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Manuel Osborne-Paradis.
Manuel Osborne-Paradis (born February 8, 1984 in North Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian alpine skier.
He 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.
On 29 January 2011 he crashed badly at the Worldcup-Downhill-Race in Chamonix (France). He was taken to hospital by helicopter and treated for a broken leg and torn knee ligament.
On July 15, 2011, in Calgary, Alberta, an intoxicated Osborne-Paradis jumped onto the back of a moving "party bus" but lost his balance. He was then dragged approximately 80 meters before the bus stopped. He suffered severe road rash to his buttocks and later underwent surgery. He was charged under the Traffic Safety act for the incident.[1]
World Cup victories
Date Location Race 6 March 2009 
KvitfjellDownhill 29 November 2009 
Lake LouiseSuper-G 19 December 2009 
Val GardenaDownhill External links
Notes
- ^ Kingston, Gary "Manny mans up about his near-fatal mistake", Vancouver Sun, July 23, 2011, accessed July 23, 2011.
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