Manuel Osborne-Paradis (born 8 February 1984) is a Canadian former

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. Born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Osborne-Paradis grew up racing for the

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Ski Club. His first World Cup podium came in November 2006 at the Bombardier Winterstart men's downhill in Lake Louise,

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, Canada. His first victory was at the downhill of

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in March

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. In April 2008, he joined forces with teammate

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to provide a four-day training camp free of charge to underprivileged Canadian racers from around

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. The camp, known locally as the "Cowboys Camp", took place on

. but known in the community a
Mike & Manny Camp
On 29 January 2011, Osborne-Paradis crashed badly at the downhill race in Chamonix, France, and was airlifted by helicopter and treated for a broken fibula. He missed the 2011 World Championships and the remainder of the 2011 season, as well as the

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season. Osborne-Paradis was a surprise bronze medalist in

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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. In a training run at Lake Louise in November

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, Osborne-Paradis crashed and suffered a broken leg, ending his season.

World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

* 3 wins – (2 DH, 1 SG) * 11 podiums – (10 DH, 1 SG)

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

* * * *
Alpine Canada.org
– national ski team – athletes – Manuel Osborne-Paradis {{DEFAULTSORT:Osborne-Paradis, Manuel 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from North Vancouver Canadian people of Spanish descent Canadian male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Canada Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics