Manuel Osborne-Paradis

Manuel Osborne-Paradis (born February 8, 1984) is a Canadian World Cup alpine ski racer.

Manuel Osborne-Paradis
Alpine skier
Osborne-Paradis in 2008
DisciplinesDownhill, Super-G
ClubWhistler Mountain S.C.
Born (1984-02-08) February 8, 1984
North Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
World Cup debut8 January 2005 (age 20)
Websitemannyski.com
Olympics
Teams4 – (2006–2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams6 – (2005–09, 13–17)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13 – (2005–11, '13–18)
Wins3 – (2 DH, 1 SG)
Podiums11 – (10 DH, 1 SG)
Overall titles0 – (16th in 2010)
Discipline titles0 – (4th in DH in 2010)
Medal record
World Championships
2017 St. MoritzSuper-G
Junior World Championships
2004 MariborSuper G

Born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Osborne-Paradis grew up racing for the Whistler Mountain Ski Club. His first World Cup podium came in November 2006 at the Bombardier Winterstart men's downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. His first victory was at the downhill of Kvitfjell in March 2009.

In April 2008, he joined forces with teammate Mike Janyk to provide a four-day training camp free of charge to underprivileged Canadian racers from around British Columbia. The camp, known locally as the "Cowboys Camp", took place on Whistler Mountain. but known in the community as Mike & Manny Camp.

On January 29, 2011, Osborne-Paradis crashed badly at the downhill race in Chamonix, France, and was airlifted by helicopter and treated for a broken leg and torn knee ligament. He missed the 2011 World Championships and the remainder of the 2011 season, as well as the 2012 season.

Osborne-Paradis was a surprise bronze medalist in super-G at the 2017 World Championships, behind teammate Erik Guay and Norway's Kjetil Jansrud. Racing in bib number 26, outside the top group of racers, he won the medal on his 33rd birthday.[1]

In a training run at Lake Louise in November 2018, Osborne-Paradis crashed and suffered a broken leg, ending his season.[2]

World Cup results

Season standings
SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom		Super GDownhillCombined
20052193——5037—
20062277——452940
20072338———12—
20082432——336—
20092525——305—
20102616——94—
20112760——2728—
201228out for season: injured in January 2011
20132943——3013—
20143041——2718—
20153133——2514—
20163254——3321—
20173328——2011—
20183441——2417—
201935out for season: injured in November[2]

Race podiums
  • 3 wins – (2 DH, 1 SG)
  • 11 podiums – (10 DH, 1 SG)
SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
200725 Nov 2006 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill2nd
20 Jan 2007 Val-d'Isère, FranceDownhill3rd
200813 Jan 2008   Wengen, SwitzerlandDownhill3rd
200920 Dec 2008 Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill3rd
6 Mar 2009  Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill1st
7 Mar 2009Downhill3rd
201029 Nov 2009 Lake Louise, CanadaSuper-G1st
19 Dec 2009 Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill1st
16 Jan 2010   Wengen, SwitzerlandDownhill2nd
201529 Nov 2014 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill2nd
7 Mar 2015  Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill2nd

World Championship results
  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
200521———1917
200723———9—
200925——DNFDNF—
201127injured, did not compete
201329——1618—
201531——DNF21—
201733——3——
201935injured, will not compete[2]

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom Giant
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
200622——2013DNS
201026——DNF17—
201430——2425—
201834——2214DNF
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References
  1. Dunbar, Graham (8 February 2017). "Canada's Erik Guay wins super-G world title, Osborne-Paradis takes bronze". CBC Sports. The Associated Press. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  2. "Manuel Osborne-Paradis out of hospital after breaking leg". ESPN. Associated Press. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
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