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\"neilson\"<\/a>Eric Neilson est en quelque sorte un nouveau venu dans le sport du skeleton. \u00c0 sa troisi\u00e8me ann\u00e9e de comp\u00e9tition \u00e0 temps plein, il s\u2019est qualifi\u00e9 dans l\u2019\u00e9quipe canadienne pour la Coupe du monde\u00a02011-2012. Sa premi\u00e8re saison sur le circuit \u00e9lite international a \u00e9t\u00e9 marqu\u00e9e par trois classements parmi les 10 premiers, y compris une 5e<\/sup> place, soit son meilleur classement en carri\u00e8re. Il a termin\u00e9 au 7e<\/sup> rang \u00e0 sa premi\u00e8re participation \u00e0 la Coupe du monde, ce qui lui a donn\u00e9 la confiance n\u00e9cessaire pour concourir contre les meilleurs au monde.<\/p>\n

\u00c0 la saison de la Coupe du monde\u00a02012-2013, il a termin\u00e9 parmi les 10 premiers \u00e0 sept des neuf comp\u00e9titions auxquelles il a particip\u00e9, y compris une autre 5e<\/sup> place. Toutefois, le fait saillant de cette ann\u00e9e a \u00e9t\u00e9 une 4e<\/sup> place aux Championnats du monde de 2013 \u00e0 St-Moritz. Terminant 10e<\/sup> apr\u00e8s la premi\u00e8re descente, il a am\u00e9lior\u00e9 son classement \u00e0 chacune des descentes suivantes, y compris en \u00e9tant le troisi\u00e8me meilleur comp\u00e9titeur \u00e0 la derni\u00e8re descente.<\/p>\n

\u00c0 PROPOS DE L\u2019ATHL\u00c8TE<\/h2>\n

Introduction au sport :<\/strong> Il a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 pratiquer le skeleton \u00e0 25 ans. Alors qu\u2019il fr\u00e9quentait l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Victoria en 2006, un ami lui a demand\u00e9 de se joindre \u00e0 lui pour le camp de rep\u00e9rage de talent \u00e0 Vancouver apr\u00e8s l\u2019attribution des Jeux olympiques d\u2019hiver de 2010 \u00e0 la ville. Les responsables, assez impressionn\u00e9s par ses attributs physiques, l\u2019ont invit\u00e9 \u00e0 Calgary pour prendre part \u00e0 des \u00e9valuations plus pouss\u00e9es. La premi\u00e8re fois qu\u2019il a essay\u00e9 le skeleton, il a eu une mont\u00e9e d\u2019adr\u00e9naline, et en rentrant chez lui, il en voulait encore plus. Apr\u00e8s avoir pass\u00e9 deux ans \u00e0 faire l\u2019aller et retour entre Victoria et Calgary, il a d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de s\u2019installer \u00e0 Calgary pour s\u2019entra\u00eener \u00e0 temps plein… Autres int\u00e9r\u00eats :<\/strong> Il aime l\u2019escalade, le ski nautique, la planche \u00e0 neige, le basketball et le volleyball de plage. Il aimerait devenir professeur d\u2019\u00e9ducation physique \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cole secondaire. Il travaille comme entra\u00eeneur personnel. Il est aussi facteur pour Postes Canada… De tout et de rien : <\/b>En voyage, il apporte toujours sa cafeti\u00e8re et du caf\u00e9. Sa devise\u00a0: On reconna\u00eet le champion \u00e0 ce qu\u2019il est pli\u00e9 en deux, tremp\u00e9 de sueur et au bord de l\u2019\u00e9puisement quand personne ne le regarde.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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