Megan Farrell (born 26 February 1992) is a Canadian snowboarder who competes internationally in the alpine snowboard discipline.[1][2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 February 1992 Bracebridge, Ontario Canada |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Sport | Snowboarding |
| Event(s) | Parallel giant slalom, Parallel slalom |
Career
editFarrell has competed at three Senior World Championships in 2017, 2019 and 2021. Farrell's best performances came in 2021. In the slalom event, Farrell finished fourth (the best-ever performance by a Canadian), and in the giant slalom event, eighth (tied for the best Canadian performance ever).[2][3][4]
In January 2022, Farrell was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team in the parallel giant slalom event.[5][6][7][8][9]
References
edit- ^ "Megan Farrell". www.canadasnowboard.ca. Snowboard Canada. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Megan Farrell". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ Beth Hartill, Mary (11 March 2021). "Muskoka-born Team Canada snowboarder Megan Farrell narrowly misses podium at world championships". Bracebridge Examiner. Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Canada's Megan Farrell narrowly misses podium at snowboard worlds in Slovenia". www.cbc.ca. CBC Sports. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (19 January 2022). "19 snowboarders nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ Dichter, Myles (19 January 2022). "'Strongest team in all of snowboarding': Canadian squad named for Beijing Olympics". www.cbc.ca. CBC Sports. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Toutant, McMorris, Parrot, Blouin return as Canada's Olympic snowboard team announced". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Beth Hartill, Mary (28 January 2022). "'I still have a job to do': Bracebridge-born Megan Farrell readies for Olympic Games". Bracebridge Examiner. Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ Beth Hartill, Mary (20 January 2022). "Bracebridge-born Megan Farrell heading to 2022 Olympic Games". Bracebridge Examiner. Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 31 January 2022.