Caleb Brousseau
Para-alpineSince joining the team in 2011-12, Brousseau has recorded five top-10 finishes at IPC World Cup and world championship events. The sit-skier is regarded as one of the team’s stars of the future. Brousseau, from Terrace, B.C., injured himself in a 2007 snowboarding accident and quickly learned to transition to sit-skiing. He has 11 brothers and sisters and is a whitewater kayak instructor during the summer. He has previously gone off a 35-foot waterfall in his kayak.
Top Results
6th – Slalom – IPC World Cup – Panorama, B.C. (2012)
2nd – Downhill – IPC Nor-Am Cup – Kimberley, B.C. (2012)
2nd – Slalom – IPC Nor-Am Cup – Copper Mt., USA (2011)
IPC World Cup rankings:
(2012-13)
Overall: 24th
Giant slalom: 23rd
Downhill: 12th
| Birth date: | 30/07/1988 |
| Birth place: | Terrace, B.C. |
| Residence: | Whistler, B.C. |
| Hometown: | Terrace, B.C. |
| Made team: | 2011 |
| Height: | 5-9 |
| Weight: | 124 pounds |
| Skis: | Volkl |
| Poles: | Superlite |
| Helmet: | Uvex |
| Goggles: | Uvex |
Nicknames: Bruiso. As a child I always had some sort of injury to show off.
Best moment in skiing: The first time I went skiing moguls/powder-skiing on Shames Mountain, B.C. As I was cruising down the hill, crashing every three turns and cartwheeling on each crash, this skier was giving me funny looks. The whole run I would pass him, then crash. Later on that day, my old boss told me it was my old claim adviser. He asked my old boss if I was always this crazy and he just nodded.
Worst moment in skiing: The moment right before my first concussion in Kimberley, B.C.
What one thing would you change about skiing: I am very happy with the way it is now.
Best race event: My first Canadian nationals. I placed second in slalom.
Person you look up to most in the sport: Phil Chew.
On your iPod: The Dirty Heads, Dropkick Murphys, Sweatshop Union, Classified.
Favourite movie: A Clockwork Orange.
Favourite hockey team: Vancouver Canucks. I am from B.C. and B.C. rocks the house.
If you could have dinner with anyone, living or dead, who would it be? My grandfather.
Something no-one knows about you: I want to be a bird.
Favourite activities other than skiing: Whitewater kayaking.
Superstitions: I am not very superstitious.
If a movie was made about your life, who should play the lead role? Travis Pastrana (extreme sports star).
What’s a talent you wish you had? F1 racing.
If you weren’t a skier what would you be? Whitewater kayaker.
Funniest thing you’ve seen in ski racing: Watching replays of my races.
Most embarrassing moment: I’m not easily embarrassed.
Describe yourself in three words: Calm, adventurous and nice.
8th - Slalom - Sochi, RUS (March 2013)
9th - Downhill - Sochi, RUS (March 2013)
12th - Downhill - Sochi, RUS (March 2013)
14th - Giant slalom - Sestriere, ITA (Jan. 2013)
6th - Slalom - Panorama, B.C. (March 2012)
9th - Slalom - Winter Park, USA (March 2012)
14th - Giant slalom - Winter Park, USA (March 2012)
14th - Giant slalom - Winter Park, USA (March 2012)
IPC World Alpine Skiing Championships
11th - Super-G - La Molina, SPA (Feb. 2013)
9th - Downhill - La Molina, SPA (Feb. 2013)
Nor-Am Cup podiums
2nd - Downhill - Kimberley, B.C. (Feb. 2012)
2nd - Downhill - Kimberley, B.C. (Feb. 2012)
3rd - Super-G - Kimberley, B.C. (Feb. 2012)
3rd - Super-G - Kimberley, B.C. (Feb. 2012)
3rd - Slalom - Waterville Valley, USA (Jan. 2012)
3rd - Slalom - Copper Mt., USA (Dec. 2011)
2nd - Slalom - Copper Mt., USA (Dec. 2011)
2nd - Giant slalom - Copper Mt., USA (Dec. 2011)
3rd - Giant slalom - Copper Mt., USA (Dec. 2011)
