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Canadian freestyle skier
Reece Howden (born 12 July 1998) is a Canadian
freestyle skier who competes internationally in the
ski cross discipline.
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Career
Junior
At the
2016 Winter Youth Olympics in
Lillehammer , Norway, Howden won the gold medal in the
ski cross event and was Canada's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.
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Senior
Howden won his first World Cup race in 2020, his rookie season.
[1] Howden would go on to win the crystal globe, awarded to the overall points leader per discipline for the
2020–21 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup season.
[4] During the season Howden won four races and had two other podium finishes.
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Howden had a fifth-place finish at the 2021
World Championships .
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On January 24, 2022, Howden was named to
Canada's 2022 Olympic team .
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References
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"Reece Howden" . www.alpinecanada.org/ .
Alpine Canada . Retrieved 29 January 2021 .
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"Reece Howden" . www.olympic.ca/ .
Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 29 January 2022 .
^ Barrett, Jessica (21 February 2016).
"Howden to lead Team Canada into Youth Olympic Games Closing Ceremony" . www.olympic.ca/ .
Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 29 January 2022 .
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"Canada's Reece Howden wins ski cross crystal globe in rookie season" .
Canadian Press . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022 .
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"Canada's Reece Howden wins World Cup ski cross gold in Russia" . www.cbc.ca/ .
CBC Sports . 13 March 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022 .
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"A Pair of Fifths and Career Bests at World Ski Cross Championships for Hoffos and Howden" . www.alpinecanada.org/ .
Alpine Canada . 13 February 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021 .
^ Nichols, Paula (24 January 2022).
"Team Canada adds 24 freestyle skiers to the roster for Beijing 2022" . www.olympic.ca/ .
Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 24 January 2022 .
^ Ewing, Lori (24 January 2022).
"Moguls star Kingsbury leads Canada's Beijing Olympic freestyle team" .
Canadian Press . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 24 January 2022 .
^ Chidley-Hill, John (29 January 2022).
"World Cup champ Howden set to make Olympic debut with stacked Canadian ski cross team" .
Canadian Press . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 29 January 2022 .
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