Manuel Osborne-Paradis (born 8 February 1984) is a Canadian former World Cup alpine ski racer.
Born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Osborne-Paradis grew up racing for the Whistler Mountain Ski Club. His first World Cup podium came in November 2006 at the Bombardier Winterstart men's downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. His first victory was at the downhill of Kvitfjell in March 2009.
In April 2008, he joined forces with teammate Mike Janyk to provide a four-day training camp free of charge to underprivileged Canadian racers from around British Columbia. The camp, known locally as the "Cowboys Camp", took place on Whistler Mountain. but known in the community as 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 2012 season.
Osborne-Paradis was a surprise bronze medalist in super-G 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 2018, Osborne-Paradis crashed and suffered a broken leg, ending his season.
World Cup results Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom GiantSlalom Super G Downhill Combined 2005 21 93 — — 50 37 — 2006 22 77 — — 45 29 40 2007 23 38 — — — 12 — 2008 24 32 — — 33 6 — 2009 25 25 — — 30 5 — 2010 26 16 — — 9 4 — 2011 27 60 — — 27 28 — 2012 28 out for season: injured in January 2011 2013 29 43 — — 30 13 — 2014 30 41 — — 27 18 — 2015 31 33 — — 25 14 — 2016 32 54 — — 33 21 — 2017 33 28 — — 20 11 — 2018 34 41 — — 24 17 — 2019 35 out for season: injured in November
Race podiums 3 wins – (2 DH, 1 SG) 11 podiums – (10 DH, 1 SG) SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace 2007 25 Nov 2006 Lake Louise, Canada Downhill 2nd20 Jan 2007 Val-d'Isère, France Downhill3rd2008 13 Jan 2008 Wengen, Switzerland Downhill3rd 2009 20 Dec 2008 Val Gardena, Italy Downhill3rd6 Mar 2009 Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 1st7 Mar 2009 Downhill 3rd 2010 29 Nov 2009 Lake Louise, Canada Super-G 1st19 Dec 2009 Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 1st16 Jan 2010 Wengen, Switzerland Downhill 2nd 201529 Nov 2014 Lake Louise, Canada Downhill 2nd7 Mar 2015 Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 2nd
World Championship results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2005 21 — — — 19 17 2007 23 — — — 9 — 2009 25 — — DNF DNF — 2011 27 injured, did not compete 2013 29 — — 16 18 — 2015 31 — — DNF 21 — 2017 33 — — 3 — — 2019 35 injured, did not compete
Olympic results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2006 22 — — 20 13 DNS 2010 26 — — DNF 17 — 2014 30 — — 24 25 — 2018 34 — — 22 14 DNF
References
External links
Manuel Osborne-Paradis at Alpine Canada (archived)