Davey Barr (born March 3, 1977) is a

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currently residing in

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. Davey Barr is a member of the Canadian national

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team. Barr managed his first world championship medal, a bronze, in 2009. His highest ranking on the World Cup tour was 3rd during the 2007–08 season. Barr won the first ever FIS world cup ski cross event held in North America at

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in 2008. The

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will be taking place in his hometown of

. Davey Barr was not originally selected by the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association to attend those games; however, he attended as a replacement for

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. Leman himself was a replacement for Dave Duncan who broke his right

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during a training run. Barr qualified for the 1/8 finals with a time of 1:14:98, ranking him 25th out of 33 skiers. There, he avoided a near-collision between

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and

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to finish second. In the quarterfinals, Barr fought against Kerr, only to surpass him on the first turn and remain second throughout the heat. The semifinals saw Barr struggle to retain his position in third, sending him to the B-Final. Barr trailed the pack for the grand majority of the race, until a fall by

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Filip Flisar Filip Flisar (born 28 September 1987) is a retired Slovenian freestyle skier who competed in ski cross discipline. Career Alpine skiing career Flisar started his career as an alpine skier in fast disciplines. He competed at two World Junior ...

caused Australia's

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to ski off-course, allowing him to place sixth overall.2010 Winter Olympics - Men's Ski Cross
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References

External links

National Team Profile

Canadian male freestyle skiers 1977 births Living people Freestyle skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic freestyle skiers for Canada X Games athletes {{Canada-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub