"" [Olivier Léveillé: "I realized that I deserved my place here"] (in French). Montreal, Quebec, Canada: La Presse. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
8. Nichols, Paula (13 January 2022). "Seven cross-country skiers nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
9. "Nordiq Canada reveals cross-country skiing team for Beijing Olympics". www.cbc.ca. CBC. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
10. "Seven-athlete cross-country skiing team nominated for Beijing Olympics". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
11. "Canada's Beijing 2022 cross-country skiing team announced". www.nordiqcanada.ca/. Nordiq Canada. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
12. "LEVEILLE Olivier". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2022.

External links

• Olivier Léveillé at FIS (cross-country) 
• Olivier Léveillé at Olympedia 
• Olivier Léveillé at the Canadian Olympic Committee 
• Olivier Léveillé at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation