Availability of Freestyle Canada Athletes at the PyeongChang Olympic Games
Freestyle Canada – Montreal, January 29, 2018 – Looking ahead to the Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, Freestyle Canada wishes to instruct the media regarding the availability of athletes for interviews before competitions at the Olympic venues. With regard to interviews with athletes after their respective competitions, we will communicate that information to you at the site or you may contact Dominique Ladouceur at her number in Korea (01051624154) or by email at dominique@freestylecanada.ski
Media representatives who will not be at the Olympics and wish to speak to Canadian athletes can contact Michèle Deslandes at michele@freestylecanada.ski or 514-609-2212.
The availability of Freestyle Canada athletes is as follows:
Discipline: Moguls
The Canadian mogul athletes will be available to speak to the media only after training sessions, qualification rounds, and finals, in keeping with the schedule shown below. No interviews will be permitted between runs, during both training and the competitions.
Please note that the Dufour-Lapointe sisters will give no interviews to the media after training or qualifications. The sisters will be available in the mixed zone after the final round on February 11, 2018.
What | Date | Times | Where |
Training | February 6, 2018 | 6:15 – 8:25 p.m. | Bokwang |
Training | February 7, 2018 | 6:15 – 8:25 p.m. | Bokwang |
Qualifications | February 9, 2018 | L: 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. M: 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Bokwang |
Final/Ladies | February 11, 2018 | 9:00 – 10:30 p.m. | Bokwang |
Final/Men | February 12, 2018 | 9:00 – 10:30 p.m. | Bokwang |
MEDIA BLACK OUT, MOGULS
Times when moguls athletes will not be available for interviews:
- Training, February 5, 2018
- Training, February 8, 2018
- Training, February 10, 2018
Discipline – Aerials
The Canadian aerials athletes will be available to speak to the media only after training sessions, qualification rounds, and finals, in keeping with the schedule shown below. No interviews will be permitted between runs, during both training and the competitions.
What | Date | Times | Where |
Media availability (with slopestyle) |
February 10, 2018 | 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. | MPC |
Training | February 13, 2018 | L: 3:15 – 5:30 p.m. M: 6:15 – 8:30 p.m. |
Bokwang |
Qualifications/Ladies* | February 15, 2018 | 8:00 – 9:30 p.m. | Bokwang |
Final/Ladies | February 16, 2018 | 8:00 – 9:20 p.m. | Bokwang |
Qualifications/Men | February 17, 2018 | 8:00 – 9:15 p.m. | Bokwang |
Final/Men | February 18, 2018 | 8:00 – 9:20 p.m. | Bokwang |
* Catrine Lavallée will not be available if she qualifies for the final
MEDIA BLACK OUT, AERIALS
Times when aerialists will not be available for interviews:
- Training, February 14, 2018/Catrine unavailable
Discipline: Slopestyle
The Canadian slopestyle athletes will be available to speak to the media only after training sessions and finals, in keeping with the schedule shown below. No interviews will be permitted between runs, during both training and the competitions.
No interviews will be permitted between qualifications and finals, which take place the same day.
What | Date | Time | Where |
Media availability (with aerials) |
February 10, 2018 | 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. | MPC |
Training | February 15, 2018 | 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Bokwang |
Finals/Ladies | February 17, 2018 | Q: 10:00 – 11:40 a.m. F: 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. |
Bokwang |
Finals/Men | February 18, 2018 | Q: 10:00 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. F: 1:15 – 2:45 p.m. |
Bokwang |
MEDIA BLACK OUT, SLOPESTYLE
Times when slopestyle athletes will not be available for interviews:
- Training, February 16, 2018 – ladies unavailable
- After qualification rounds, ladies and men
Discipline: Halfpipe
The Canadian halfpipe athletes will be available to speak to the media only after training sessions and finals, in keeping with the schedule shown below. No interviews will be permitted between runs, during both training and the competitions. No interviews will be permitted after the qualification round for ladies, unless they did not make it into the finals.
What | Date | Times | Where |
Media availability | February 13, 2018 | 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. | MPC |
Training | February 17, 2018 | 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Bokwang |
Qualifications/Ladies* | February 19, 2018 | 10:00 – 11:23 a.m. | Bokwang |
Finals/Ladies | February 20, 2018 | 10:30 – 11:50 a.m. | Bokwang |
Qualifications/Men | February 20, 2018 | 12:00 – 2:43 p.m. | Bokwang |
Finals/Men | February 22, 2018 | 11:30 a.m. to 12:57 p.m. | Bokwang |
* No interview will be given if the athlete qualifies for the final.
MEDIA BLACK OUT, HALFPIPE
Times when halfpipe athletes will not be available for interviews:
- Training, February 18, 2018
- After qualification round, February 19 – ladies if qualified
- Training, February 21, 2018 – men unavailable
More information:
Dominique Ladouceur
Manager, Athlete Relations
+1.514.576.2379
dominique@freestylecanada.ski