Alex Boisvert-Lacroix Explained

Alex Boisvert-Lacroix (born 8 April 1987) is a Canadian speed skater who is specialized in the sprint distances.

Career

Boisvert-Lacroix started his speed skating career as a short tracker and competed in his first World Cup in 2007.^[1] He switched from short track to long track speed skating in 2010. He won a bronze medal at the ISU World Cup in Calgary in November 2015 when he finished third in the 500m event. In December he won a silver medal when he finished second in the World Cup 500m event in Inzell.^{[2] [3]} Boisvert-Lacroix is coached by Gregor Jelonek.

2018 Olympics

After finishing in the top 5 in the 500 m event at the 2017–18 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, Boisvert-Lacroix pre-qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.^[4]

Personal records

Source: SpeedskatingResults.com^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Boisvert-Lacroix, Alex. www.speedskating.ca. Speed Skating Canada. 2015-12-07. 2016-04-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20160420074147/http://www.speedskating.ca/people/alex-boisvert-lacroix. dead.
2. Web site: ISU World Cup Inzell – 4–6 December 2015 – Result 500m Men Division A . International Skating Union (ISU) . 6 December 2015 . 7 December 2015 .
3. Web site: Canada wins 3 World Cup long track speed skating medals. CBC. 6 December 2015.
4. Web site: Potential battles for the last Olympic spots available set to take place at 2018 Long Track Team Selections. 29 December 2017. www.speedskating.ca/. Speed Skating Canada. 31 January 2017.
5. Web site: Alex Boisvert-Lacroix. speedskatingresults.com. 7 December 2015.