Olivier Léveillé
Country Canada
Born (2001-03-15) 15 March 2001
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Ski clubSki de fond Orford
World Cup career
Seasons2 – (2022–present)
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums0
Indiv. starts27
Team starts4
Overall titles0 – (71st in 2022)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Canada
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2020 Oberwiesenthal4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2021 Vuokatti10 km freestyle
Updated on 29 March 2023.

Olivier Léveillé (born 15 March 2001) is a Canadian cross-country skier.[1][2]

Career

Junior

At the 2020 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Oberwiesenthal, Germany, Léveillé was part of the quartet who won silver in the 4 × 5 kilometre relay event, becoming the first Canadians to win a relay medal at the event.[3] The following year Léveillé won bronze in the 10 kilometre freestyle event, becoming only the third Canadian to win an individual medal in the history of the event.[4][5][6]

Senior

Léveillé made his senior debut as part of the 2021–22 FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Ruka, Finland. Léveillé's top placement was a 17th-place finish in the 15 km event (6th fastest time of the day).[7]

On January 13, 2022, Léveillé was officially named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[8][9][10][11]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[12]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
202220293127[a]5411—

a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
202321284323—5—

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint U23 Tour de
Ski
2022207145NC9—
2023218052NC1232

References

  1. ↑ "Olivier Léveillé". www.nordiqcanada.ca/. Nordiq Canada. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Olivier Léveillé". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Junior Canucks Win Historic Silver Medal in Relay at Nordic World Ski Championships in Germany". www.nordiqcanada.ca/. Nordiq Canada. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Lajoie, Sébastien (12 February 2021). "Ski de fond: une médaille de bronze pour Olivier Léveillé malgré un bâton brisé" [Cross-country skiing: a bronze medal for Olivier Léveillé despite a broken pole] (in French). Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada: La Tribune. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Olivier Léveillé médaillé de bronze aux mondiaux juniors de ski de fond" [Olivier Léveillé bronze medalist at the junior cross-country ski worlds]. ici.radio-canada.ca/ (in French). Radio Canada. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Olivier Léveillé Wins Bronze Medal at Nordic World Junior Ski Championships". www.nordiqcanada.ca/. Nordiq Canada. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Harvey-Pinard, Katherine (28 November 2021). "Olivier Léveillé : "Je me suis rendu compte que je méritais ma place ici"" [Olivier Léveillé: "I realized that I deserved my place here"] (in French). Montreal, Quebec, Canada: La Presse. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  8. ↑ Nichols, Paula (13 January 2022). "Seven cross-country skiers nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Nordiq Canada reveals cross-country skiing team for Beijing Olympics". www.cbc.ca. CBC. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Seven-athlete cross-country skiing team nominated for Beijing Olympics". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Canada's Beijing 2022 cross-country skiing team announced". www.nordiqcanada.ca/. Nordiq Canada. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "LEVEILLE Olivier". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
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