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2009 RBC Olympians Bios

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Alex Duckworth

 Sport: Snowboarding
 Home Town: Kingsburg, NS
 Current Residence: Wolfville, NS

Career Highlights:

• Gold medallist — 2007 Canada Winter Games, halfpipe
• Gold medallist — 2007 Canadian Nationals, slopestyle
• Fourth place — 2008 Telus World Ski & Snowboard Festival, halfpipe

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Alex's Bio

Snowboarder Alex Duckworth is a National Champion and Junior World silver medallist. The energetic Nova Scotian hopes to compete for Canada at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Duckworth loves the fact that her sport has given her the opportunity to travel the world and meet interesting people.

Athletic Goals

I would like to make the Olympics here in Vancouver.

Favourite Olympic/Sporting Moment

Junior Worlds in Korea was a really fun time. They built us a perfect jump, I landed some cool tricks, and I got to leave with a medal.

Best Advice You've Ever Received

Take it day by day.

Being an RBC Athlete means...

I love this program because it’s given me the chance to meet and work with athletes from so many different sports. It brings the whole Canadian sporting community together and it’s definitely a nice feeling to be a part of RBC’s Olympic efforts.



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