Madeleine Williams (born 28 March 1983 at Rocky Mountain House, Alberta)[1] is a Canadian cross-country skier who has competed internationally since 2000.
| Madeleine Williams | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Canada |
| Born | 28 March 1983 Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada |
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
| Ski club | Edmonton Nordic Ski Club |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 4 – (2006, 2008–2010) |
| Indiv. starts | 15 |
| Indiv. podiums | 0 |
| Team starts | 3 |
| Team podiums | 0 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (102nd in 2009) |
| Discipline titles | 0 |
Williams grew up in Edmonton, Alberta. She was always very dedicated at school. Madeleine excelled in athletics from an early age, being able to outrun every other child on the field.
She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the 10 km freestyle and 15 km pursuit competitions. In the freestyle competition on 15 February, she placed 51st with a 27:43.6 time (2:45.2 behind first). Four days later she came in 41st in the pursuit race, 4:13.1 behind the gold medal winner Marit Bjørgen of Norway. She also anchored the Canadian women's 4x5km relay and competed in the 30 km classic race.
Williams' best finish in the World Cup was tenth in a team sprint event at Canada in 2009 while her best individual finish was 22nd in a 15 km mixed pursuit event at that same event.
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
edit| Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 26 | 50 | 40 | 45 | — | 15 | — |
World Cup
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final | |||
| 2006 | 22 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | 24 | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | 25 | 102 | 73 | NC | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | 26 | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | |
References
edit- ^ "Madeleine Williams". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ "WILLIAMS Madeleine". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
External links
edit- Madeleine Williams at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Madeleine Williams at the 2010 Winter Olympics
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