Canada Winter Games 2007

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GEMS

Participant


Name	Yannick Alexandre Letailleur
Contingent	Team Alberta
Hometown	Edmonton
Type	Athlete
Sport	Biathlon

Results

15 km Individual (mod to 12.5km by Jury) Junior Male No: 044 Final position: Bronze
Competition-delayed until 1400	Tuesday, February 27, 2007	10:00	Grey Mt Biathlon Centre
10 km Sprint (modified to 9 km by Jury) Junior Male No: 028 Final position: Silver
Competition	Monday, February 26, 2007	13:00	Grey Mt Biathlon Centre
12.5 km Pursuit Junior Male No: xxx
Competition(cancelled due to weather)	Friday, March 02, 2007	10:00	Grey Mt Biathlon Centre

Biography

Age

Height (ft, inches)

184cm! (aren't we canadian!!!)

Weight (lb)

75kg

Language(s) spoken

English, French, Nederlands

Years I have participated in my sport

Club or School Team

Edmonton Nordic

Coach

Matthias Ahrens

Position/Event/Sport

Biathlon

Other recent athletic or artistic accomplishments

Current member of the Junior National team to compete at the 2007 World Junior Championships.

Games or championships that I have participated in

Year	Full name of competition/sport/event	Placing
2006	North American Champs	2nd
2006	World Junior Champs	29th
2006	Canadian Champs	2nd

My goals for the 2007 Canada Winter Games

- Medal in every race.
- Relay Gold for Alberta

My personal role model

Brendan Green

Other information that could be of interest to the media

Two weeks before national team trials this year my rifle was runover by a team van at a training camp. I had to switch to a whole new rifle setup, which gave me troubles until the first trial races at a Europa cup in Austria when I convinced myself I would be able to perform with the new setup. I ended up having the best shooting performances of my career, helping me qualify for the 2007 World Junior Champs.

This is my second Canada Winter Games, hoping to use the experience gained racing under-aged at the last games to bring home some medals for Alberta.

I am the male athlete-representative for Biathlon Alberta.