Maelle RICKER

Maelle RICKER

News

TUDEGESHEVA AND ANDERSON CLAIM VICTORY IN LAST PARALLEL GIANT SLALOM

03/21/2010 Anderson ends career with triumph / Sauerbreij secures ladies’ Parallel World Cup title / Ricker clinches... READ MORE

OLAFSEN AND VAULTIER VICTORIOUS IN SEASON’S LAST SNOWBOARD CROSS

03/19/2010 Ricker and Vaultier celebrate second World Cup title / Ricker also takes over lead in the Overall World... READ MORE

LINDSEY JACOBELLIS AND ALEX PULLIN VICTORIOUS IN SEASON’S SECOND TO LAST SNOWBOARD CROSS

03/12/2010 While Pullin claims career's first win, Jacobellis celebrates her 21st triumph READ MORE

Biography

31-years-old Canadian Maelle Ricker is what you can call well-experienced. This three-time Olympian in two different disciplines... READ MORE

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CAREER IN SHORT

 OLYMPICS PODIUMS 1
 OLYMPICS WINS 1
 OLYMPICS STARTS 4
 WORLD CUP PODIUMS 32
 WORLD CUP WINS 14
 WORLD CUP STARTS 108
   

BASIC INFO

 OCCUPATION Snowboarder
 WHAT LANGUAGES DO YOU SPEAK? French/English
   

ATHLETES PROFILE

 NAME Maelle RICKER
 NICKNAME Mighty Mouse
 GENDER Female
 BIRTH DAY 02
 BIRTH MONTH December
 BIRTH YEAR 1978
 HOMETOWN North Vancouver, BC
 COUNTRY CAN
 RELATIONSHIP STATUS Single
 ZODIAC SIGN Sagittarius
   

LATEST MAJOR RESULTS

 OLYMPIC GAMES  GOLD SBX CYPRESS 2010
 OLYMPIC GAMES  4th SBX BARDONECCHIA 2006
 OLYMPIC GAMES  23rd HP BARDONECCHIA 2006
 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP  4th SBX GANGWON 2009
 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP  5th SBX AROSA 2007
 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP  12nd HP WHISTLER 2005
 WORLD CUP  9th HP LA MOLINA 2010
 WORLD CUP  3rd SBX LA MOLINA 2010
 WORLD CUP  2nd SBX VALMALENCO 2010
   

EQUIPMENT

 GEAR Head
   

INTERVIEW

Have any of your relatives played sport at a high level?

My brother was on the National Team for Halfpipe back in the 90s. He just missed qualifying for the Nagano Games.

Why and how did you start snowboarding?

I copied my brother. He stopped ski racing and starting riding powder. I followed in his footsteps a few years later.

What is your first memory of snowboarding?

I rented a board and went up the mountain with my dad and brother. My little feet didn’t fit the bindings on the rental board so my dad gave me his Sorels. I put my boots inside his boots; it was a perfect fit. I never had cold toes and I got very strange looks in the lodge at lunch... Little girl with size men’s 12 boots on.

Why is snowboarding so much fun to you?

I love riding powder and being in the mountains. Being outside and active all the time is perfect for my short attention span and restlessness. Racing snowboardcross is fun in a different sense. It allows me to fuel my competitive side and travel the world.

Who has had the most influence on your snowboarding career and why?

My brother was a huge influence. He taught me to ride and always looked out for me on the mountain. I was also fortunate enough to grow up riding with Natasza Zurek. She pushes the level women’s snowboarding every year and rides from dawn till dusk everyday. I love her quote about snowboarding… “ I will ride forever, even if all my body parts are metal”

What is the most memorable moment you had in your career?

I have a few. It’s too hard to pick just one. The first one is from a freeriding trip to Chile. I got to do a first descent. It wasn’t a really crazy line or anything, but the feeling of being up in the middle of the Andes and dropping into a line that no one else had yet ridden or skied seems epic to me. The second moment would be from my first Olympics in Nagano. I remember my first run of pipe finals. I stuck a run that I had only done a couple times previously to that day. I specifically remember grabbing indy on one of my frontside airs and tweaking it. It felt great and the rest of the run was a dream. Unfortunately the second run didn’t go the same way. The third moment is from a World Cup SBX in Japan. I had a great day riding and had tons of fun with my team. I ended up winning the race and deemed it my best race of my career to date. The last moment is every time I get to go ride powder in the trees. It’s my favorite “type” of riding and I would ride fresh lines in Kyber’s (run on Whistler) all day everyday given the opportunity… ok tree riding in Japan is pretty good too!