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Kevin Hill (snowboarder)

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Kevin Hill
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1986-06-27) June 27, 1986 (age 38)[1]
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st)[2]
Sport
CountryCanada
SportSnowboarding
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kreischberg Snowboard cross
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Sierra Nevada Team snowboard cross
Winter X Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Aspen Snowboard cross
Silver medal – second place 2011 Aspen Snowboard cross

Kevin Hill (born June 27, 1986) is a Canadian snowboarder. He competes primarily in snowboard cross and represented Canada in this event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang.

In January 2022, Hill was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[3][4][5]

Notable international results

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Kevin Hill, Nick Baumgartner, Pierre Vaultier, Fabio Caduff. Telluride, December 19, 2009
Olympics
Games Event Finish
2014 Sochi Men's snowboard cross 8
2018 PyeongChang Men's snowboard cross 14
FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships
2011 FIS Men's snowboard cross 14
2013 FIS Men's snowboard cross 33
2015 FIS Men's snowboard cross  Silver
2017 FIS Men's snowboard cross 21
2017 FIS Men's snowboard team cross  Bronze
Winter X-Games
2010 Winter X Games Men's snowboard cross 21
2011 Winter X Games Men's snowboard cross  Silver
2012 Winter X Games Men's snowboard cross 24
2014 Winter X Games Men's snowboard cross 4
2015 Winter X Games Men's snowboard cross  Gold
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kevin Hill's official X Games athlete biography". X Games.
  2. ^ a b "Profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  3. ^ Nichols, Paula (January 19, 2022). "19 snowboarders nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  4. ^ Dichter, Myles (January 19, 2022). "'Strongest team in all of snowboarding': Canadian squad named for Beijing Olympics". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "Toutant, McMorris, Parrot, Blouin return as Canada's Olympic snowboard team announced". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "Kevin Hill". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team. January 21, 2014.
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